Doubts about immigrating to Ireland while having cancer.
Hello, my name is Julio and I live in Brazil.
I was diagnosed with pulmonary Carcinoid cancer with metastasis and a pituitary adenoma in 2018. I treated the pituitary adenoma with surgery and currently undergo hormone replacement therapy. For the Carcinoid, I have been using medications and have been achieving excellent results!
The reason for my contact is because I'm interested in doing a language exchange in Dublin for 8 months, and I need information on how I can continue my treatment while in Ireland. Could you provide me with the necessary steps to take or advise me on where I can obtain this information?
I have the right to European citizenship through Poland, so I will be traveling as a European citizen.
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Thank you very much for your help!
Hi Julio , Thank you for your posting your question. I am sorry to read of your experience with a cancer diagnosis .But now that you have been achieving excellent results, I hope that you will get an opportunity to travel and partake in the English language course. If you do come to study in Ireland your access to healthcare is based on residency. To check your eligibility criteria you will need to contact the HSE.ie in the section your health service/access. There is information on their website about criteria that needs to be met. I would also suggest that you check the information on the Citizen’s Information.ie website. There is more information there on entitlement to health services section. There is also The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) allows you to access public healthcare in another EU/EEA state for free or at a reduced rate. You can use it when you are travelling abroad or when you are staying temporarily in another EU State. To discuss eligibility we would recommend contacting the HSE directly.
I hope this information is helpful.
Kind Regards
Cancer Nurse