Planning on moving to spain

Hi,

Firstly,  if you are a UK passport holder and want to live in Spain permanently you will need to apply for a visa. 

If you want to live in retirement in Spain permanently you will need to apply for a non lucrative visa from the Spanish consulate in London, Manchester or Edinburgh. You will need to meet the income and healthcare requirements. 

The income requirements for a couple would be around €34,000 per annum and you will need full healthcare either by private (paid for a full year) or through the S1 healthcare scheme which is paid for by the UK government. 

There are a few other documents required for the application, some of which will need to be translated into Spanish. 

If you need to work then you will need to apply for a work visa. You would need to apply for and secure a position and then your prospective employer will need to apply for a work visa on your behalf. 

If you are successful with your visa application then you can move over to Spain and apply for residency within the first month. 

If you are EU passport holders you can move over to Spain and sign on the foreigners register within the first month and carry on with your lives.

Look here for loads of info:

How to apply for a Non-Lucrative visa (NLV)

Hope that helps a little. 

Steve 

Steve, thank you so much for your respond. It would be working visas we would be applying for, does €34,000 income apply if your a working couple aswell? 

Thanks again 👍

It’s now quite difficult to obtain a work permit/visa for Spain unless you have some very specialised skill that’s in demand.I don’t know your ages but I think it’s now much easier to emigrate to Australia,New Zealand or Canada than Spain for most Brits.

Hi,

You can't apply for a work visa, it has to be applied for by your prospective employer. 

Firstly since Brexit, all work vacancies in Spain must be offered to an EU citizen by law. You will need to apply for a work position first and if you are successful getting a job offer then your prospective employer will need to apply for a work visa from the Spanish consulate in the UK. 

With the employment situation here in Spain you will need exceptional qualities to gain a position which cannot be filled by an EU citizen. 

You could go down the self employment route but it is expensive and convoluted to set up.

Steve 

Hi Laura,

There's also a Self-employed ("Autonomo") visa for those planning to set up their own business - described here:

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-de-trabajo-por-cuenta-propia.aspx

For completeness, here's the link to detailed information about the Employee visa as well:

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-de-trabajo-por-cuenta-ajena.aspx

Kind regards, 

Kim

Thanks for all the above info guys. What would be the best visa to apply for if we own a business in the country? Me and my husband have a cycle and skateboard shop in the UK, which we plan to keep open and have someone's running it for us. We still would like to work whilst in Spain my husband hopefully something with bikes. Our ages are 40 and 38. Thanks again for your responses x ☀️

Hi,

You would need to apply for the Autonomo visas as Kimmy has mentioned.

Steve 

Just a word of caution you need to discuss what the tax implications are with a qualified person before you commit to moving, it can sometimes be a very expensive option if you get it wrong.

As others have mentioned job wise you need to be offered a job to get a working visa, not very likely unless you have sought after special skills or self employed/autonomo is the other route.

Good luck

Hi what part of Spain are you thinking of moving to I  am in torreveija which if you are moving to  that area I have a  home there for the past 37 years   roger