Would you still consider retiring overseas? Would you still consider retiring overseas, if the opportunities were there? Now that the Referendum is concluded, if you were considering retiring overseas have those plans now been shelved? EHIC card The chances of living in say France or Spain and enjoying reciprocal healthcare rights will depend on how we negotiate our departure from The EU. Millions of us rely on our European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) when travelling overeseas. As EU members we enjoyed healthcare rights thanks to the EHIC, these may well disappear however those on the leave side pointed to Switzerland and Iceland as examples of countries outside the EU that use the EHIC scheme. ‘Brits who have already exercised their right to live in EU states can expect to keep that right after Brexit’. Daily Telegraph