Gringo Americans Seeking Advice (Por Favor)

Howdy!

Becoming a resident of Portugal does not make you a Portuguese citizen.  You would still be a US citizen not a citizen of an EU country.

The right to remain in Spain for more than 90 days without any further administrative authorization, like for example a resident permit (residencia) is only granted to citizens of an EU country not to non-EU citizens that reside in an EU country.

For Spanish purposes, you would still be a US citizen.

Dear

Howdy!

Unlike EU citizens, Americans with USA passports must meet very stringent Schengen Agreement criteria to be granted retirement visas in Spain. Among other requirements, one must document a MINIMUM annual retirement income of EUR 25,560 + EUR 6,390 for each additional family member.

I certainly do NOT receive retirement income of EUR 31,950 per year for the two of us ... nor do I know of many other "expats" (not to mention Spaniards!) who do.

Being granted a retirement visa is much easier, cheaper, and quicker in Portugal, France, Italy, and almost every other EU nation--except Spain.

If my spouse and I were to be granted a retirement visa in Portugal, would that qualify us as "EU citizens" entitled to stay longer than 90 days at a time in Spain ... or would Spain still deal with us based on our USA passports?

As soon as you become e EU resident you enjoy all rights of movement and residency. I am attaching a leaflet which will be useful for you:

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/citizenship/docs/guide_free_movement_low.pdf

Thanks for your thoughts!

[By the way, we've owned a vacation bolt in Olvera, one of the lovely pueblos blancos, for a number of years ... and we've just purchased a somewhat larger property in Martos, right outside of Jaen, the provincial capital. We love Andalucia!] Olvera is lovely"

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This message was last edited by mariadecastro on 26/01/2016.