Now we know the Conservatives won the election on the Bexit Mandate. The Expats must now seriously consider how this would affect their rights living in Spain if they are not residents and not retired.
It's a sad day to most of us but we need to focus on the positives and find out how we can put our fears to positive use.
Though we may have lost out voting rights as EU members, freedom of movement is still on the table for discussion.
Previously, residents were facing a no-deal scenario, but Spain has the Royal Decree, and now some of us are now looking at the Withdrawal agreement being agreed. This should secure many of our rights in an international treaty for the rest of our lives.
Some rights likely to be retained are the S1 medical cover, pension uprating, pension aggregation and more. But as already been mentioned above, voting rights and freedom of movement are being lost after the transition period 😭.
Of course, there would be no change until after the end of the transition period, probably end of Dec 2020, although it may well be extended despite Boris Johnson having vowed not to. However, we must think ahead, and look for ways to make our stay legal in the country. Seek expert advice from your solicitors especially if you have properties here and all your eggs are in one basket. Think about the health insurance in particular if you are of pension age.
This is devastating to most of us, but we must move on, and decide what is best. Friday the 13th has come alive, not very pleasing.