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Good evening
Some advise please
I am shortly coming to Spain to our holiday home and plan to stay around 5 months and have an Irish Passport which allows me to stay.
My question is my wife plans to stay as well is she only entitled to stay for 90 days or is she entiled to stay the full 5 months with me by EU law as we are married ?
This seems a grey area .
It's only a 'grey area' for those it's convenient for it to be!
Technically all EU citizens are required to apply for residence after 3 months in another country although traditionally it's not been enforced.
Consequently whilst you might get away with overstaying your wife with a British passport will not.
In that scenario being married changes nothing.
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:57pm
Super helpful member
You should find the information contained in this link helpful:
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-family/index_en.htm
You also need to adhere to the guidance issued by the Embassy of Ireland, Spain:
"those who want to reside in Spain for more than three months have to apply for a Certificate of Registration in the Oficina de Extranjeros (Foreigners Office) or if there is none in your region, at designated police stations. A list of Foreigners Offices is available on the website of the Dependencias. Sitio web de la Policía Nacional España (policia.es). "
Further information can be found on the Irish Embassy website by clicking on the following link:
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 11:09am
John123456 wrote on Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:57pm:
You should find the information contained in this link helpful:
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-family/index_en.htm
Read more...
You also need to adhere to the guidance issued by the Embassy of Ireland, Spain:
"those who want to reside in Spain for more than three months have to apply for a Certificate of Registration in the Oficina de Extranjeros (Foreigners Office) or if there is none in your region, at designated police stations. A list of Foreigners Offices is available on the website of the Dependencias. Sitio web de la Policía Nacional España (policia.es). "
Further information can be found on the Irish Embassy website by clicking on the following link:
Thanks for you help i will read these .
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