Having walked most days with Spanish second home owners, of various nationalities, Irish, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, French, this has been quite a topic of conversation.
The 90 day in 180 rule has been in existence a long time. The Spanish have always turned a blind eye to it....many thousands of Brits would travel to Spain in October, returning home early April, spending almost 180 continuous days.
French friends in Spain are currently living under the radar. They have a home in Nantes, a villa in Spain, and drive out mid September, returning mid April. Obviously over 6 months....which makes them liable to Spanish tax rather than French.
At the moment, their new credit cards and road tax ( or maybe insurance ticket you display on the windscreen) are behind their lettre boite in France. They didn’t want them posting on by the providers as it creates a paper trail....he spent his career working for the French Foreign Office and is cursing the authorities who in future may check his passport coming & going into Spain.
Spanish residencia seems very complicated. I know of 4 people, who have owned second homes in Spain for 20 & 35 years respectively, who are giving it up. Other long term second home owners think the Spanish, and Portugese authorities, will continue to ignore the 90 in 180 ruling, as they have done for years. Most of my second home owning walking friends, of which I have many, drive out early September, fly back to the U.K. pre Christmas for 3 weeks, returning around New Year and stay until early May. The 90 in 180 rule hasn’t been enforced for decades. If ever.
Time will tell....in the meantime Ryanair just cancelled myself and friends flights back to Spain on 15th & 22nd January
Last edited by: legacylad on Tue 22 Dec 20 at 20:05
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