Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Tom you can still walk into Gibraltar without a visa
Go for it A life of regrets would be soul destroying Minimal language problems |
Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
That's not a bad idea to be honest! Is it really that easy for a UK citizen to move?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Could you work in Gibraltar and live over the border in Spain?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Because I'm assuming you don't need the work visa if you're just living there and crossing the border to work in Gib each day?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by Fred James
(Post 13079914)
But how can you stay for 6 months without a visa?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by TomGardner21
(Post 13079990)
That's not a bad idea to be honest! Is it really that easy for a UK citizen to move?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by TomGardner21
(Post 13080009)
Could you work in Gibraltar and live over the border in Spain?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by Fredbargate
(Post 13080061)
15,000 people 10,000 of them Spanish do so on a daily basis
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by TomGardner21
(Post 13080010)
Because I'm assuming you don't need the work visa if you're just living there and crossing the border to work in Gib each day?
My advice, you are young give it or anything else a try. I quit the UK 45 years ago in my 20's things were different but I survived with no regrets |
Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by tebo53
(Post 13080062)
but surely you will still need to apply for a visa to move to Spain permanently and meet the income and healthcare requirements 🤔
Steve I think maybe I should spend some time in Gibraltar and see if I can secure a job out there. Probably quite a complicated process. |
Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
I can well understand the wish of a young person to experience other countries ( the grass is always greener etc) but I wonder why Tom has chosen Spain. Is is because of previous holiday visits, seduction by programmes such as a life in the sun? Whilst a lot of those who live in Spain think it is the best thing since sliced bread there are others who see the poverty, the bureaucracy and the unemployment. There are a lot of countries who would welcome Tom with considerable less bureaucracy and certainly less regulations - some even in the EU but I wonder why Spain?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by rspltd
(Post 13080067)
I can well understand the wish of a young person to experience other countries ( the grass is always greener etc) but I wonder why Tom has chosen Spain. Is is because of previous holiday visits, seduction by programmes such as a life in the sun? Whilst a lot of those who live in Spain think it is the best thing since sliced bread there are others who see the poverty, the bureaucracy and the unemployment. There are a lot of countries who would welcome Tom with considerable less bureaucracy and certainly less regulations - some even in the EU but I wonder why Spain?
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Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by TomGardner21
(Post 13080064)
That's true but could it be the non-lucrative visa? Basically I would have to prove I have an income of 2,300 euros per month? Not sure about the healthcare though hahaha! But surely that can be sorted out because how would anybody ever get into Spain when applying for this visa if you needed to be a resident to get healthcare?
I think maybe I should spend some time in Gibraltar and see if I can secure a job out there. Probably quite a complicated process. I think you would need to register in Spain as a transfrontier worker working in Gibraltar and tell Gibraltar to send your social security contributions to Spain to get healthcare. |
Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by DLC
(Post 13080072)
For a NLV you need that income but you can't work, i.e. you're probably retired, and private healthcare for the first year. It's not the visa you're looking for.
I think you would need to register in Spain as a transfrontier worker working in Gibraltar and tell Gibraltar to send your social security contributions to Spain to get healthcare. |
Re: 25 Year old moving to Spain advice
Originally Posted by TomGardner21
(Post 13080071)
I've always loved Spanish culture (follow Spanish football, love Spanish food etc). I had a Spanish friend at school spent time over there when I was young during the summers. It's the language I've committed to learning but I have to admit there is an element of 'the grass is always greener'. I have always wanted to live in another country and suppose it made logical sense for it to be Spain. I understand there are drawbacks with Spain but I truly believe it would be worth it for me if I could make it work.
When similar enquiries (no qualifications, no language) were made pre-Brexit, we always used to advise the person to come over for a few months on an extended holiday, to get a feel of the place. Holidays, love of the food and football, can't give you an idea of the nitty-gritty of living in another country, esp. if you can't speak the language and can't "immerse" in the country's way of life. Post-Brexit, why not come over for the visa-free 90 days, armed with an EHIC, travel insurance and a return ticket, rent an AirBnB, live as a resident, not as a tourist, i.e. keep to your budget and not spend out willy-nilly on entertainment. You'll see whether living in Spain is really for you and can check the work situation on the spot. If you do find an employer willing to "sponsor" you, then you return to the UK and apply for a Visa. If not, then you return to the UK and reconsider your options. Have you kept in touch with your friend and his family? They could possibly help with accommodation, at least at the beginning of your stay.... As suggested, if you're really keen/desperate to leave the UK, why not consider Eire? No language problem, and you could move to Spain from there, after the necessary residence period in Eire.... HTH |
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