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Scala said:
Just found this:
Golden Visa Spain 2020 – The Ultimate Guide by Experts

Seems plausible. I could find 500k for an apartment in Pollensa.
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Thanks. For those who wish to spend over 183 days a year in Spain, this should be of interest, a direct quote from the above website
  • Investors will only be taxed on their worldwide income if they are resident in Spain for over 183 days in any year.
Im not up to speed any more on double taxation agreements, in particular now after Brexit, but the implications could be quite onerous.
 
The visa gives you the RIGHT to reside but not the OBLIGATION. This is very important.

Most other visa types given you the right AND the obligation to reside.

As such there is no need to be there more than 183 days. If you do then you become fiscally resident and pay tax - which will suit some and not others.
 
If you already own a property in spain worth >500k euro can you get the golden visa 'retrospectively', or would you have to sell then buy another property?
 
It did not seem to , however a friend has a villa in Mallorca and it seems ( only seems) they will take a view if the property has been bought in the last 5 years.

Bear in mind we become eligible days ago so there will be no success or failure stories just yet
 
jrudge said:
It did not seem to , however a friend has a villa in Mallorca and it seems ( only seems) they will take a view if the property has been bought in the last 5 years.

Bear in mind we become eligible days ago so there will be no success or failure stories just yet
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currently not a big deal for me,as I have no chance to spend more than 90 in 180 days there , but could be an issue for the future. All our stuff was bought > 5 years ago.
 
i dont think currently it is an issue. 90 days in 180 should not be a problem. I only tend to visit from april to october. mainly june to september. I highly doubt the number of days will impact me. The golden visa would not be any good either. I have property but dont really want to start paying any weath taxes in spain.
however getting to spain (not that I am too bothered at the moment) may be more of an issue due to covid. I doubt that will impact either as I would expect I would visit May earliest - thought had hoped to go and see the classic rally for a day or so in march (usually).
 
correct the 90 days are rolling but I rarely go for more than 2 weeks and usually have at least 2 weeks back in the UK. I dont tend to go for a month as I like a cold beer too much in the afternoons when it is hot. Doing that every day for more than 2 weeks isnt too good for me!
 
The one glimmer of hope re Covid is the vaccine. Once we have that then travel should become easier again. The main sticking point being the need for proof of having had the jab should countries require it.
 
Farmer Piles said:
The one glimmer of hope re Covid is the vaccine. Once we have that then travel should become easier again. The main sticking point being the need for proof of having had the jab should countries require it.
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Will it though.

I got stabbed yesterday with my first dose of Pfizer.....got a little card saying so with room for the 2nd dose. Currently in 3 weeks time but we shall see.

-I could run the card up on a printer in minutes
-If I don’t get the second dose and it’s pushed to 12 weeks which Pfizer don’t support.....is my supposed “immunity’ valid
-Why should I get to go somewhere and you don’t
-What’s to say I won’t still carry, shed and spread the virus

Decline in infection and death rates across the board for home and destination country is what will get life back to normal....not who’s been vaccinated
 
Mr Googler said:
-If I don’t get the second dose and it’s pushed to 12 weeks which Pfizer don’t support.....is my supposed “immunity’ valid
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Not that it matters much, but as I understand it, its not so much that pfizer dont support the fact that you are immune (or not) if the vaccine doses are 12 weeks apart, its just that the clinical trials that they have performed were not designed to test whether vaccines 12 weeks apart result in immunity, they only tested vaccines 21 days apart, so it is only that scenario that they have the evidence to prove that most people are immune, and it is on that basis that they have submitted the evidence to the regulator. The UK govt has decided that on balance of probabllity (and presumably based on knowledge of the immune system /vaccines in general etc) you would still be immune with vaccine doses 12 weeks apart and are pushing the vaccine out on that basis. Only time (or specific new clinical trials with the aim of proving immunity with a 12 week gap between doses) will tell whether that really does grant immunity.

If its subsequently proven that a 12 week gap results in zero immunity then the UK is in trouble.
 
I am pretty much unaffected - lucky enough to qualify for German citizenship and sailed through the process without a hiccup .... wasn't even that expensive, and I've kept my UK citizenship too.

Changed my ID lodged with the Marina to my German ID, did the same at work by changing my citizenship so I'm still able to travel and work all over europe with no limitations.

Few wrinkles with boat insurance as my insurer refuses payment in Euros ... the UK marine market is also off-limits for prospective purchases due to exhorbitant delivery costs, customs clearance, and longer delivery times which wipe out the exchange rate advantages and then some.
 
julians said:
Not that it matters much, but as I understand it, its not so much that pfizer dont support the fact that you are immune (or not) if the vaccine doses are 12 weeks apart, its just that the clinical trials that they have performed were not designed to test whether vaccines 12 weeks apart result in immunity, they only tested vaccines 21 days apart, so it is only that scenario that they have the evidence to prove that most people are immune, and it is on that basis that they have submitted the evidence to the regulator. The UK govt has decided that on balance of probabllity (and presumably based on knowledge of the immune system /vaccines in general etc) you would still be immune with vaccine doses 12 weeks apart and are pushing the vaccine out on that basis. Only time (or specific new clinical trials with the aim of proving immunity with a 12 week gap between doses) will tell whether that really does grant immunity.

If its subsequently proven that a 12 week gap results in zero immunity then the UK is in trouble.
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Correct. And it's a bit of a gamble , that vs getting 2x more done with Jab 1.
 
Farmer Piles said:
The one glimmer of hope re Covid is the vaccine. Once we have that then travel should become easier again. The main sticking point being the need for proof of having had the jab should countries require it.
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Still need a neg Covid test .The vax if it takes just raises your antibodies to what it’s targeted at .
Broadly as time ( likely months say 9 ) passes the virus will mutate away as its already doing and your initial antibody count will drop .
Then its still unclear if vaccinated asymptotic perfectly healthy folk are indeed still virus carries .Which is what I think you mean
“ I have proof of vaccination so let me pass officer “

As covid ( virus evolves ) the U.K. version 2 , version 3 in S Africa and indeed a 4 th African , you gonna need constant vaccinations in the medium term .
Border Authorities now with emerging strains will want to know your Covid status .
Same applies to return as well .
 
Baggywrinkle said:
I am pretty much unaffected - lucky enough to qualify for German citizenship and sailed through the process without a hiccup .... wasn't even that expensive, and I've kept my UK citizenship too.

Changed my ID lodged with the Marina to my German ID, did the same at work by changing my citizenship so I'm still able to travel and work all over europe with no limitations.

Few wrinkles with boat insurance as my insurer refuses payment in Euros ... the UK marine market is also off-limits for prospective purchases due to exhorbitant delivery costs, customs clearance, and longer delivery times which wipe out the exchange rate advantages and then some.
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Do you really want a German jab after the balls up they have made.
 
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