How to move to Spain from the UK - Visas and Residencias explained!
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- Have you been thinking about moving to Spain from the UK? If you are wondering what the different visa options are, what the process is, and how much it might cost?
This video should hopefully answer many of your questions about emigrating to Spain. If you have more questions or wpuld like to apply for a visa to live in Spain contact Kelly's Expat and Tourism services for advice.
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Just hearing you say, "Hi guys" puts a smile on my face 😊
My advice if moving to spain would be to purchase a static caravan on a medium size site, with a static you literally have your yearly ground fee and elec and water, thats it! No local suma (council tax) dont require a spanish bank account, and the site im on here caravans are actually going up in value if maintained well! Property in spain has many uncertainties, if your not careful you can be done over. I have a static in el campello near alicante and one in the uk, best thing i ever did!
As for requiring a visa to get into spain it just goes to show how soft the uk government is allowing endless immigrants into the country with no documents whatsoever, with spain you meet their requirements or that's it, you aint entering!
Be very careful you need to be on the Padron to access Spanish Healt. ......Careful. 90 DAYS STILL APPLIES
@@Guapaahi dont live here in spain, its just a holiday home haha the spanish government are trying to remove the 90day rule though as it affects many holiday resorts ie older brits like to spend many months in places like benidorm, torremilinos etc
@@easydrive3662That is faults information, Spain are Members of the Schengen group they Cannot change the 90 day rule, And why would they The 90 day rules is for All 3rd Countries which the UK are now The 90 day rule had been there since 1984 , its not a New rule
@@tricia1159wrong in so much they are trying to change it. Your info is outdated
@@tricia1159Spain is trying to change the 90-day rule, as are France, from what I read it's at a more advanced stage in the French political/legal process and it seems like Spain are essentially watching to see how that plays out before they proceed
Very helpful, I'm seriously considering a permanent move to rural Spain as the UK is on its knees and is not going to stand up anytime soon (if ever)
I totally agree
On its knees its still on ifs back to Europe they help the immigrants get to the UK caus its cheaper for them
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@@rafas1069 👍👍👍👍😎😎
I spend holidays in Nerja, what a stunning place, I can understand Brits moving to Spain, the warm evenings in Nerja and all locals sat outside, talking drinking eating, fires on beach cooking fish etc, 😂😂❤❤❤
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Thanks for that video Lucy. Lots of questions answered .👍
Wow Lucy. Very interesting and thought provoking. Thank you x
Very interesting, well done again Lucy. Very informative,
Thank you for all the info about working and living out in benidorm it was a good blog .keep safe and keep smiling
Is the UK this strict for EU resdients now, don't think it is. we are the softest touch of a country in the history of soft touch countries..!
Your right . We are the biggest joke in the world 🌍 they can come over and they get free healthcare and they don't need a nice bank balance.....
People coming into UK (,British citizens spouse) Have to prove salary which is quite high
Unlike Spain, there is no possibility to obtain a non-lucrative (retirement) visa for the UK.
The minimum yearly salary requirement for work visa will increase on 4 April 2024 from £26,200 to £38,700.
Yes they are
so why is the UK overrun with every poor 3rd world person and his dog. we need to treble down deportations and expatriations of the non welcomed is imperative.@@tricia1159
A GREAT VIDEO AGAIN LUCY AND TEAM ALL GOOD INFORMATION KEEP IT GOING 👍🏻😎☀️
Thank you so much that has made everything much more clearer and I WILL be able to fill my dream of living in Spain coming to benny on Sunday ❤
Fantastic 👏👏
Thank you Lucy, sounds rather complex to move to sunny Benidorm. Think I will stick with holidays.!!😊
Thanks for that I'm Irish and planning to move to benidorm in next year or so and looks easy enough for Ireland
From one shithole to another haha
Very simple if you hold a passport issued by a member country like Ireland. Many UK resident’s are entitled to an Irish Passport if they have a parent or a grandparent that was born in Ireland.
Very easy and if you don’t like Spain you have the choice of 26 other countries to live, work and retire and have free health care in ! 🤓
Genial 🇪🇸🇮🇪
Great video as always, Looks like I might be able the scrape the digital nomad visa - just - things have not changed for the better since 2016 that’s for sure.
im going to stay in my lovely UK home and use my pension for Spanish jaunts for a month at a time . Only hot months of course
That's a plan.
Perfect scenario
Same restrictions should be to live in uk
Well done Lucy good info will lookdeeper😊
Lovely update.
Always love your vlogs but this one was amazing so informative packing my cases now😂😂
Very helpful thanks for posting, and this lady does all the paper work excellent this looks hopefully, for me
lots of very helpful ex pats claiming to be experts in Spain. Beware, is my advice. I lived there 18 years. Would not trust any of them
Thanks Lucy it was very helpful I'm hoping to move to Spain one day
Genial, anímate.🤝🇪🇸
Thank you and I am Irish and retired and should be easy for me to move there if I wish.
Stop showing off just because we can’t get in.
Makes you wonder how the hundreds if not thousands of British workers in bars/restaurants out there are working there and if they’ll be any left in 10/15 years, presumably they’re people that were living in Spain pre brexit and have got indefinite leave to remain like I’m assuming Lucy has.
Yes, it was very easy to get residency before. I've had mine over 15 years.
Yeah that’s basically it, sad
Good info thanks 👍
A'reyt Lucy. I keep saying to my girlfriend that before she checks out houses, she should get her Irish passport. I will get her to watch this. Good timing and thank you.
We are blessed living in Northern Ireland and having both a 🇬🇧 and a 🇮🇪 passport🤟
There's an upside having an IE passport, I struggle to see any advantage having a UK passport
@@SH-lm6ektotally agree. Muppets that belived in closed borders and more money for NHS... the holiday in Britain... and benidorm
Very informative! ❤
UK shot themselves in both feet i feel sorry for my British friends
Thanks Lucy . It could have been a devisive subject , but handled well in a light but informitive way . Keep up the good work
Thank-you very informative, I recently got my Irish Passport 🎉
Very interesting Lucy i have actually being thinking about this subject i was born in the UK but having two Irish born parents who came to Britain in their twenties i am automatically an Irish citizen as well as British what a massive Advantage going forward Thanks Lucy for clarifying important details David
I believe having an Irish grandparent qualifies you for an Irish passport I came on my British passport before 2020
You will first have to apply to go on the Foreign Birth Register, once your accepted on that, you can apply for a passport, and it can take up to 19mts
@@GuapaahiYou're totally correct. Just one Irish grandparent means you can get the passport, but as someone else has said you need to apply for the foreign birth register first.
@@Guapaahi Your grandparent must have been born in Ireland before partition to automatically qualify. Parent whenever.
@@tricia1159FBR isn't required for Irish parents (only grandparents).
The Non Lucrative and Digital Nomad visas have to be renewed after 1yr with all the eligibility hoops to get through again. The Digital Nomad Visa can only be renewed once so max 2yrs in Spain. Not easy now we are like any third country to get visas to live in any country in the Schengen zone.
Yes , who have asked for it, brits alone
Whats amazing is everything has a price as long as you have the money you can live where you like if not here's the hopes jump through them 😢
Great content I’m sure many brits are asking these questions
Millions I think the way this country is heading
Very informative thanks.......
Very helpful video. 👍
Hi Lucy that was a
very interesting Video thank you, hope to see you all in November for the Fiesta
Think its about time England did the same as spain regarding moving here to England
UK's visa requirements are even more stringent than Spain's.
@@AlexGys9 I doubt it all you need is a free boat 🚢
@@lorrainehughes1702 True. A dinghy from Plymouth to Bilbao is probably more expensive than one from Calais to Dover 😀
@@AlexGys9😂😂 400 come into the uk the other day.......no visa's
@@leebryantravels 1.2 million have come into the uk legally with a green card since 2020, majority from asia and east africa, replacing european migration.
Hello Lucy, I felt very touched by this video, because I left Spain, blinded by a mirage.
Ah well. Looks like we're moving to Anglesey Instead! I knew it was more difficult now, but that's put a spanner in the works! Thanks again Lucy.👍👍
Vote out of EU did ya?
No I didn't actually. I think it makes us a backward country! And in terms of the process, I think it was like trying to turn an omelette back to an egg! Don't judge.
Hi Lucy, I chatted to you at Winners about doing a video about this subject and you said it was beyond your knowledge, it's great to see you have found a way to get the Visa message out for us unfortunate British. I gleaned one important piece of information from Kelly about pensioners with an S1 (whatever that form is) get free state healthcare and no need for any expensive private medical insurance. I'll be getting in touch with Kelly about our NLV options now. Thanks.
Yes S1 for health care in Spain Holiday Makers can still
use EHIC card( which I believe is called a GHIC card FREE on UK ).which gives free emergency health csre
good luck registering is a nightmare
Hi Colin, yes i remember our conversation and it played on my mind a lot afterwards. However the more i read into it the more it confused me! When i first spoke with Kelly a month or so ago she explained it really well to me so i thought yess this is the best way to cover it. I hope its answered some of the questions and id definitely recommend getting in touch with Kelly when you want to start the process take the stress and hassle out of the situation 👍
@@LucyYoungTBE Thanks for the reply Lucy, I've emailed Kelly already. I bet you'll find this may be one of your most viewed videos? 👍🏻
Great vlog Lucy,at least could get the S1,with wife getting uk state pension and free health care.But still stops us moving to Spain. Dam Brexit.😭😭
That’s good to know Lucy I’m Irish and love to move to Spain 👍
I'm Sure there will be No Shortage of potatoes over There.
@@Hipppy1001 not going for the potato’s 😂
@@Hipppy1001😡
@@Hipppy1001That’s an original joke. Ironic thing is it’s the U.K. that’s heading towards a famine now.
Very interesting vido luce hope to see u st Patrick week thank,s for the vido xxx,🍀☘🇮🇪🇮🇪🌴🌿🤢
Interesting.
Hi, how long does the 1st visa take to get time wise please?
i found it always quite interesting how the EU or Spain imposes laws for their own Country, but it is very easy for EU and spanish members to still work in the u.k. without having to put down such enormous amounts of money!
Best advice i can give, buy yourself a lovely motorhome, travel in Europe wherever you want for 90 days, then head to Morocco or turkey for 90 days (Morocco is very popular now and very cheap to live), then head back to Europe for 90 days, rinse and repeat...….. well that's my plan in a few years time hopefully.
Medical cover?
No you are wrong, 90/180 days , example, imagine you are in your caravan in Italy for 10days, 40 days in France, 40 days in Germany ok, thus you did all the 90/180 days rules in Europe, cause Italy, France and Germany are all eu members state.if you fail to move out of Europe at 90 days sharp and at 91 days still in europe , a cop is checking ID'S at any border catch you, you your caravan will get in serious immigration trouble, you voluntary change your status from tourist,to immigrat and finally to migrant.
Instead you should have said, 90/180 days in Spain and move to Gibraltar, then move to Morocco, after 180 days, return back to Spain again, anyway, this is quite a hard life on the road. It is the same if you have a house in Spain you will be able to live only 90 days in it. Very bad this situation.
I got an NIE and social security number in 2019. Can I use any of these?
Thank goodness our family have Irish passports, it will make things so much easier when the time comes to retire.
Thanks Lucy, very interesting. What I'm hearing is I need to win the lottery!! I will keep trying my best 😊
There was none of this pre-brexit.
Hope you didn't vote leave 🙈🤔🤔 Cant help thinking, that the people who go to Benidorm, all vote leave
@@lotty664I voted leave...😂😂
Would you still get your state pension from the uk upon moving to Spain?
What about dual citizenship if you’re half Italian?
Can I not swim around from Gibraltar and hold my hands up and be given a flat top floor of sol pelicanos as we do to a load of people that don’t have money nor speak the language in the u.k ?.
You can ask for asylum .
Hahahahaha.
Try a dinghy.
Happy Brexit mate.
I was interested on the Irish passport husband and Uk passport wife early retirement thing
Wish we had same rules for people wanting to movd and live in the UK!
I wanted to live and work out there but not sure now 🤷🏻🤨
Irish passport a walk in the park am from Enniskillen and no problem with residency
Is it possible to arrive on the beach in a rubber dinghy
Brexit a nightmare on elm street 😩
The Spanish have never liked us even before Brexit ever happened
@@stubru16 I’m thinking freedom of movement
@@glenparker8458 freedom of movement to where exactly? Europeans don’t like us they never have even before Brexit.
@@stubru16 y do u think that we lost our freedom of movement at the end of the day regardless
Is that 28 thousand euros per year income. A state pension would be around £12,000 a year.
Great to no but what a minefield of info thanks love
I’m a Brit luckily for me i was able to get an Irish (EU) passport through my Irish grandparents it took me over 2 years but got there in the end .. I’d like to move to Minorca
Wow, 2 years. Out of interest which year did you start your Irish citizenship application? My adult children have just said they will apply now but the website says it takes 9 months for Irish citizenship by descent at the moment, which I thought was long enough. But first I also need to get my Irish passport, which is at least 8 weeks apparently.
I thought that to qualify for the NL visa there was an additional requirement in the first year to stay for 183 straight days at a residential address in Spain. Is this true and if so how can you guarantee that when family back in the UK may need you to return ( eg for a funeral or other unforeseen circumstances) that you would not be granted the visa? Many thanks to anyone who can answer this one.
It's a minimum 183 days out of a year, doesn't have to be in 183 straight days 👍
@@LucyYoungTBE Thank you for clarifying that.
Hello lucy i always thought that you had to have 21000 gbp in the bank also thankyou for clearing up the healthcare costs that's a fair old whack but it'll have to be paid (noodles for tea) and I'm saving up regards and thankyou lucy
The amount goes up every year it is now €28k
@@tricia1159thankyou for the information I'd best get my skates on
I wish we were still in the EU, it was so easy to move between countries. Brexit isn't really working, is it...?
Agree, but things are changing. The 90 day rule has meant that many Brits without residency have had to sell their caravans or apartments and return to Britain. That means fewer Brits to support British cafes and bars, so they will close. Those with residency are going back to Britain too as they fear being on their own as the British immigrant community gets smaller and smaller. Brits can’t go to Spain for summer jobs in bars as it’s almost impossible to get work permits for low skilled work. There’s less British staff which will upset the most bigoted holidaymaker. Then there’s talk of hotels scrapping all inclusive as it’s unsustainable in this economic climate, too much waste, bar staff etc rarely get tips when drinks are free and people don’t carry cash, so they feel overworked and unappreciated. All inclusive is also bad for the environment with the wastage and extra food mileage. So once all inclusive has gone there will be even fewer Brits in Benidorm. But that’s not a problem. The tourist industry will need to attract tourists from other countries who have the benefits of EU passports. The resort will clean up. Fewer and fewer mobility scooters getting in everyone’s way, we’ll see bars and restaurants run by French, German and Polish nationals. A better tourist clientele will result. But that’s what the Brits voted for when they voted Brexit.
@@ELPaso1990TX Brexit was about giving more power in the UK to the 1% at the top, but was sold buy the 1% to the gullible bigots and racists who voted for it as an anti EU vote. The less that Spain and Portugal has of the entitled little Englander the better. As you say, a better tourist clientele will result.
And remember you have to apply for your visa from the Uk. Manchester, London, Edinburgh
Fascinating stuff Lucy, thanks very much. I have a question please - around 1999 to 2000 we bought property on Menorca and my parents and I all had NIE numbers, are these still valid and if so, how can they be obtained if required?? Can this still be used to live in Spain??
Cheers Lucy, take care and all the best xx
gotta register on all levels if you are invisible think.. need a tia now in brexit!
NIE numbers do not change like your National insurance number But National Police issue residencias ( ask Spanish Embassy/,,Spanish National Police...Some residencias when issued were permanent some for 5 years some for 2 years ) Good Luck
Yes your NIE number is for life but that doesnt give you any entitlements with regards visas. Even if you have an NIE you still need to meet the other requirements to obtain residency
@@LucyYoungTBE1990 I lived in Benidorm for about 18 months had NIF ( YES NIF).Returned many years. Later ask solicitor to renew my residencia She told me they expire after 5 years. And reapply Not true you have to surrender your residencia my paperwork shows 1990 as my date of residence That's why I keep saying ask someone who
Knows ,,My fully qualified solicitor didn't know MINEFIELD COMES TO MIND
@@Guapaahi Yes residencias are different, an NIE is basically just a social security number, not a residency.
When married and only one has an Irish passport.
Will both couples be aloud into Spain, with just the Irish passport ?.
Yes, a non EU passport holder can accompany an EU passport holder without the 90/180 day restriction
@@petermansion2220 Thank you for fast reply.
I wish 🏴
Your brother Henri was some player, Paul.
What for people who married to someone in spain with permanent residency?
The Digital Nomad Visa is an initial 1 or 3 year permit, extendable up to 5 years, and counts towards nationality
Requirements;
- You are a non-Eu citizen.
- You are a remote worker employed by a non-Spanish firm or a freelancer with international clients.
- You can document sufficient financial resources to support yourself and your family during your period of residence.
- You can certify that you have no criminal records.
- You are qualified to work in your field, as evidenced by a university degree or work experience.
- You are currently in Spain with a tourist visa or you can enter the country as a tourist when necessary.
With a surge in remote workers since covid, provided your employer is ok with you residing in an EU country, then i'd have though this would be one of the easier and more popular visa options?
Seems like a good option, what if I own my own business, trading 3 years+ with £150k in business bank, can I live there?
My husband has lived in Spain since he was 5 he moved back when he was 21 he still has his NIE could we move back??
Did he have Residencia?
Well, Brexit has worked out brilliant... if you're not British.. i have been told, from next year you will also need to get a permit off of the british gov to go on holiday in Europe. TG for my irish passport
Easy answer go by dinghy you'll be allowed to stay
@sausagefingers1272 Another own goal with Brexit. 🤦 Britain now begging other countries to stop refugees travelling to the UK, as if France Germany Spain etc care that Britain are Squandering hundreds of millions trying to keep folk out. A complete laughing stock of a country, run by backhand paid lobbyists, voted in there by the stupid.
One think which is not mentioned in this video, if a brit he or she get married in Spain?
Italian passport holder so I’m ok 😁
How hard is it for some one now from the uk to rent a bar out there now
Basically you can rent one but you can't work in it
Thanks it’s confusing
@@Vmozzer1 it is
You would need a Self employed Visa
Laughing my arse off at all the brexiteers who never bothered reading about the consequences of Brexit cos like reading is hard 😂…. Muppets
10 thousand euro a month ! From rental surely she meant to say a year ?
What about the people who buy caravans at say el raco and live there for 6 months of the year ?
As long as they are sticking to the 90 day rule they are here as tourists not residents
@@AlexGys9it's legal if they only stay for 90 days out of 180
90 days in then have to leave for 90 days
Anyone that is English but has grandparents from ireland can apply for a irish passport and you can move to spain on the irish passport 🇮🇪👍
So the next question is how do the British get an Irish passport?
What about if the wife is EU citizen but husband is UK and has his business in Uk
How long does it take to get none working visa
3-6 months
Looks like im knackered then.
I was going to get barber training and move to Alicante...now theres no chance.
If my partner has an Irish passport and me British only have I got same rights as her?
No, you only have automatic rights for the country they are a citizen. i.e Ireland.
You can apply for a visa for another EU country and the process will be simpler. confact Kelly for more info, the link is in the video description
@@LucyYoungTBEthat's not true, family members travelling with an EU passport holder aren't subject to the 90/180 day rule
@@petermansion2220 I was meaning applying for Spanish residency.
Maybe leaving the EU was not such a good idea.
😂🤦♂️
Correct
Why? So a tiny number of Brits can go retire in Benidorm.
@@1Percyvideos yes, but you can't just up and retire their..it's not like UK where we take anyone
@@waynekerrr9027 but loads more to see then Spain or Europe. I wouldn’t give them my money for how they treat the British anyway. Retire in New Zealand, it’s lovely or Australia
Brexit benefit!!!HaHa
Holy cow £28k 😮 that just ended my dream 😢 we was thinking of buying a small place in Murcia region. I thought with renting out a property in the UK that we own outright and my pension we would be ok to live in Spain without working. Apparently not. 😢
The digital nomad visa is doable. But what a mess post Brexit. Hopefully some agreement between the two will one day happen.
The Spanish actually want that, the EU is stopping them, Spain suffers
as a result, particularly the 90 day rule, it's costing them big time.
@@nigden1very true
@@LucyYoungTBE The real Trouble Lucy which is causing bad feeling throughout Spain and the whole of Europe there are still many people in Britain arguing even at this stage all the positives of Brexit well in years to come maybe who knows but up until this point i can't see it and it should be working by now David
Where did you get that info from? Not from Brexit campaign leaflet?@@nigden1
@@davidwhite-dp8snUK government have not worked on it They got lazy and left EU to handle everything Saying *EU won't let us do that DO IT NOW YOU ARE OUT* Visas could be organised with just a bit of effort by the politicians
very interesting, would be good to know how much tax you are required to pay yearly
We've got roughly £200k after house is sold we were gna buy a caravan in fuengirola but the application fees for visas, the health insurance and the ground rent for the van will break us, staying in the rain and cold in Sheffield..dreams in tatters gutted
Illegal immigration seems to be the way forward in this day and age, how does one go about that from the UK to Spain and how much do I get for free? Genuine question.
Nice to know
Just need to win the lottery
Or the Brexit vote gets reversed. Hope you didn't vote leave....
Another good video Lucy I agree with other message we shot ourselves in the foot voting BREXIT 😢
Thanks boris
You mean Thanks Cameron he gave you the vote
@@Guapaahi Yup.... Cameron got his overall Tory majority away from a coalition with the Lib Dems. He never thought we would be silly enough to vote to leave and lose his job.... You have to remember the referendum was in the UKIP manifesto and he was frightened of losing Tory votes to them so he put a referendum in the 2015 Tory manifesto... About a third voted leave, slightly less voted remain and a third didn't bother to vote because they were quite happy and didn't think we would we would vote leave...
@@DrJettyI didn't get a vote as I'd been. Gone too long from UK But I always say *NO VOTE. NO SAY* Dont complain at the result If you didn't vote, with BREXIT every single vote counted Many people lost their lives for UK citizens to get a vote USE IT . I vote in Spain but only local
Elections
The damage done by that buffoon and the people he fronted will be felt for generations. Being denied an easy transition to live in wonderful Benidorm is only the tip of a huge iceberg.
@@DrJettyunfortunately the people who holiday in places like Benidorm, didn't know what they were voting for... snd now cry because they can't live there 🤣🤣
Do the Visas have a timescale on them?
NLV and Digital Nomad is 1 year, then renew. NLV gets renewed for 2 years after 1st year. I think Digital Nomad is max 2 years but not 100%
Brexit 💀
What we’ve witnessed here as others have said, is the complete disaster that the Brexit dream really means in reality. We can only hope that in time things will improve although I doubt it
What a great idea Brexit was, but at least your boarders are protected. 🤨
I’m thinking freedom of movement