Long term visa - Page 3

EU or non-EU, a person becomes a fiscal tax resident if they spend longer than half a year in Spain.  This is an important fact.  Whilst it has nothing to do with Schengen visas etc, it is a serious consideration for anyone, which was why it was raised in the first place.  If David1259 (or anyone else) doesn't want to be liable for paying tax in Spain on their worldwide assests they need to ensure they do not stay longer than a total of 182 days in 365, resident or not resident.

Genuine question Yev.. because I'm easily confused lol

Do you believe a citizen from an EU country can visit Spain for more than 90 days at one time without breaking any regulation?

Steve

No they cannot legally stay longer in one visit than 90 days.  Maximum unbroken visit without applying for residency in Spain is 90 days.  (There are a few exceptions, such as students.)  The EU rules have always stated that any EU citizens can visit another EU country for an extended holiday or financially self-supporting stay for 90 days maximum.  Spain has always required anyone staying longer than 90 days to apply for residency (unless covered by one of the exceptions, such as studying at a Spanish university or on certain types of work contracts).  The fact that these rules have been widely abused doesn't make them any less correct.

https://www.gov.uk/visa-to-study-english/documents-you-must-provide

V

I'm aware of this DaveBev, I was asking Yev

Can someone help me with this situation, I hold an Irish Passport, which I shall use but unfortunately my wife only has a UK passport - Does anybody know if there is some arrangement that exists that allows for her to remain with me after the 90 days in the 180. Otherwise it effectively splits us up by allowing me to stay and she must leave. Maybe that has been Johnson's ultimate goal all along since he cannot maintain relationships so nobody else should either. 

Whatever passport you hold you would still have to leave by day 90 of a continuous/unbroken visit unless applying for residency.  The difference is you, with your Irish passport, can return again almost straight away but you wife, with a British passport, cannot.  A British passport will limit your wife to 90 days per 180 days, no way around it, unfortunately.

hi. if you read my comments above they are pretty clear. EU citizens can stay up to 3 months (which is not the same as 90 days by the way) without having to register in another EU country. i never said they can stay longer in one go. to stay longer they need to apply for residency. BUT they can leave and re-enter and then stay another 3 months. then leave again and re-enter. and again. (that will have tax implications but that is a different story). 90/180 rule is not applicable to EU citizens as clearly stated in Schengen border code. 90/180 rule is for non-EU citizens coming to Schengen area. Irish are EU citizens. hope this is clear.

Hi we are in a similar position in so much as my wife hold dual UK and Irish citizenship but I only have UK citizenship. We owned properties both in France and Spain and it was our intention to spend six months at. Each I have made some enquiries but it is very confusing but I have been told that as long as I am travelling with my wife I can invoke “treaty rights “which gives me the same rights as her 

Hi Alan,

Which "Treaty Rights" would you be invoking please?  EU or Irish/UK?  Have you lived permanently in Spain and/or France, with or without formal residency, for 5 years?

A Scottish friend of mine has obtained an Irish passport, because her mother and grandparents were Irish, but her Scottish husband has been told this confers no additional rights on him.  I'd like to read the Treaty Rights to which you refer, to see whether they would help my friends.

Kind regards, 

Kim