Posted: Thu Sep 9, 2021 12:22pm
Hi Norman,
To live in Spain permanently you firstly you need to apply for a non lucrative visa from the Spanish consulate while you are still living in the UK.
You will need to meet the income and healthcare requirements. The income requirements are that you have an income of around €27,500 per annum. You will need to have full private healthcare paid for a full year.
If you gain the NLV you can move over to Spain and apply for residency within the first 90 days.
You do not get any free healthcare cover from the Spanish government. You can however apply for a S1 healthcare cover from the overseas healthcare team in Newcastle UK. As a retired UK pensioner drawing UK pension you may be entitled to healthcare cover in Spain paid by the UK government.
Steve