Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:40pm
Hi David,
I'm sorry to hear of your predicament. It's a pity you didn't ask for help last year - you could have applied for residency with a lump sum of €5,500 OR income of €463 per month; subject to your age, you may also have needed private health insurance.
Nevertheless, you are where you are and in answer to you question, the earliest you are likely to be able to return to Spain, as a non-resident, is on or around 17th May, assuming that both the UK's and Spain's travel restrictions are sufficiently lifted by then.
Going forward, as a non-resident, you'll need to comply with Schengen travel zone regulations (because Spain is a member of Schengen, but the UK is not). The maximum time you can spend in Spain and any other Schengen country is 90 days in a rolling 180 days. As you're working in the UK, you'll need to keep track of the time spent in Schengen, as over-staying, even inadvertently, can have serious consequences, such as fines and deportation. As AngeBadge has already advised, since 1 January this year, the movements of UK travellers are now logged in and out of Schengen.
I hope you can find a way to make it work out for your circumstances.
Kind regards,
Kim