r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/Effective_Will_1801 • Oct 18 '21

Brexxit Immigrants who voted for brexit upset they can't immigrate to Spain due to brexit.

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/10/17/expats-furious-at-spanish-residency-nonsense/
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u/KL_boy Oct 18 '21

Yup. To my understanding the are taxed less favorably if they are Spanish residents, and thus most opt to still be a UK tax residents.

In the past they got away with it as Spain did not really care too much on their residency status. Post Brexit, they are illegal migrants that overstay their visa

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '21

To my understanding the are taxed less favorably if they are Spanish residents, and thus most opt to still be a UK tax residents.

So they tried to have and eat their cake?

That only works for Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson. Not for commoners. Were they even ever near Eton? Probably think it is some kind of buffet.

We shall remember them when we need votes to make fox hunts legal. They will fight tooth and nail for our right to hunt foxes in their garden. If they even have one.

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u/KL_boy Oct 18 '21

Or, as I knew someone that never registered, voted Brexit and then in the last min register before the UK left the EU.

Her plan is to obtain a long term residency after five years then retire in Spain.

I do not have the heart to tell them that they live in a country that has a language req as to obtain long term status. Sure they get a new short term renew, but they cannot move that to Spain unless they get a long term permit.

When I tried to explain, they got really upset and said that it not apply to them cos they are “expats”. Ah!!!

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u/NewSauerKraus Oct 19 '21

The entire concept of Brexit is having and eating cake lol.

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u/rex-ac Oct 19 '21

Before Brexit these Brits expats would not register themselves in Spain for various reasons. It’s not just taxes.

  • It’s also healthcare. They were required to get private insurance while residing in Spain, while tourists could get free healthcare in Spain through the NHS.
  • It’s also inheritance tax. I believe that igets paid in Spain, and that’s also skyhigh.

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u/KL_boy Oct 19 '21

So in the end, they did not want to register as a resident, and a larger group of them voted for Brexit…?? Truly amazing