Residencia for stays between 3 to 6 months per year?

Bad advice there I'm afraid. 

With all respect, I AM correct here.

YOU DO NOT need residencia if you stay less than half a year in Spain, if the centre of your life is not in Spain. Full Stop. ( I am talking EU citizens here).

I am well experienced in the matter, but alas, once again some here interpret the law in a way that you would think that any stay of over 90 days in a year needs a residencia. That is simply completely wrong. 

You are welcome to stay in Spain for half a year or less without having to claim residency. This is EU Law by the way, and not only Spanish legislation. 

thousands of Belgians spend the whole winter in Spain, more than 3 months, and are still obviously resident in Belgium where their vital center of their Life is situated. And rest assured, that is all completely legal according EU and Spainish legislation.

I myself, and hundreds of my colleagues are in Spain just short of 6 months per year, the rest, we are abroad. If we do not have the centre of our life in Spain ( wife/kids/job), we are NOT considered resident and do NOT need to pay taxes in Spain. 

Despegue...You are becoming a nuisance. 

Steve 

Hi Despegue,

You and "thousands of Belgians" may spend more than 90 days in Spain or any other EU country, and you will be able to continue to do so after on 1 January 2021.  However, the OP is a UK citizen (the clue is in Paul's username) and Brexit changes the rules significantly for us.  What you have written may not be factually incorrect for EU citizens, but it is morally wrong and also incorrect on many aspects for UK citizens from the start of next year.

Regards,

Kim

Look buddies, all the regulations you are quoting are for more than 90 days in a row first of all. That is why I clearly mention a stay over the Spanish border within 90 days.

Secondly, indeed as I said in my post, this is valid for EU citizens and there is absolutely nothing nada zip morally wrong with staying up to 183 days per year in Spain without claiming Residency, you pay the tax where you ARE resident. 

The only thing you guys seem to want to do is follow the Law to the letter, without correct interpretation, without understanding the meaning of said legislation, and without finding ways to solve a “problem”. I am giving LEGAL options to avoid Residencia if necessary and if staying for less than 183 days per year.

And do not claim that I am telling illegal things, most Spanish working abroad do this, all quite legal and accepted by the Spanish government and tax authorities. 

but hey, you guys want to make things complicated? Go ahead and claim residency in 2 countries 🙄.

I have no idea who you are and I reckon I am probably falling for your wind up, but here goes anyway, why would you want to give folks wrong info that is totally at odds with what is legal and proper ?

Its not big or clever your just making yourself look foolish man.

Kush

This might be of interest...

https://www.thelocal.es/20200629/how-long-will-british-second-home-owners-in-spain-be-able-to-stay-after-brexit

Steve 

Because what I am saying IS legal for EU citizens, and until the end of the year, this also applies for UK citizens.

All the rules you guys are quoting are for NON-EU visiting EU, and not intra-EU. I don’t even know why some here are always quoting them as they are simply not applicable to EU citizens, and until at least 31/12, also not to British!

It is you RayD and consorts who are giving incorrect info.

This I have mentioned from the very first post.

The OP can at this moment stay as long as he wants in Spain within the 183 rule, full stop. What happens thereafter is anyone’s guess

Anyhow, this is my last post here, suit yourselves if you are unwilling to listen and apply non applicable regulations to your situation.