Becoming a Spanish resident - Page 2

Darro wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:34am:

I'd heard, with some surprise and disbelief, that the Consulates were accepting S1's for visa applications but that is not the same thing as it being accepted in lieu of private health insurance when applying for ones TIE in Spain.

The S1 is only proof of health cover from UK once it's registered with INSS but that is something which can only be done with residency so it's putting the cart before the horse.
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Until we see first hand evidence of an S1 being accepted in that scenario it must therefore be regarded as speculation or downright misinformation.

Darro wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:34am:

I'd heard, with some surprise and disbelief, that the Consulates were accepting S1's for visa applications but that is not the same thing as it being accepted in lieu of private health insurance when applying for ones TIE in Spain.

The S1 is only proof of health cover from UK once it's registered with INSS but that is something which can only be done with residency so it's putting the cart before the horse.
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Until we see first hand evidence of an S1 being accepted in that scenario it must therefore be regarded as speculation or downright misinformation.

Darro wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 2:34am:

I'd heard, with some surprise and disbelief, that the Consulates were accepting S1's for visa applications but that is not the same thing as it being accepted in lieu of private health insurance when applying for ones TIE in Spain.

The S1 is only proof of health cover from UK once it's registered with INSS but that is something which can only be done with residency so it's putting the cart before the horse.
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Until we see first hand evidence of an S1 being accepted in that scenario it must therefore be regarded as speculation or downright misinformation.

tebo53 wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:20am:

No problem 😊 

Anything you are not sure about please ask. We are here to help. 

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Have a look here:

How to apply for a Non-Lucrative visa (NLV)

Steve 

Boy blue wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 4:04am:

Thanks Steve,it seems best to get the health insurance in place or at least get quotes.Does anyone know a company we could contact?Thanks aga

PeterPan wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:09pm:

We used ASSA for our residency application. 

Just a thought but during the 12 years your MIL has been in Spain, testing the water, has she been on the padron? If so she could be eligible for the Conveno Especial which will give her full Spanish healthcare, without pre conditions, which I understand is also OK for residency applications.&nbs...

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If she is a UK passport holder then, as others have said, she needs to apply to the Spanish consult in the UK for a visa. She will need to show sufficient financial resources, fully paid up healthcare and a clean police/health record.

Really can't understand why she didn't apply  earlier, pre 2020, as a EU citizen. It would have been so much easier.

Good luck

Boy blue wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:36pm:

Hi thanks for the advice.Is the padron the registration with the council to say you are in Spain so they get funding ? My M I L didn’t do anything earlier with her husband having terminal cancer .

Boy blue wrote on Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:40pm:

I have just Googled ASSA ? Can’t find a relevant company.