Winters in Spain after brexit. - Page 3

Extremely easily in this computerised age we live in. Border controls are already being tightened up for people entering Europe from the UK - not just at airports but at all borders of entry. Tickets are purchased on line or paid for with plastic - so records are easily accessible. There is also the possibility of UK visitors needing a visa to enter European countries - another form of evidence.  CCTV on motorways already photograph number plates of vehicles using them. 

Below related to residents only.

I have a “feeling” which I have no basis to quote to back it up , but I am inclined toward the thought that legal residents of one Schengen country will not have problems visiting other Schengen countries as tourists / visitors or occasional workers ( cross border workers ) etc , existing law allows 3 month stays in one country as eu visitor and even 6 months if looking for work so general travel unlikely to be an issue.  The problem will be for Brits  who will loose FOM , but are already resident in one Schengen country , will only arise when or if they want to move residency, say move from living in Spain to living in Germany. Unlike now they would have to meet the requirements in Germany for new non eu residents. However there may be room in the withdrawal agreement that will cover this , for example the residency issued after the transition period (to legal residents prior to the end of the transition) will be marked as some form of resident under the WA which may confer some as yet unknown future rights for movement. 

:-)

Just catching up on recent posts on this thread and I have to agree that it looks as though the 180 day period is a rolling period and not fixed one as I indicated in an earlier post.

Richard

Hey there. We are tinking of spending UK winters there. A caravan sounds great. Where abouts do you go. Did you buy your caravan there and is it expensive doing that. I think its a great idea and sounds fun.

Any person who has 2 EU grandparents or 1 EU parent (you will need to be able prove they were born in what is now the EU, and that you are the child or grandchild) can apply for an EU passport. 

Any EU citizen can work or live in any other EU country without restrictions. 

The application process is tedious and clunky.  In Ireland where I come from, some 40% of passport applications now are from UK  citizens affected by Brexit. I imagine it's a similar situation for UK citizens whose parents or grandparents immigrated from other EU countries. 

Border checks David. 

is it possible to apply for Residencia and not Tax Residency if you intend to spend less than 183 days in Spain?

You can be absent for 6 months , BUT , absence cannot be more than 1 year total in 5 year period. So your idea will not work.

thanks

Does that mean there is no legal way of spending 6 months in Spain and 6 months in the UK 

other than the 90 / 180 scenario? now or in the future

even if you can provide evidence of sufficient income and medical cover?