Is it better to become a Spanish National if you have pre existing medical conditions - Page 2

eileen36 wrote on Wed Sep 14, 2022 5:57pm:

Hi, if you choose to apply for non lucrative visa and you sell and buy properties in the UK,you will pay tax on the properties. On your annual tax return you have to declare the value of properties and you pay the tax on the difference between what you bought your house at and what you sell it fo...

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...r,along with tax on investments,private pensions,the cannot tax you on a military or government pension but all others are taxable. It takes 5 years for full residency with the non lucrative visa,we are awaiting Alicante to accept our paperwork for the next 2 years,presently in limbo as our resident card expired on 31 July and officially Alicante have 3 months to issue us a card for the next 2 years by the 30th September. It does seem hard work to keep jumping through the process but it will be worth it in the end.

PeterPan wrote on Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:31am:

Are you in receipt of UK state pension? If so you can use your S1 to support your residency application, If not you will have difficulty obtaining health insurance.

Even with your S1 you may be required to contribute to the cost of your medication.

Kelvin1960 wrote on Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:38am:

Assuming that you hold a UK passport ...

You must distinguish between Spanish Citizenship and Spanish Residency.

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Obtaining Citizenship is difficult and time-consuming.

Residency is the route taken by (almost all) Brits.

Firstly, you must establish if you meet the income/financial requirements for a Non-Lucrative Visa (around Eu 28k per annum for a single person or Eu 34k for a couple).

If you can demonstrate the financial requirements, you may need to purchase private healthcare for at least a year before you can (a) pay to join the Spanish NHS, or (b) have your UK healthcare benefits transferred to the Spanish NHS.

Your pre-existing condition will probably make private health insurance expensive.

If/once you make it into the Spanish NHS, you will still need to pay (to an extent) for prescriptions.  

Spanish Residency reduces UK healthcare to emergency only (I think).

Eurobazz wrote on Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:21am:

S1 only applies to EU/EEA citizens.

Eurobazz wrote on Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:21am:

S1 only applies to EU/EEA citizens.

aitchc1401 wrote on Sat Sep 17, 2022 11:57am:

 Read the attached on the UK Gov website, it covers many areas of living in Spain, including healthcare, 

A UK citizen retiring to Spain who has a UK state pension can quality for a S1 card, also certain others can qualify, details on the gov.uk website. 

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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain

Rgds,

Aitch. 

aitchc1401 wrote on Sat Sep 17, 2022 11:57am:

 Read the attached on the UK Gov website, it covers many areas of living in Spain, including healthcare, 

A UK citizen retiring to Spain who has a UK state pension can quality for a S1 card, also certain others can qualify, details on the gov.uk website. 

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https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain

Rgds,

Aitch. 

Eurobazz wrote on Sat Sep 17, 2022 11:48pm:

If you were living in Spain before 1 January 2021.