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Hi all
I'm moving to Spain this year my partner is spanish and we have a place in alcudia
We could finally leave the uk in may/June bit wondering is this a good time to come or should I wait until September time?
I'm struggling to find work there as a builder from here and wondering if I should just come over and take it from there any advice welcome
0139chris wrote on Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:17am:
Hi all
I'm moving to Spain this year my partner is spanish and we have a place in alcudia
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We could finally leave the uk in may/June bit wondering is this a good time to come or should I wait until September time?
I'm struggling to find work there as a builder from here and wondering if I should just come over and take it from there any advice welcome
If you are a uk resident you have to initially apply for residency in Spain from the Spanish embassy while you are still living in the UK. You will probably need to apply for a Visa.
Steve
Hello
To add to what tebo53 said, you will need to apply in UK for a self employment Visa if that is your intention. It is more difficult & more expensive since Brexit but if you do get your visa approved with all financial obligations met, you would need to register as Autonomo (self employed) when you get to Spain, that way you will be contributing monthly to the Spanish Health system to allow you access to health care, it starts at €60 a month and increases as you get closer to pensions age.
Cheers
Elinspain
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:28pm
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Hi Chris,
Non-EU family members of EU citizens can move to Spain with more favourable conditions than they would otherwise be able to do as a Third Country National (which UK citizens became on 1 January 2021) - this link should help:
I don't know whether you have to be married, or at least formally registered as 'pareja de hecho' (domestic partnership), but if your partner is Spanish I'm sure she can establish that very quickly.
Good luck!
Kind regards,
Kim
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