The S1 process was transferred from the DWP to NHS Business Services Authority at the end of last year - this is the email my wife received in response to her query:
On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 at 13:54, OHSREGISTRATIONS1, Nhsbsa (NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY) <
[email protected]> wrote:
Dear ,
Thank you foryour email. I would like to sincerely apologise for any delay you have experienced, Overseas Healthcare Services has recently transitioned from the Department for Work and Pensions to the NHS Business Services Authority. Unfortunately, this has caused some delays in responding to customer queries whilst we have finalised this transition. I sincerely apologise that we have not answered your particular enquiry sooner.
To process your application for an S1 we need further information. Please provide the following details about the individual applying for an S1:
Full name
Date of birthNational Insurance (NI) number
Contact number and email address
Please also answer the following questions:
· What country are you/is the applicant/and or dependant moving to?
· When are you/is the applicant/and or dependant moving?
· Are you/Is the applicant being paid a UK State Pension, or will you/they be within the next four weeks?
· If so, when did you/the applicant start to be paid your/their UK State Pension, or when will it start to be paid?
· Are you/Is the applicant being paid a state pension from the country you/they are moving to?
· Are you/Is the applicant being paid a state pension from any other EU/EEA country or Switzerland?
· If so, which countries are paying you/the applicant a state pension?
· Do you/Does the applicant/and or dependant have an address in the country they are moving to?
· If so, what is this address?
An application for an S1 can only be made up to four weeks before the person has moved to another country, or once the main applicant has moved abroad. In addition, an application can only be made by those already in receipt of a UK State Pension or those due to start receiving their UK State Pension within the next four weeks.
Find out more about your data rights and how we use your information atwww.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/yourinformation.
Kind regards
Jennifer
Registrations Officer
Overseas Healthcare Services Bridge House, 152 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6SN, UK
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