Hi all,

been looking at emigrating from Scotland over the last year or so. As time goes on really interested in emigrating to Tenerife in the next year.

just looking to hear from anybody who has made the move or lives there now.

read online about a more relaxed atmosphere with regards to timekeeping, pharmacies being much more of a deal than they are in the uk.

just want as much information as possible to help me look into it.

one thing in particular I’ve struggled with is finding what long term rent prices would be.

would most likely be moving with my partner with no kids, so just looking for a one or two bed property.

thanks in advance.

Since Brexit the proverbial question : do you have a EU passport?. If not then first check that you meet the requirement for a visa.

I don’t have an eu passport but in terms of a visa am I not right in saying you need around the 5,500 euros figure in a bank account as well as a few other things to prove you’d support yourself and not be a burden to the state?

in good health and never been in trouble with the law.

sorry if this is incorrect by the way. Had read it online somewhere.

How will you make a living? You can check the visas here, but you said you would need to work and were looking at Canada in the past.
Unless you have an employment contract you would need to look at investor, self-employed visas.
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consul...as/inicio.aspx

worked as a labourer as well as doing other heavy, manual type jobs as well as driving. Also have a journalism degree. Short answer is id do almost anything for work so long as it would allow me a long term visa.

I did want to go to Canada and ultimately still do but my other half isn’t comfortable being a 14 hr flight from her immediate family and I have to respect that.

just seeing what my options are and the Canary Islands really appealed to me.

so in short, a non eu citizen/passport holder can’t get a visa without a concrete job offer?

TBH you wont get a work visa in those types of work. Also you need alot more in terms of savings and passive income. If you are not at retirement age and need to work I doubt you will be able to live as resident. That's Brexit for you Im aftaid.

Ok fair enough. Didn’t vote for Brexit and certainly wasn’t keen on the idea but that’s democracy I suppose.

thanks for your help and input.

More of a con job aimed at older, more gullible people just like bank impersonation scams.

Or if someone got convicted in court and it came to light that the evidence was falsified and all witnesses were in cahoots and lying just to get a guilty verdict then I wouldn't call that justice...

Without a EEA passport you cannot just live here because you want to (even if you have the means), but there are certain residency schemes that might apply. Putting investment visas aside, your best bet would be a Digital Nomad Visa which is basically for people who freelance or work remotely but would like to do so whilst based in Spain (for the sun, wine, you name it...). You mentioned a journalism degree - any chance to pick up on this as a source of income?

Other work-related visas will be very hard to come across as companies across the EU are generally required to hire EU citizens - only if this is not possible (due to the nature of the job or a shortage in a given field) are they to apply for work permits for non citizens.

Sorry for butting in, but if Canada is still the aim and your OH would be happy with a 4.5 hour flight to Tenerife then how about the east coast of Canada instead? A not dissimilar flight time.

Don't recall if you have a visa route to Canada either, but just thought I'd suggest it if Canada is still the Plan A, a change of location in the country might tick boxes for you both.

Good luck.

you’re absolutely right. Still sickens me it was voted in but nothing I can do about it sadly.

I had seen the digital nomad visa, it’s an option but having worked in offices before I never felt happy or fulfilled, the same applies to journalism really. I’ve been much, much happier doing manual Labour and driving jobs (which ironically I only started doing alongside uni). Won’t rule it out though, if it got me a ticket out of the uk I’d take the rough with the smooth.

Thanks again

not butting in at all, appreciate the help and input as always.

she wasn’t keen on the idea after it came to applying and doing our ielts tests she kind of got cold feet unfortunately.

We had decided on Alberta because it was the easiest to get a PNP and we loved the look of the province.

never say never though. Just looking for other options that she might be more in favour of, the present in the uk is pretty miserable and the future doesn’t fill me with much confidence either.

Unfortunately the digital nomad is a little more complicated. It's not a residency visa. Basically it's renewable each year but you first have to be already working remotely in uk for a company. You must be a university graduate and the job needs to be recognised as a graduate level one. You need to be earning over £25,000 approx. If you lose of leave the job you lose the visa. Basically it means you already need to be working as a remote worker you can't simply change to one to get visa and in order to get to the point where you qualify for Span residency you would need to be with the same company for 5 years without any changes

there always is stipulations, which is fair enough obviously. It’s something I’ll look into, just seeing what my options are. Thanks for the info

Seems like a huge jump from Alberta to Tenerife so maybe there are other locations in-between. Compared to the rest of the world the UK is probably still far from miserable and better equipped than many other countries, but as long as people are focused on the negative (social media, news) they will feel that way. Of course when you look at the world today the future doesn't look great, so no country is free from problems. We only have a small holiday home in Spain and being permanently in the Republic of Ireland we don't have the problem with Brexit, but even here all young people complain (politics, housing crisis, etc.). It's the same when I talk to my working class Spanish friends and they think they are in a miserable situation. If you are a wealthy person with a villa overlooking the sea, a private yacht and basically don't care about the environment, the future probably doesn't look so grim until you see somebody who has an even bigger villa/yacht.