Originally Posted by Sarahand david85 (Post 7844245)

Hi. Me and my other half are planning to move over, live in spain and work in gib.
we have found a lovely apartment 10 mins from the border of gib
just sent in application for a job in gib.

a few questions:

1- how easy is it to walk through the border, done it once when we went on day trip, took about ten mins but are there times where it is more busy?...a 'rush hour' so to speak! (on foot)
2- can you renue your british passport when you are living in spain and where do you do it?
3- when do you have to apply for a residence permit?
4- how long does it take to hear a reply when you have sent in an application, there is no closing date, is it slower than england?
would they experct me to take a trip to gib for a interview?
5- what are the taxi and bus fares like in spain?
6- do i have to have a gibraltar/international bank account to get paid?
7.- how less are the wages in gib compared to england?

i hope some one can answer our questions!!!!

Thanks

Sarah and David

Originally Posted by Sarahand david85 (Post 7844276)

Does the bank have to be in gib? what about an international account?, my bank offers that service.

thanks for your reply

Originally Posted by Sarahand david85 (Post 7844314)

how easy is it to open one? i only want a basic account, no overdraft- like a savings account which accepts bacs and transfers etc

Originally Posted by digdug (Post 7844259)

hmmm, i seem to be on a roll tonight, but amazingly enough, i'm just back from seeing my sis in gib 2 weeks ago!
so here goes:
1 through the border about a dozen times, no stopping whatsoever. except for the cheely spaniard taking more than 200 fags back to la linea....
2 you can renew your passport in gib - i had thought about it earlier this year, but decided against it, as i'm up valencia way, and they dont even like themselves, let alone a colony proclaiming to be british!
How does she get through the border crossing while she has no passport for 2 or 3 weeks ?
3 when you decide whether you want to stay in spain, and therefore apply for one. its not a hard fast rule. we did after about a year.
Spanish Immigration says it is supposed to be done around 3 months, see free beer thread.
4 sorry, no idea, wouldnt think iots any slower than anywhere else that a company is looking for workers
5 buses are cheap. not so sure of cabs down that way, as i walked everywhere, but up in valencia, cabs are pretty cheap.
6 i'd say if youre gonna work in gib, you'd be best to have a bank on the 'island'. theres plenty of them, mainly all in main street. theres a barclays too.
Two countries will try to tax your wages and will need to be looked into.
7 from what i saw, wages are pretty good there. plus the supermarket was uber-cheap (well, compared to spain anyway, and it was a morrisons!). fags are for nothing, and beer was cheaper than back home, depending on where you went.
all in all, not a bad old spot.
DD

Originally Posted by Fredbargate (Post 7845030)

If you become a resident in Spain you will require proof of healthcare. .

Originally Posted by Fred James (Post 7845084)

That rule was scrapped a few years ago along with having to provide proof of income.

Originally Posted by Fredbargate (Post 7845105)

The E106 was still being requested by the INSS in June 2008

Originally Posted by Fred James (Post 7845120)

I think we are at crossed purposes here.

To become a resident you do NOT require proof of healthcare - you used to have to.

To get Spanish healthcare you need an E106 (or E121 if applicable).

Originally Posted by Fredbargate (Post 7845141)

E106 is readily available for anyone working in Gib and living in Spain

Originally Posted by Fred James (Post 7845152)

Normally an E106 is issued by the country who you have been paying social security contributions when you cease to live in that country and move to another EU country where you are not working. It is also only valid for 2 years and will only be issued if you have made a certain number of contributions.

So how does the system work in Gib as it seems to conflict with those rules?