Expat fancy way to say I m inmigrant. Why one Spanish is inmigrant in UK and one British is expat in Spain?
@IverKnackerov8 сағат бұрын
Typical EU fustercluck…..
@gilliantownsend9329Күн бұрын
Very informative and entertaining thank you
@youtoospain19 сағат бұрын
You’re welcome
@GeeGoodmanКүн бұрын
👍👏👌❤
@aukebij3193Күн бұрын
The Netherlands expects to be ready at the end of May and Germany and France also expect to be ready this summer
@youtoospainКүн бұрын
Where is this information from?
@nettcologne9186Күн бұрын
Ultimately, it's about not letting criminal Brits into the EU - because the EU controls its borders. A non-criminal holidaymaker will survive the waiting time at the EU borders. British holidaymakers already know it from the USA, Turkey or Morocco, so why the outcry when they want to travel to an EU country. The UK is a normal third country for the EU, like Mexico, Ghana or Pakistan.
@stickerman5540Күн бұрын
I am a UK citizen and have lived with my Swedish partner in the UK for the last 20 years (we are not married ) As i will reach retirement age in a year's time, we are considering relocating to Spain. Will i as a UK citizen be allowed to stay in Spain with my Swedish partner even though we are not married ? Any advise will be appreciated , thanks !
@youtoospainКүн бұрын
This is quite a common question so I should do a video about it. In the meantime I’ll ask Chris to explain a week on Saturday. The answer is basically yes, but he’ll explain how.
@brunobrauer63012 күн бұрын
1800 ports, airports and land border crossings in 27 countries with 3rd country traffic need LOTS of computers and all connected to the same database 24/7, not for the faint of heart.
@youtoospainКүн бұрын
Thanks for the numbers, it reinforces the point I made in the video.
@ZafWitness2 күн бұрын
While most people from Spain, can't wait until you (brits) leave... now even more... you are leeching on the EU, please ... go home, leave mainland Europe. Now brits are just being illegal immigrants!!! The irony is apparent ...
@W.Rodrigo-fo4um2 күн бұрын
Thanks for info my friend! See ya in a couple of weeks.
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
Can't wait!
@barrymcclelland5652 күн бұрын
Hi you said in your video that Irish passport holders can stay in the Schengen and not worry about the 90 day rule what’s the procedure if the Irish passport holders spouse is on a U.K. passport and what paper work is required for the U.K. passport holder? Any help much appreciated
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
Yes, the non-EU spouse is allowed to travel with the EU passport holder, best document to have is a copy of the marriage certificate in case they’re asked.
@bernardkelly88982 күн бұрын
Hi is there any way I can extend May say longer than the 90 day rule I have a villa Money is Spanish bank 25 years. Still retain my U.K. citizenship
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
I’m afraid not. Sorry
@patrickoconnell81872 күн бұрын
Another good one Skatz. Thanks for the information. #stillalive #FOF
@NEEEBODY2 күн бұрын
and here's me thinking that it was only the UK government that couldn't organise lots of drinks in a brewery.... Great video as usual Skatz.... #FOF
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
Lol. Still Alive!
@simonhopkinson18152 күн бұрын
Thanks for the update Skatz. I'd heard comments about this on the rumour mill, but good to get the information from a more reliable source. ATB Simon
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
Yeah, I checked the official ETIAS website and a few other reliable sources first.
@SteveM109r2 күн бұрын
I live in Spain and work in Gibraltar. I will be glad when all this is finally over once and for all.
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
Yeah, and that’s a whole other set of problems to deal with that are still being negotiated
@SteveM109r2 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain for sure. English guy, living in Spain, working in Gibraltar.
@clement2780Күн бұрын
will canadians need a british or spanish visa for gilbraltar?
@SteveM109rКүн бұрын
@@clement2780 Gibraltar is British. So I assume a British visa.
@youtoospainКүн бұрын
@@clement2780 I believe there’s a specific Gibraltar visa that you apply for through the Civil Status and Registration Office in Gibraltar rather than a British consulate. There’s an email address for their immigration office on the following government website www.gibraltar.gov.gi/civil-status-registration-office
@Lovemy9113 күн бұрын
Hope your well skatz 😊
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
I am! Thanks for asking
@thomasmaclennan21763 күн бұрын
Well done as usual not really interested in Spain in particular but find your channel great as a guide to europe 👍
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
Glad to have you on board
@MEDITATION9903 күн бұрын
Hi Skatz Have you watched the Doctor John Campbell videos on Ivermectin? Less harmful than paracetamol so well worth a try when you have nothing to lose. Good luck
@youtoospain3 күн бұрын
Hi, I’m not convinced about Ivermectin and it’s effect on cancer, or that it’s harmless. I’m also dubious that a retired nurse is calling himself Doctor on KZbin as if he has a medical doctorate.
@MEDITATION9902 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain It may be a conspiracy theory but I would personally give it a bash if I was diagnosed. Such a shame there is no money in it and therefore not worth anyone doing any real trials. It is the same with all these old medicines! Good luck
@annyjayableful3 күн бұрын
I'm a Canadian and in Spain to consider retiring here. To be clear I've driven in large cities, including Chicago and the nightmare that is Los Angeles many, many times. For a decade and a half I drove down the West Coast of the United States two to four times a year thru every type of weather. I'm telling you this so you don't think I don't know what I'm doing. Roundabouts are somewhat used in the North America, but certainly not to the extent in Spain. I've never seen a freeway with roundabouts used to change routes until I arrived in Spain. In larger Spanish cities, roundabouts are a nightmare; Im forcing myself to drive to a further everyday just to get used to them. On Friday I plan to go to a larger city to be a tourist and try to get over my roundabout anxiety. This video is very helpful, but I must admit to being an outside lane only user, mainly out of fear of being stuck in the endless circle forever.
@youtoospain2 күн бұрын
I’ve only tried them in cities the size of Malaga in Spain, but I’ve driven in London and that can be mayhem.
@marklindahones9633 күн бұрын
Skatz. what do you know about CGT. We are selling our house here in the UK and retiring,moving and buying a property in menorca. Would we be liable for CGT
@youtoospain3 күн бұрын
It depends on when you sell and when you move. You become liable for tax in Spain when you spend more than 183 days here in the tax year (which is the same as the calendar year, Jan 1st-Dec 31st). So if you sell (i.e. get the money for) your house in 2024 and become resident in Spain in early 2025, you’re not liable for tax on that money you got in 2024. Let’s say you sold your house early in 2025 instead. To avoid being liable for Spanish tax that year you’d need to move in the second half of the year (after July 4th, as long as you’ve not been here on holiday here in the first half, because those days would count towards the 183). However, as you’re buying a house in Spain as your main residence, that will reduce or cancel out the CGT when you eventually do your tax return for 2025. I hope that all makes sense. I’m not a tax expert so you’d need to check your circumstances with a qualified accountant Gestor.
@marklindahones963Күн бұрын
@@youtoospain many thanks for that Skatz
@biljananedeljkovic70773 күн бұрын
Žig zveri
@youtoospain3 күн бұрын
I thought that was 666 not EES. Of course, in fairytales anything can happen.
@davidwalker28294 күн бұрын
It’s all about freedom of travel,freedom of movement and freedom of speech..WEF agenda..to control us all..less than 1% of travellers are dodgy so just an excuse to control us..wake up
@youtoospain3 күн бұрын
Oh I do love it when I get told to wake up, it’s the best way to convince me that a conspiracy theory is true. Sadly though I was already woked up.
@culross994 күн бұрын
im so sorry to hear about your illness, god bless you.
@youtoospain4 күн бұрын
❤️❤️❤️💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️
@culross994 күн бұрын
we have owned a flat in san isidro for 17 years, we only get 90 days
@youtoospain4 күн бұрын
Do you want to be there permanently?
@FlaggytКүн бұрын
You voted for Brexit? 😊
@Kirk-e7h4 күн бұрын
I’m leaving but not back to the uk, Spain is still much better than the uk.
@youtoospain4 күн бұрын
Where will you go?
@Kirk-e7h4 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain I’m in Brazil till Xmas, I don’t get this EU elitism, most countries are not in the EU, there are many better places to live, here I only need a 200,000 property investment to get a resident visa, Mexico is even easier.
@youtoospain4 күн бұрын
@@Kirk-e7h each to their own, it would cost me and my relatives and friends too much to travel to and from Mexico or South America to visit each other, and we’re very happy in Spain. There’s nothing elitist about that
@Kirk-e7h4 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain I was not referring to you but some crazy people in the comments, I will keep my Villa in Spain but I like Brazil as in Quesada I feel I’m still in the uk.
@ZafWitness2 күн бұрын
@@Kirk-e7h Yes! .. see? Brazil is much better, much safer than EU, do go... have fun!
@barryutah5 күн бұрын
EES has been delayed...who would have guessed? So it won't start Nov. 10, 2024. France, Germany, and the Netherlands' computers aren't ready. These 3 countries account for 40% of the EES traffic. 🤔
@youtoospain4 күн бұрын
I’m not totally surprised. I’ll make a video update
@patrickoconnell81875 күн бұрын
Well done Skatz for keeping the show on the road. Sorry that Chris was unable to be with you, but at least he was treated quickly. Get well soon Chris. #stillalive #FOF
@youtoospain5 күн бұрын
😀😀😀😀😀
@plumberparts6 күн бұрын
I am English and run a KZbin channel for a living. When the Brexit vote came around I cast my vote and accepted the outcome without any grievance. My wife and I now plan to move to Spain to escape the weather/NHS/crime/changing demographic of the UK. My first step was to begin to learn the language. I have lessons online twice a week, watch Spanish TV, listen to podcast and generally devour Spanish culture. I'll be hoping to move in 2025 under a Digital Nomad Visa and look forward to contributing to the economy of Spain, paying taxes and being a active member of whatever community I eventually settle in.
@plumberparts6 күн бұрын
I also think that it SHOULD be difficult to move to a new country. You shouldn't just be able to drift about as you like. Get in the queue, wait your turn and pay your way.
@youtoospain6 күн бұрын
Quite right.
@estherbravo49264 күн бұрын
I am Spanish, my husband showed me one of your videos last week to persuade me not to buy a new build here in the UK. You're going to be very disappointed with the plumbing in Spain. More often than not we cannot even flush our toilets with toilet roll
@aukebij3193Күн бұрын
From January there will only be three visas, holiday visas. short stay long stay. This will apply to the entire EU. Work visas are only issued if you can prove that you indeed have work. the Digital Nomad Visa is being phased out completely. because it is abused too much, especially by the British
@youtoospainКүн бұрын
@@aukebij3193 where on earth do you get your information from? You’re going to have to provide proof of your sources if you make claims like that.
@didierlemoine67716 күн бұрын
like hv all europeans left Britain after brexit ? all depend the new statut u v been able get to :)
@youtoospain5 күн бұрын
Sorry I can’t understand that
@welshtoro32566 күн бұрын
'Pedro Sanchez argues for Europe to be 'open and prosperous', not 'closed and poor.' A giant statesman announcing his genius to the world.
@youtoospain6 күн бұрын
He is. It doesn’t make what he says wrong. Nor does it make it possible.
@welshtoro32566 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain It's soundbite stuff mate. Macron's the same. It's inflated pub talk and nothing more.
@ishbOutu16 күн бұрын
A Question... Holders of EU residence permits will be exempt from EES but will still be subject to the 90/180 rule when travelling outside their country of residence card. So how will this be checked if there will be no more passport stamps?
@youtoospain6 күн бұрын
Same as they are now I expect. Passports and residency cards have biometric info on them and get scanned by passport control.
@terry48016 күн бұрын
I finally received my new Irish Passport and Passport Card last week, 3 months after applying. It cost £320 in total, as I had to get the identity form and my driving licence notarized, which cost £180 at the notary office in London's Victoria. I had to send the original copies of my Mum and Dad's birth certificates, their marriage certificate, my original copy of my birth certificate, and original copies of numerous utility bills, tax forms, etc. with my full name, including my middle name, on them. What a fecking palava. Stressful! At least I've got them now, so I'm very relieved and happy. I'm a triple citizen now, EU, British, and Irish.
@youtoospain6 күн бұрын
Congratulations! Now you’re part of the EU family, welcome! It is a palaver yes but well worth it. Personally I’d like to see the notary strung up for charging so much though. That same service in Spain would cost less than €20. It takes only minutes.
@terry48016 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain Yes, an hour after I posted it, I realised that I should have spelt the word "palava" as palaver and was going to change it today. You beat me to it. Thank you for welcoming me back to the EU family. The UK should never have left.
@fazalsahi34257 күн бұрын
Sir i am family member of eu citizen and we apply for trc card in july and didn’t get any response from immigrantion can u tell me how much time immigration file takes in barcelona?
@youtoospain7 күн бұрын
It depends, each case is different. Sorry I can’t give a better answer, you should contact immigration for an answer.
@dougb83257 күн бұрын
Hello, I stumbled on this video late...wondering what "not eligible elsewhere" means for US citizens not yet on Medicare?
@youtoospain7 күн бұрын
Can you explain what you mean please? Bear in mind I made this video a while ago so I don’t remember every phrase I used. Thanks.
@dougb83257 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain Sure. I would be seeking cover under Convenio Especial as a non-working US citizen living in Spain for over a year. Technically, I could buy private insurance to cover me in the US or Spain, but that is cost prohibitive. So, does that fail me for eligibility criteria #5 (at 6:07) that you state as "Proof you can;t get healthcare from another country"?
@38frog49eyes8 күн бұрын
Please please please stop the mimics with silly voices
@youtoospain7 күн бұрын
If you call yourself 38frog49eyes you don’t have the right to ask me to stop being silly. Try watching the live shows instead, or read the blogs on the website, you might find them more to your taste.
@BobbySal-e7v8 күн бұрын
Morning Skatz, hopefully you can help with an issue I am having. Do you have the contact details for Zac at the apsotile service. Thank you
@youtoospain7 күн бұрын
Hi Thomas, sorry, I lost contact with Zak when he broke ties with YouTooSpain. And since then I’ve not been happy affiliating with any other companies, in spite of being open to offers.
@BobbySal-e7v7 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain Oh, I didn't realise that Skatz but thank you my friend, hope you are well
@youtoospain7 күн бұрын
@@BobbySal-e7v you’re welcome, I’m feeling pretty good thanks.
The British government allows professional freight drivers who travel frequently to the Schengen area to apply for a second passport to have 90 days on each passport. How is that going to work with EES? Two passports but only one identity?
@Mike_Ripper9 күн бұрын
Are you sure about that?
@Esemptius9 күн бұрын
Nope it doesn't.
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
Any chance you can supply official proof of that from a government website? Because that sounds illegal to me. Unless they work for MI6.
@reo.incognito6 күн бұрын
That second passport is meant for legitimate purposes, and circumventing immigration rules related to maximum stays in a country is not one of them. That second passport is not meant to allow 90 days on each passport, just read the link that you posted. It's meant to avoid disruptions in your legitimate border crossings when it comes to renewing your passport, so they give you a second one that overlaps a certain time with the previous one. For two passports that have the same or very similar validity, those are meant for traveling to countries where you don't want them to see stamps from other countries you have visited, like Israel when entering certain Arab countries. Additionally the need for a second passport, no matter which type, is decided on a case by case basis.
@caffeineinjection15909 күн бұрын
Hi, can you point me to the video{s} about the 90/183 residency/tax residency rules for an EU citizen? Thanks.
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
Sure thing, there are a few live shows, here’s one about tax, check 07:35 for tax residency. kzbin.infoWVNBRvvOsDM?si=U7kl2bAo5Kggbisq and it’s best if I give you the following official link to EUresidency www.uma.es/media/tinyimages/file/regimen-comunitarios-eng.pdf
@BobbyB3rd9 күн бұрын
I was waiting for a visit from The Colonel lol 😂
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
Lol. No, just the facts this week. The Colonel is on holiday in Benidorm at a hotel called The Fattened Swan.
@BobbyB3rd9 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain lol
@patrickoconnell81879 күн бұрын
Another good one Skatz, well done. #stillalive #FOF
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
Thanks Patrick, #fof (tiny Freddie)!
@Mike_Ripper9 күн бұрын
The big problem is that visitors from any country, EU or not, should register for residency after 90 days in Spain but, obviously, if there's no stamp in your passport there's no way of realistically enforcing it. UK citizens fall foul because even if we were allowed to stay more than 90 days we'd then have to register for residency because they know, more or less, how long we've been in the Schengen zone thanks to the stamps. Unintended consequences which, apparently, no-one thought of.
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
Not for much longer. EES is on the way.
@Mike_Ripper9 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain But EES won't apply to EU citizens only third country citizens so EU citizens will still be able to carry on regardless.
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
@@Mike_Ripper yeah, I was referring to the last half of what you said, which was about UK citizens. EU citizens that don’t intend to reside in Spain can get away with staying longer than 3 months but have to be careful to not be caught staying too much longer. They’re not policed as much because they’re protected by EU law and as long as they’re not taking the p*ss they’re unlikely to be bothered.
@ishbOutu19 күн бұрын
Once you have about 10 entry and exit stamps in your passport you will probably just get waved through as they don’t have time to go through it all at immigration...
@Mike_Ripper9 күн бұрын
not even that many. Most workers just want an easy life. So long as it's not totally obvious that you've overstayed and you're not on their "most wanted" list they'll let you through . . . unless they're having a really bad day. On my last entry and exit stamps the date was totally illegible. Didn't bother anyone . . . Yet!
@Esemptius9 күн бұрын
Good luck when the EES system enters into force and life will become much harder for the law dodging English who think the rules don't apply to them
@Sandra-r1l9 күн бұрын
Exacto .@@Esemptius
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
Not once EES is up and running
@Mike_Ripper9 күн бұрын
@@Esemptius Only the English?? :-)
@henryrivas89999 күн бұрын
😊etias, how will that work if we leave late 2024 and stay 60 days in 2025. Will we need to get that visa Jan 1 while in spain? Or will it be available prior to 2025?
@Esemptius9 күн бұрын
There is no "visa" required. You need a visa waiver application when you present yourself at a Schengen border for entering
@youtoospain9 күн бұрын
It’ll be available in May 2025 allegedly, and not before. If you’re already in Spain when it begins you won’t apply for it until you next enter.
@henryrivas89999 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain thank you!!!
@evidafod10 күн бұрын
Thanks for this Skatz. I have spent so much time trying to understand the rules and im still not certain I have the right answers. Can I trouble you to confirm my understanding and some unanswered questions. 1. I have a UK passport and my wife has a German and UK one. if we travel together the 90/180 rule doesnt apply. However I cant find anywhere what documentation to take to the airport, what passport exit to go through (with or without my wife) and whether or not my passport gets stamped. 2. The fact that my wife has a German passport does not exempt her (or myself if we are together) from having to register as resident in Spain (EU Registry Certificate) if we stay for more than 90 days calculated in the same way as the Schengen 90/180 rule. 3. If we do apply for the Certificate then we have to stay in Spain for at least 6 months which by default means we will be subject to Spanish taxation. Thanks again.
@Mike_Ripper9 күн бұрын
My wife is Spanish and I too have studied this but for every example you can find of being allowed to travel with EU partners, etc there is another equally authoritative example of not being allowed to. I read recently of a scientist who was refused entry into the Netherlands for a conference because she was not travelling with her Irish husband. Eventually she had to fly back to Ireland without attending the conference. Later "The EU" confirmed that the border control was incorrect in one way because she had the right to travel with (or without her husband) but that they were still complying with the spirit of the agreement/law because they didn't stop him from travelling (even though he wasn't travelling and didn't want to travel). I know of people, who travel a lot for work, that have 2 passports. One in, one out. Others who sign on to crew agreements of fictitious ships & others who just ignore it completely and blithely come in and out as they please. The list goes on. I'm firmly in the Skatz camp. For what it costs to comply with the spirit of the law I'd rather comply than not. A few weeks away from the wife is not such a bad thing :-) Good luck!
@youtoospain7 күн бұрын
Hi, sorry for the delay in replying. First of all, there’s no absolute answer to some questions about passport control, I’ve heard reports of people getting different responses from adjacent booths at airports or at different times of day. But I’ll answer as best I can. 1/ best document to carry is a marriage certificate. That should work anywhere, although Spain has this thing about marriage certificates needing to be recent copies (certainly at residency appointments anyway, not sure if that’s the case at airports); I would head together through the EU gate, with the EU passport holder going first, but the non-EU Passport holder may get sent back through the other queue, you just take your chance there; with EES coming in very soon I wouldn’t worry about passport stamps, once that’s up and running there won’t be any more stamping. 2/ nothing exempts anyone from the 90 day residency rule, although many EU citizens have been known to stay for a bit longer. It’s not ‘calculated in the same way as the 90/180 Schengen rule’ though, it’s unrelated. 3/ it’s important to know that the EU residency card isn’t applied for in the same way as residency for non-EU citizens, the process is called registering residency, because you already have the right to reside in the EU. Registering then does imply you want to live there for more than just a few months rather than travel around. So if you don’t intend to do that then don’t go for residency. And avoid spending more than 183 days in one country per calendar year. It would help to know why you ask the question and what you are hoping to do, then I could help more.
@johnconroy951710 күн бұрын
diamond
@glumonion145411 күн бұрын
The big turn off for me regarding the term expat was an interview leading up to the EU referendum where a British woman living in Villamartin, was asked why she was voting for leaving the European Union. Her answer was short and to the point, “ because of all the immigrants back in England”. The interviewer asked her if she was an immigrant to which she replied “No I am an expat”. One short interview that defined beautifully not only everything you said in this video, but also Brexit and possibly Orihuela Costa too
@hammadahmed286512 күн бұрын
Thank you so much, can I please have a similar video for Family member of EU citizens? I will be moving to Spain soon as and EU citizen and want my family to move with me and also my parents. (They are all dependents)
@youtoospain11 күн бұрын
You’re in the right place for info about that. We’ve covered it with Chris from Upsticks a few times on the live show. Here’s the video of one of them. Ask any questions in the comments and we’ll get you the answers. kzbin.info4tAwi8YEM5g?si=BKSR9yw7Z2Qi2KGu
@JM-tm4hb13 күн бұрын
Does your Spanish driving licence need to have the same address as the padron when you buy a car in Spain?
@youtoospain12 күн бұрын
Your official proof of address is the up to date Padron certificate so as long as that is your correct address that’s fine.
@JM-tm4hb12 күн бұрын
@@youtoospain thanks, you answer my questions faster than my mum.