To all British nationals in the area

SAN ROQUE The British Embassy's Pension, Benefit & Healthcare Team will be holding an open day in San Roque town centre on Thursday 3rd February 2011, in association with San Roque Council's Foreign Resident's Information Office. This open day event in San Roque has been devised to offer advice on issues relating to British people living in Spain. Nevertheless, it is essential to clarify that the Consulate will not be advising people on Gibraltarian Healthcare and Benefits, which is exclusively an internal issue and is the competence of the Government of Gibraltar. Information will be provided on the services offered by the Consulate, how working in Spain will affect your pension rights and where to apply for an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card).> The Pension, Benefit and Healthcare Team will provide essential information about what can be claimed in Spain, what help is available from the UK and the services that the team can offer. One-to-one appointments can be pre-booked using the UKinSpain website.

The event will take place on Thursday 3rd February 2011 at 11.00am at the Teatro Juan Luis Galiardo, Alameda Alfonso XI, 11360, San Roque, Cadiz. Personnel from the Foreign Residents Information Office in San Roque will be attending the event as well and will be happy to advise British residents on any matter related to Spanish bureaucracy.

To book a place online, please visit www.ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/opendays
If you experience any problems booking or do not have Internet access, call the Embassy at 917 146 443.

Although the event is organized by San Roque Council, Mayor  Fernando Palma stated that it is open to other UK citizens living in the Gibraltar Area or the Sotogrande catchment zone. British citizens living in the municipality of San Roque make up 7% of the local population, although the number of British people in the Sotogrande area make up more than half the total number of foreign residents.

Palma added that this is the first event of its kind in the Gibraltar Area, previously the British Consulate have organized similar events on the Costa del Sol as far as Estepona and in the province of Cadiz at the town of Chiclana.

For more information:

San Roque Foreign Residents' Information Office (FRIO)
Mobile: 647 646 742 (ask for an appointment)
E-mail: foreign.residents@sanroque.es
Website: www.sanroque.esdocumentacion/foreign-residents