Spanish Consulate Update - application and income requirements, post Brexit - confirmation, Non-Lucrative Visa. - Page 8

Alan mac wrote on Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:25pm:

BLS seems to specialise in all types of visas for Spain. They have a website. 

blsvisaspain.com 

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You apply on line and make an appointment 

Alan mac wrote on Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:17am:

Hi I have now been in email contact with Andreas at Scornik and to be honest was not impressed. After fully explaining my situation ( UK cit married to Irish cit) he offered to process an application for a non lucrative visa, along with its requirements of health insurance police certification an...

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...d financial requirements .i said that I believed I would be eligible for a free EU family visa but he said he had never heard of this and again steered me towards a NLV 

I asked for a telephone call to discuss further but recieved a very curt reply saying that I needed to send £1800 before they would advise me 

So am now looking at others who may be able to assist 

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:20pm:

You're correct Mary.  It's very well summarised in this extract from the response Alan mac received from 'Your Europe Advice':

"Given that your spouse is an Irish citizen, she will continue to qualify as an EU citizen. Given that you are her family member as her spouse, you will also continue to qualify as a beneficiary of EU law; This is because the Republic of Ireland continues to be a member of the European Union."

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Kind regards,

Kim

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:25pm:

Hi Kelvin,

Thanks for pulling these sources together.  

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Just to point out that the financial requirements stated for the Non-Lucrative Visa/Residence Permit are now out of date.  Spain increased its IPREM in 2021, so the correct figures in Euros (or equivalent amount in other currencies) are now:

SPAIN IPREM 2021:

1st Person 4 x IPREM            per annum   Eu   27,115.20 

(Eu 569.40 per week)    

1st Dependant 1 x IPREM     per annum   Eu     6,778.80

Per couple                             per annum   Eu   33,894.00

There are a number of different types of Visa available to UK and other Third Country Nationals, the Non-Lucrative being the most popular so far, as that's the one which pensioners and early retirees are likely to need.  Having made the application for the Non-Lucrative Visa at a Spanish Embassy/Consulate in the UK (London, Manchester or Edinburgh), if granted, it lasts 3 months and 15 days, during which time it's anticipated that applicants will progress their application for the Non-Lucrative Residence Permit (which has to be started within 1 month of arriving in Spain).

The initial permit lasts 1 year, for which applicants will need to prove the financial requirements above.  At expiry, a Residence Permit renewal of 2 years (and therefore 2 x the 'per annum' figures above) will also need to be proved.  Similarly, a further renewal lasting 2 years with proof of these financials will have to be submitted, following which the applicant will have achieved 5 years' "Residencia Permanente" and no further permits will be required.

The one thing I haven't been able to establish is whether a first year application made with proof of the above financials means that the 2 subsequent renewals will require proof of 2021 IPREM multiples, or whether these requirements will continue to increase for each renewal, in line with any further increase in Spain's IPREM in the intervening years.  My personal opinion is that the latter is most likely.

Kind regards,

Kim

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:25pm:

Hi Kelvin,

Thanks for pulling these sources together.  

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Just to point out that the financial requirements stated for the Non-Lucrative Visa/Residence Permit are now out of date.  Spain increased its IPREM in 2021, so the correct figures in Euros (or equivalent amount in other currencies) are now:

SPAIN IPREM 2021:

1st Person 4 x IPREM            per annum   Eu   27,115.20 

(Eu 569.40 per week)    

1st Dependant 1 x IPREM     per annum   Eu     6,778.80

Per couple                             per annum   Eu   33,894.00

There are a number of different types of Visa available to UK and other Third Country Nationals, the Non-Lucrative being the most popular so far, as that's the one which pensioners and early retirees are likely to need.  Having made the application for the Non-Lucrative Visa at a Spanish Embassy/Consulate in the UK (London, Manchester or Edinburgh), if granted, it lasts 3 months and 15 days, during which time it's anticipated that applicants will progress their application for the Non-Lucrative Residence Permit (which has to be started within 1 month of arriving in Spain).

The initial permit lasts 1 year, for which applicants will need to prove the financial requirements above.  At expiry, a Residence Permit renewal of 2 years (and therefore 2 x the 'per annum' figures above) will also need to be proved.  Similarly, a further renewal lasting 2 years with proof of these financials will have to be submitted, following which the applicant will have achieved 5 years' "Residencia Permanente" and no further permits will be required.

The one thing I haven't been able to establish is whether a first year application made with proof of the above financials means that the 2 subsequent renewals will require proof of 2021 IPREM multiples, or whether these requirements will continue to increase for each renewal, in line with any further increase in Spain's IPREM in the intervening years.  My personal opinion is that the latter is most likely.

Kind regards,

Kim

Kimmy11 wrote on Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:25pm:

Hi Kelvin,

Thanks for pulling these sources together.  

Read more...

Just to point out that the financial requirements stated for the Non-Lucrative Visa/Residence Permit are now out of date.  Spain increased its IPREM in 2021, so the correct figures in Euros (or equivalent amount in other currencies) are now:

SPAIN IPREM 2021:

1st Person 4 x IPREM            per annum   Eu   27,115.20 

(Eu 569.40 per week)    

1st Dependant 1 x IPREM     per annum   Eu     6,778.80

Per couple                             per annum   Eu   33,894.00

There are a number of different types of Visa available to UK and other Third Country Nationals, the Non-Lucrative being the most popular so far, as that's the one which pensioners and early retirees are likely to need.  Having made the application for the Non-Lucrative Visa at a Spanish Embassy/Consulate in the UK (London, Manchester or Edinburgh), if granted, it lasts 3 months and 15 days, during which time it's anticipated that applicants will progress their application for the Non-Lucrative Residence Permit (which has to be started within 1 month of arriving in Spain).

The initial permit lasts 1 year, for which applicants will need to prove the financial requirements above.  At expiry, a Residence Permit renewal of 2 years (and therefore 2 x the 'per annum' figures above) will also need to be proved.  Similarly, a further renewal lasting 2 years with proof of these financials will have to be submitted, following which the applicant will have achieved 5 years' "Residencia Permanente" and no further permits will be required.

The one thing I haven't been able to establish is whether a first year application made with proof of the above financials means that the 2 subsequent renewals will require proof of 2021 IPREM multiples, or whether these requirements will continue to increase for each renewal, in line with any further increase in Spain's IPREM in the intervening years.  My personal opinion is that the latter is most likely.

Kind regards,

Kim