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What if we know someone in Spain. Could we say we are residing with them? Like, what are their tests for residency - do you need to own/rent your own place? What if I simply rented a room from a Spanish friend? I guess it might look suss if I was only in Spain for a week and applied for residency but the UK idiots are kind of forcing everyone's hand on this shit.
hippy-
Yeah, we thought about that too. And before Corona it was definitely a possibility. Others here know more about the paperwork for residency - it's more than just saying you live somewhere, you have to be able to prove you live there - bank account, Padron, TIE (?). And proving your income - which will affect your taxes.
But this is only residency - the ability to stay in Spain legally, not Citizenship. Thats a whole different ballgame.
Also, spouse of an EU citizen will be the same burden of documentation and proof of income.
stevep
"So, if I went over there and started renting the cheapest place I could find, then booked this residency thing, pre-Dec 31, that would be enough? "
Thats our plan - finding a town to live in in July, see estate agents in September, move in 1 October. Hopefully that will satisfy the local Eficina de Extranjeros that we are living in spain before 31 Dec. But, as Beseku says, a pricey way of doing it.