{"id":791,"date":"2026-07-09T07:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s2.eessi.gov.mt\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=791"},"modified":"2026-07-09T07:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:37:03","slug":"i-am-a-pensioner-retiring-abroad-i-have-been-given-the-s1-form-but-i-cannot-get-the-same-healthcare-services-i-am-used-to-at-home-in-my-new-country-of-residence-should-that-be-the-case","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/s2.eessi.gov.mt\/mt\/faq\/i-am-a-pensioner-retiring-abroad-i-have-been-given-the-s1-form-but-i-cannot-get-the-same-healthcare-services-i-am-used-to-at-home-in-my-new-country-of-residence-should-that-be-the-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Jien pensjonant li se ng\u0127ix barra minn Malta. Ing\u0127atajt il-formola S1 \u2013 i\u017cda ma nistax nikseb l-istess servizzi tal-kura tas-sa\u0127\u0127a li kont imdorri bihom f'pajji\u017ci fil-pajji\u017c il-\u0121did ta' residenza tieg\u0127i. 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