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Can I rent for a 6 month tenancy as a visitor?

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:00am
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Billiebimbo

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I want to rent a property for 6 months in the Costa Calida region.  From November 2021 to March 2022.  We are UK citizens looking to buy in Spain so we want a short term let to facilitate going back and forwards.   Are there any restrictions on non nationals renting for 6 months? Do we have to have a residency card? Would I be better off approaching a rental agency? We have deposits and rent in advance no problem and references if required.   We are home owners here in the UK and want to buy a place in Spain for a long term view to relocation xx

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:51am

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:51am

Simple answer is no, sorry. Since UK left the EU the existing 3rd country rule applies. That means a maximum of 90 days visiting in 180 days. That is a rolling 180 days so not able to "back to back" 2 stays of 90 days.

Additionally the clock starts ticking once you enter an EU country, so if driving through france from the tunnel that time getting to the Spanish border will come off of your 90 days.

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:54am

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:54am

Billiebimbo

Please consult the gov.co.uk side for travel restriction of UK citizen “holidays” in Spain.

Due to B***t it is only allowed to stay for 90 days in one go during 180 days….in the EU.

Sorry.

just is case here some ideas: 

Moving to Spain: “Stolen from an other forum”

There are even bigger issues than that about Brits moving to Spain now...

The opportunity for UK citizens not already living in Spain to apply for Spanish Residencia via the EU citizens route finally ended on 31.12.20.

From 1.1.21 onwards if it is your intention to come to live in Spain (rather than simply visit the Schengen zone for the "up to 90 days in any running 180 day period" time limit that applies to all non-EU citizens) you must now BEFORE YOU COME first apply from within the UK to the Spanish Consulate in London (or Edinburgh), for the required pre-entry visa.

That's either a "Non-Lucrative Visa" under which you can temporarily reside in Spain for up to 12 months whilst you make your Residencia application, but which forbids any working for income (non refundable application fee currently £516 per person); or if you have a formal Spanish job offer in writing then a "Work Visa" (non refundable application fee £410).

One of the conditions of being granted a Non-Lucrative Visa is that you can show the Consulate proof of the minimum regular monthly income per applicant required by the Spanish Consulate (which they require you to have in order that you can support yourselves whilst in Spain and so not become a burden on Spanish taxpayers) .

There are several other requirements, including a criminal records check report, and proof of full-cover private Spanish medical insurance for the period of the visa, etc. Any supporting documents not in Spanish will need to be Apostiled and translated into Spanish by an official Translator

I would very VERY strongly advise you to make your pre-entry Visa application through a specialist lawyer, as if any part of your application does not meet the requirements your entire application will be rejected and your application fee lost.

You must have obtained that approved pre-entry visa BEFORE you then come to Spain, as it is that visa which gives you permission to reside temporarily in Spain whilst you then obtain and submit all your formal Residencia process documents etc.

Be aware that then once in Spain, as part of your Non-EU citizen Spanish Residencia application, as well as showing the approved Pre-entry Visa which allowed you to enter the country to live temporarily, you will need to show Spanish bank statements etc proof that you have brought into Spain a minimum of at least 4 x "IPREM" to support yourself, or documented proof you are earning more than that in Spain.

If you are bringing any other family members with you, then you must add at least 1 x IPREM for each of them.

This "IPREM" amount increased on 1.1.21. by 5% for year 2021 and is now 6772 euros.

So you will need to bring into Spain a MINIMUM approx 27,500 euros with you, plus 6,772 euros for each of any other family members, to qualify as financially self-supporting to obtain Spanish Residencia.

As part of your Residencia application you must also show proof that you've taken out at least an annual full, all-conditions-covered Spanish private health insurance policy (including cover for any pre existing conditions), for each person you are bringing in. Such a Spanish medical insurance policy is not cheap... perhaps at least 2,000 euros per person, and potentially much, much more in case of significant medical existing conditions.

There is also plenty of other bureaucracy on top of these big initial issues, including the requirement to take a Spanish driving test (in Spanish) as your (non-EU) UK driving licence ceases to be valid for use in Spain after you've lived there for 6 months.

More info here...

http://extranjeros.inclusion.gob.es/.../hoja010/index.html

And here....

http://www.exteriores.gob.es/.../Consulado/Pages/Visas.aspx

an other hurdle:

https://murciatoday.com/brexit-collides-with-1975-military-law-in-spain-british-housebuyers-must-now-obtain-military-permit_1552969-a.html


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Mags44

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:28pm

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:28pm

Billiebimbo wrote on Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:00am:

I want to rent a property for 6 months in the Costa Calida region.  From November 2021 to March 2022.  We are UK citizens looking to buy in Spain so we want a short term let to facilitate going back and forwards.   Are there any restrictions on non nationals renting for 6 mont...

...hs? Do we have to have a residency card? Would I be better off approaching a rental agency? We have deposits and rent in advance no problem and references if required.   We are home owners here in the UK and want to buy a place in Spain for a long term view to relocation xx

As a "visitor" or any other type of tourist, you can only spend 90 days out of every 180 days on a rolling basis, in Spain. You can only get residencia if you are planning on spending the majority of your time in Spain and obtaining a TIE involves quite a few hoops to jump through.

Will60

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:30pm

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 3:30pm

Agree with previous posts - but nothing stops you renting for 6 months. You could travel to/from the rental while you are looking to buy.

Once deciding to buy, you would either (a) start the relevant visa/Residency process, or (b) accept that you can only be in your new home for 90 in 180 until you do (a).

Billiebimbo

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:10pm

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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:10pm

Had some really helpful responses to my previous question regarding a 6 month tenancy.   I'm wondering now if maybe I should go for a 3 months let... Should I again focus on an estate agency or go private? I would want from December 2021 to end of Feb 2022.   From there I think I'll go to Gibraltar and maybe Croatia thereafter outside of the schengen... I hate the winters in the UK!!!!! 

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