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Living abroad over 6mths a year (spain)

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Puzzled001 | 13:43 Sun 03rd Jan 2010 | Law
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What are the implications with regard to British residency if I stay at our 'home' in Spain for more than 6mths( 26 weeks) of the year. This will probably be up to 6 to 8 weeks at a time. ( I have sorted this out with house insurers-) Taxes paid in UK.

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Hi,EDDIE51, with regard to tax, I pay tax on my pension in the UK. I was just wondering if I would be liable to Spanish taxation. Would I lose my 'vote' etc.i.e be classed as non-resident
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Hi, again, I was just wondering if there were any other complications as my travel insurance company said my annual cover was for up to 6 months away and stated that they thought that was the maximum without residency problems ?
As Eddie has already said, 'residency' is not an issue in another EU country - you can live and work in Spain no problems.
However the purpose of travel insurance is typically for genuine travellers, not residents - so you may well find the terms of your travel insurance are not met. For what purpose do you think that you need the travel insurance? - for medical cover you need the EHIC card only in Spain.
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I shall be travelling back and forth for indeterminant length 'holidays' , this may add up to 6months or more depending on my commitments/ med.appointments etc. in the UK. I will not be 'resident' in Spain . I was just wondering if there was any limit I could be out of the UK in any year. The person at the travel insurers may have meant 6 months was the longest without a break. I'll obviously have to check that. I have EHIC card
No there is no limit.
You will still be resident in the UK for income tax purposes. Various double-taxation treaties exist between the UK and Spain should you should not end end up paying tax in both countries.
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Thanks,BM, just got to check with the insurance.
you may find that you become ineligible for primary care (that is GP services)
Most GP surgeries will take on people if they are in the uk for a "lawful and settled purpose" The operative word for you here is "settled" as most usually they use the convenient timescale of 6 months to mean settled
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It's my GP who is advising me to stay in the warmer climate and just come back for check-ups etc.
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