beckfordburger
English looking for information about Spain
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Registration: 12 February 2020
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Maximum stay : 183 days ? by rangfar
Hello, I often spend my winters in Spain and this year I have some difficulty getting back to my home country 'on time'. What happens if I spend more than 183 days on Spanish territory... and how do they verify this? By the way, I am a EU citizen ...
@gwynj Thanks for that great bundle of info. Some of it doesn't apply to me, but it certailnly fills in a lot of gaps in my knowledge which I can pass on.I'm actually a UK citizen, but 15 years ago I found out I could get Irish nationality through ... Read More
Maximum stay : 183 days ? by rangfar
Hello, I often spend my winters in Spain and this year I have some difficulty getting back to my home country 'on time'. What happens if I spend more than 183 days on Spanish territory... and how do they verify this? By the way, I am a EU citizen ...
@gwynj Hi again, I wonder if you could enlighten me on a particular point: Spanish Residencia.I am an Irish citizen and therefore EU citizen. I registered with the Oficina de Extranjeros in Alicante last year and have my NIE. I have a Spanish bank ... Read More
Maximum stay : 183 days ? by rangfar
Hello, I often spend my winters in Spain and this year I have some difficulty getting back to my home country 'on time'. What happens if I spend more than 183 days on Spanish territory... and how do they verify this? By the way, I am a EU citizen ...
@gwynj Thanks for the confirmations, clarifications and corrections. All very useful! Read More
Maximum stay : 183 days ? by rangfar
Hello, I often spend my winters in Spain and this year I have some difficulty getting back to my home country 'on time'. What happens if I spend more than 183 days on Spanish territory... and how do they verify this? By the way, I am a EU citizen ...
Oops, sticky key - Spanish Tax Year is 01 Jan- 31 Dec Read More
Maximum stay : 183 days ? by rangfar
Hello, I often spend my winters in Spain and this year I have some difficulty getting back to my home country 'on time'. What happens if I spend more than 183 days on Spanish territory... and how do they verify this? By the way, I am a EU citizen ...
@rangfar I think you're getting confused with 1) tax residency and 2) amount of time you can spend in Spain.1) If you spend 183 or more in a single calendar year (remember, the Spanish tax year is 01 Jan-1 Dec), you become a tax resident and have to ... Read More
Retirement in Spain by zorgon80
good morningwe plan to spend our retirement in spain as a resident, our choices are between valence and almeria.I have just discovered your site and I have already found some answers to my questions, many others will come and count on you to ...
@BlueMoonx47Â I'll be attending a summer course at the University of Alicante. I was at language classes there in 2019 and had planned to move permanently to Spain in 2020, but of course guess what happened.Thanks to my Spanish tutor in ... Read More
Tax charged on pension by maltawildcat
Tetired to Malta 13 years ago but like to relocate to southern Spain as always been popular with us. My concern is that i am informed the we will be taxed on our English Old Age Pension. As not taxed in UK as below tax allowance is it correct tax ...
You will be taxed on ALL income, from any source, from anywhere in the world. You are currently not being taxed on your UK State pension in the UK simply because it is below your UK personal allowance. In Spain the personal allowance is about half ... Read More
Tax residence classification in Spain and remote work from the US by Elar
Hello, This is my first posting on this forum, so as suggested, I will quickly introduce myself. I am 40, married. I have a 14-year old son. I was born in Mostar, Bosnia. When I was 9, my family moved to Saint Paul, MN, US where I lived for 30 ...
The tax residency issue is straightforward. The Spanish tax year runs from 01 Jan to 31 Dec (ie a calendar year). If you physically spend more than 183 days (not necessariy consecutive) in a single calendar year in Spain you are a tax resident. That ... Read More
Retiring in Spain by Glennthomson
Can you live longer than 6 months as a retireein Spain without paying tax and losing your rights to NHS in the UK?
One thing I would add. From your initial question, I think you have a long way to go in terms of research into iiving in Spain permanently after 01.01.2021. You need to do this way before you make such a commitment. Visit this Government website ... Read More
Retiring in Spain by Glennthomson
Can you live longer than 6 months as a retireein Spain without paying tax and losing your rights to NHS in the UK?
The Spanish tax year is the calendar year and runs from 01 Jan to 31 Dec. If you are in Spain for more than 183 days in a calendar year you automatically become a tax resident and MUST declare all your earnings, from any source, anywhere, for the ... Read More
Access to Healthcare system in Spain as an EU/UK citizen by catwashkat5781
Hi there, I am a UK/German/Israeli citizen having lived for the last 23 years in the UK. I suffer from Arthritis and thus am intending to move to Spain, initially in a campervan I am also intending to live in. At least for the foreseeable future ...
Hi I already posted a reply, but having looked again at your post I'd like to add a couple of things 1. I think the camper-van is going to pose some problems because you really need a fixed address, especially to get on the Padrón ... Read More
Access to Healthcare system in Spain as an EU/UK citizen by catwashkat5781
Hi there, I am a UK/German/Israeli citizen having lived for the last 23 years in the UK. I suffer from Arthritis and thus am intending to move to Spain, initially in a campervan I am also intending to live in. At least for the foreseeable future ...
Hi I am sure you have all the answers by now, but I'll throw in my bit Healthcare You can only get an S1 if you are in receipt of a UK state pension and you can only apply for it a month before going to Spain. Call 0191 218 1999, the S1 ... Read More