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Filling in EHIC card online- Confused

andrew71
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I am currently in the middle of filling in an online form for EHIC Cards for my wife, daughter and myself. I have gone to the form via the NHS website (so I know it is genuine). I've put my wife as the main person and my self as her partner and our daughter as a child/ dependent. However I've just noticed that a child is classed on the website as 16 and under. She is 17. So do I need to do a separate application for her or can she be added to my wife's application?
Or would I be better applying separately for myself and daughter in separate applications? Which would mean having to use three different email accounts ?

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    If your daughter has an NI number and e mail account, can she apply for one herself?
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • andrew71
    andrew71 Posts: 1,229 Forumite
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    richardw wrote: »
    If your daughter has an NI number and e mail account, can she apply for one herself?
    She's autistic so anything to fill form is very difficult for her to do. She gets confused. I can fill it on her behalf just that on my wife's application I can add myself as a dependant. I may end up doing that applying for daughter and myself on two separate applicaitons to be sure I have done it correctly
  • eDicky
    eDicky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
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    It would cost no more to have three separate cards. NHS number can be used instead of NINo for an application.
    Evolution, not revolution
  • Pedrobandito
    Pedrobandito Posts: 69 Forumite
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    I have just done them and did separate ones for a family of 4, thought it would be better to have individual ones as I wasn't sure what happened if they travelled to different places at the same time so didn't want to risk it.
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 14,036 Forumite
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    My daughter has two so both wife and I can carry one each.
  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
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    eDicky wrote: »
    It would cost no more to have three separate cards. NHS number can be used instead of NINo for an application.

    They're free ?
  • eDicky
    eDicky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
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    meer53 wrote: »
    They're free ?
    Yes, aren't they..?
    Evolution, not revolution
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    Yes, free.
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
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    eDicky wrote: »
    Yes, aren't they..?

    I was replying to your post which said it would cost no more to have 3 separate cards ? I know they're free.
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