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Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2021, 8:19 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,074
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Update re driving on UK licence

I thought this forum was to provide support to other expats? Calling people "stupid" or "illiterate" is helpful to no-one. Please, please think twice before posting aggresive responses. Life's hard...
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2021, 4:29 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,074
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Update re driving on UK licence

I was hoping that guy who who posted a month or so back about losing his business without his licence would read this and see that he has some breathing space.
Forum: Spain
Jun 26th 2021, 12:46 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,074
Posted By dreamer55

Smile Update re driving on UK licence

Just got this email update from gov.uk:Weekly update from GOV.​UK for:
Living in SpainLiving in Spain...
Forum: Spain
Oct 26th 2019, 1:54 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 918
Posted By dreamer55

Smile Malaga dog shelter

I hope it's ok to post this. I've just returned from a week's volunteering with English-speaking dog shelter Animals In Distress helping Stray, Abandoned Dogs & Cats...
Forum: Spain
Dec 4th 2018, 11:26 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,308
Posted By dreamer55

Re: New healthcare regulations

Wow....just...wow. I'm fiscally solvent, thanks, and will live my life as I choose!
Forum: Spain
Dec 3rd 2018, 8:50 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,308
Posted By dreamer55

Re: New healthcare regulations

Hi. Thanks, this is the site I was looking at, via www.gov.uk. It seems to think the CE is still valid, and says permanent residents after 5 years residency, get access to healthcare. I'll just have...
Forum: Spain
Dec 2nd 2018, 7:28 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,308
Posted By dreamer55

New healthcare regulations

I'd be interested to hear from any recent early-retired expats about the new process for registering for state healthcare in Spain. Reading the UK govt advice, it seems that to benefit you have to be...
Forum: Spain
Aug 8th 2017, 2:48 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

And I will certainly use a gestor when the time comes!
Forum: Spain
Aug 8th 2017, 2:44 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

Sorry, bobd22, just read your reply re. home ownership.
Forum: Spain
Aug 8th 2017, 2:42 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

The minimum incomes quoted don't seem to take account of whether you own your home or not - that makes a huge difference in the income needed. For myself, I fortunately also have an Irish passport,...
Forum: Spain
May 3rd 2017, 3:27 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

Thanks again! Not living in Ireland, but can get Irish passport. like the idea of living in Spain, but if language difficulties seem insurmountable, Ireland is my second choice. Property prices in...
Forum: Spain
May 3rd 2017, 10:53 am
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

Thanks jimbob66. When you say health insurance has to be without co-payments, is that the excess? I was hoping to go for the maximum excess allowed to keep the cost down, but it sounds like that may...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
May 2nd 2017, 6:27 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 7,519
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Moving to Letterkenny

Just a suggestion; if you can find websites for local Irish newspapers you might find ads from individual landlords - they're likely to be more flexible than agencies. Good luck.
Forum: Spain
Apr 27th 2017, 9:09 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,969
Posted By dreamer55

Re: furnishing a home

On a slight tangent, any idea how much it costs to move say, a transit van load from UK to southern Spain?
Forum: France
Apr 18th 2017, 12:27 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,009
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Healthcare (I know...again!)

eurotrash, you're a treasure!
Forum: France
Apr 13th 2017, 3:40 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,009
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Healthcare (I know...again!)

Thanks again Eurotrash.
Forum: France
Apr 13th 2017, 10:04 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,009
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Healthcare (I know...again!)

Thanks for your response - very useful. I read that France had been insisting that early retirees had private healthcare but have been pressured by the EU to comply with the scheme outlined above....
Forum: France
Apr 12th 2017, 9:51 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,009
Posted By dreamer55

Healthcare (I know...again!)

I've been reading on the NHS website that France now has to allow EU subjects into the state system if they're resident in France (after an initial private healthcare period while the registration is...
Forum: Spain
Mar 29th 2017, 4:46 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

That's a good idea, thanks tebo53.
Forum: Spain
Mar 29th 2017, 11:01 am
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

Very cheering news, thank you both, bobd22 and Bad leg.
Forum: Spain
Mar 29th 2017, 9:00 am
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Minimum income

Many thanks for your reply, spainrico.
Forum: Spain
Mar 28th 2017, 7:28 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 23,504
Posted By dreamer55

Minimum income

I was reading that you need to have proof of income to register as resident in Spain; some sites suggest a minimum of 9k euros pa. I'm hoping to come over with a pension of approx 6k euro pa (at...
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Mar 21st 2017, 5:29 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,206
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Foreign Birth Registration/Citizenship

You'll need a full birth certificate for yourself, with parents names, rather than the shortened version that we usually keep in the UK. It's easily ordered online. Your parents marriage certificate...
Forum: Spain
Mar 10th 2017, 8:21 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,750
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Utilities costs

Thanks, Spiv. Not a bad price at all - think I'm coming to Spain!!!
Forum: Spain
Mar 10th 2017, 5:07 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,750
Posted By dreamer55

Re: Utilities costs

Ha ha! Water is cheaper than I expected, but might be different cost on the mainland. Would certainly utilise water butts to save what rain I can. Thanks.
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