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Hello all,

i am not british, but swedish, and i am an expat in panama where i live with my panamanian wife.

We are thinking about moving to spain in a few years, since we cant fins good education for our two children here, and we dont want to send them to USA.

Since all of us are bilingual english/spanish i dont see a problem with the language barrier.

I would like to know if any of you are married to a non EU citizen, and how the documentation worked out when you moved to spain. I have read on the spanish imigration web site that a non EU citizen married to a EU citizen, can get a living permit, and also aply for a work permit. Any one with experience in this?

cheers and thanks

Nick

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Hi Nick.

It is no longer a problem since the law about residencia changed recently.

The (non EU) wife and family of an EU citizen can apply for a residents card with the almost same formalities that you will do to get your certificate of residency.

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Thank you very much for a fast answer.

nick

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Our Fred is like that, fast, good for us, not so good for the woman in his life!


Welcome to the forum, hope you join in a little with the idle banter and mindless drivel that people post on here...............................

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By people, you mean you .....

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and we have the first of the mindless posters!

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hahaha, thanks. I am in a couple of Expats in panama forums, so i am used to *strange* people.

After sneaking around this forum for a month or 2, i can honestly say that you are a very well behaved bunch of individuals. Congrats!

nick

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thats only because I am here, someone has to keep these odd balls in line!

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Actually, my father is retired and lives half the year in Ibiza. i spent all my summers there from the day i was born until i was 24. During those years i met a whole bunch of British expats, and they were a wonderful caleidiscope of personalities, and yes, some odd balls too.

nick

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Just popping through,Hi Nicks,welcome on board:D


Hi Rugbymatt and Mitzyboy oops..and Fred

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Matt

Sometimes I think you deliberately put these little gems on here just waiting for the response!;):D...and after your antics at the weekend with the lime green jacket....I rest my case!:lol:

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Thats all I ever do!!

I left an absolute gem in the CE thread but no one picked up on it, mind you I am on ignore with so many on there its only when Sam quotes me that they read my posts!!

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Thanks dream cather.

I used to have a Dreamcather, made by a indian in Oklahoma, cant remember the tribe, it got lost when i moved to Panama.. :(

nick

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So Nicks ......... whats going on in Panama then .... apart froma large canally thing?

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Im part Cherokee, not sure which part,Before RM says not the jeep either:rofl:

When your settled you should make one with the family.:thumbup:

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do you have any Jewish in you?

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Im almost frightened to answer this one,but I shall be brave,no RM,why?:huh:

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would you like some?

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:rofl::rofl:I flippin knew it DOH!

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I like that MB, and Nicks do they still make those hats:)

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So we have already established that Panama is famous for hats and a large ditch, and that Matt is being terribly smutty again :)

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You have ignored my offer in the Gay Wrestling thread so I had to get your attention somehow!

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I dread to think what you are offering in the gay wrestling thread but I suppose i'd better look

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:rofl::rofl: and is the other bit true?:ohmy:

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Yes ................. they do make hats

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Thats cos me luuuvvvvs you :sneaky:

Anyway what was the gem, I must have missed it :blink:

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It was about the taxi people not speaking English, childish really but the place is so duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuull lately.

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Oh yes I remember, I had you on ignore at the time so didnt read it :lol:

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Thats OK, I have you on ignore most of the time, if it weren't so boring at the moment you would be on ignore now....

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You can be down right mean when you want to be mister :p:p:p

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you know I loves ya really!

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Bless :D

Had to move the puter up to the 3rd floor yesterday. We are expecting an influx of family next week and I dont want them messing with my puter :blink: So with all the stairs to climb I wont be on here much for the next 3 weeks, unless I want to escape from them ;)

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Oh God I'm going to throw up ...... wheres the throwing up emoticon gone damn it, I can't believe we haven't got one :eek:

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You need to change your name to rugbymattandmattrugby.

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Wow, allready 3 pages! you guys type fast.

The panama hat that you refer to is actually not very panamanian at all. The local hats, or Sombrero Pintado (Paintad hat), look like the one you are refering to, but has colored weaved into it in circles. It is worn with the front up, displaing that the user is happy and pleased, if the user has the back part turned up, there is a problem, of some kind in his life. They cost about 40 US.

The ditch will be made wider, adding 2 more locks, work is supose to start this year.

We do have a real estate boom, with mostly gringos, and south americans buying VERY flashy condos and villas in and around Panama City. There are a few europeans, but since the travel time is long, there arent that many investing right now. We are all expeting a big influx of the baby boomers in the next 5 years or so...

Other than that, every thing is as usual, hot, wet and humid! We are now in winter time, which means it rains almost every day for 1 hour or 2. In the summer its dry, but the year round temperature is around 30 degrees celcius.

please let me know if you have more questions.

Anyone owning a bar in spain, that would like to share some of the pit falls, either by Pm on forum, or by e mail. I have thought about a bar as a business when we move.

nick

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that's what we did - puter on the top floor so that no-one can mess with it:frown:

I keep finding reasons to come up though:thumbsup:

at the moment I'm checking to see if the washing's dry:sneaky:

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Hope all goes well for you and yours.I think the hat thing is in my memory banks of old films.:D Got a feeling the questions are being lined up.:) I better make way for the advice comming through.....Good luck with everything

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Put the bar right at the bottom of the list. ;-))

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Of course with the size of your household at the moment it takes simply ages to check the washing and because you are caring for other peoples offspring you have to check it again and again and again to ensure that it is wearable!!!!!!

Good for you.

Rosemary

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My brother has a Panama passport, he got it when he left the legion, don't ask me why.

Oh and I agree with what jdr said, although having a bar is serious fun when you get it right!!!!