Moving to Spain post brexit.
I am going to attempt to emigrate to Spain post brexit. I already have my NIE number and have a small deposit put down on a small casa de campo which I will eventually live in. My plan is to move there permanently with my Gf and daughter who is nearly ready to start school. I eventually will have an Irish passport but with covid and brexit I am looking at a 12-18 month wait just to sign on the foreign birth register , so it’s looking like I’m going to have to wing it in the mean time just as I and many other expats have done in the past only this time with brexit things are going to be a little more complicated. I plan to update this thread on any hurdles i come across on my way.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by Stingychips
(Post 12953048)
I am going to attempt to emigrate to Spain post brexit. I already have my NIE number and have a small deposit put down on a small casa de campo which I will eventually live in. My plan is to move there permanently with my Gf and daughter who is nearly ready to start school. I eventually will have an Irish passport but with covid and brexit I am looking at a 12-18 month wait just to sign on the foreign birth register , so it’s looking like I’m going to have to wing it in the mean time just as I and many other expats have done in the past only this time with brexit things are going to be a little more complicated. I plan to update this thread on any hurdles i come across on my way.
The biggest problem you have will be acquring a Spanish driving licence if you dont speak Spanish. |
Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
How will you earn your daily bread ?
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by Chipmonk
(Post 12953076)
The biggest problem you have will be acquring a Spanish driving licence if you dont speak Spanish.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
If I have to take the test in 6 months time then I will have to do that. It’s a case of getting out there to see what happens.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Good that you have a plan. When I lived in Bulgaria I saw so many Brits showing up and buying property with no plans, no prospects and no chance. Most of them left after a year or two.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
I don't see how you could do the same kind of thing again after Brexit, the length of your stay in Spain can be checked with a passport scan at the airport, passport stamps, and ETIAS when that is rolled out.
As your NIE is for life, when you finally apply for a green NIE card with an Irish passport and find out you've overstayed with the British passport linked to the same NIE they might turn you down. |
Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by DLC
(Post 12953096)
I don't see how you could do the same kind of thing again after Brexit, the length of your stay in Spain can be checked with a passport scan at the airport, passport stamps, and ETIAS when that is rolled out.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by scot47
(Post 12953093)
Good that you have a plan. When I lived in Bulgaria I saw so many Brits showing up and buying property with no plans, no prospects and no chance. Most of them left after a year or two.
property and register to pay tax and have the right health insurance. I had a look online to clarify this are there are solicitors offering this service to potential expats post brexit. |
Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
I lived in Bulgaria for many years and I liked it. I was well integrated and Bulgarians often took me for one of them - or a Macedonian or Serbian. ("Your Bulgarian sounds like you are from outside the country") I sometimes regert vthat I did not stay and take out citizenship.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by Stingychips
(Post 12953048)
I am going to attempt to emigrate to Spain post brexit. I already have my NIE number and have a small deposit put down on a small casa de campo which I will eventually live in. My plan is to move there permanently with my Gf and daughter who is nearly ready to start school. I eventually will have an Irish passport but with covid and brexit I am looking at a 12-18 month wait just to sign on the foreign birth register , so it’s looking like I’m going to have to wing it in the mean time just as I and many other expats have done in the past only this time with brexit things are going to be a little more complicated. I plan to update this thread on any hurdles i come across on my way.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by Lou71
(Post 12953206)
I applied to the Irish Registry of Foreign Births in April 2018 and finally obtained my Irish passport in October 2020. It was a long wait but what a wonderful moment it was when it finally arrived! They are still inundated with applications at the FBR so I'm afraid it's a long process. Good luck!
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by Joppa
(Post 12953212)
They aren't currently accepting any new applications under the Covid restrictions. When they eventually restart, the backlog and pent-up demand will probably stretch the processing time to 3-4 years.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Sorry, I've noticed a typo, I first applied to the FBR in April 2019 NOT April 2018.
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Re: Moving to Spain post brexit.
Originally Posted by Chipmonk
(Post 12953076)
The biggest problem you have will be acquring a Spanish driving licence if you dont speak Spanish.
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