@@deepakmaudhoo3410 there was no announcement, the rule about naturalised Irish citizens living abroad and having to fill in the form every year has been around for ages. But if you’re living in the UK, which has a common travel arrangement with Ireland then you’re ok
Thanks for a great video! Very informative. Are the rules different if your EU permanent resident spouse is just that, a permanent resident, but not a citizen, I.e they are a non-EU passport holder, but have permanent residency in an EU country. Thank you!
@@MarkinSpain exactly the same in terms of the travel rules. They’re entitled to stay as long as they want in their country of residence of course, but elsewhere in the Schengen Area the rules are the same. In theory, they could drive alone through the land borders and avoid detection for ages, but I wouldn’t advise it.
I am an eu citizen (NL) but NOT a resident. My husband (USA, passport only) .We used to stay 4 winter months in our apartment in Spain.Till a few years ago no one paid attention. NOW we "escape" to the UK for a few weeks. These rules you are explaining here are new to us. We will go and talk to upsticks and get some more details I think. Thanks Skatz!!
@@weiaboelema4786 that’s what loads of Brits used to do before Brexit and everyone seemed to turn a blind eye. Popping out of the country for a couple of nights in the middle of your 4 month stay sorts it out. Chris I’m sure will confirm it. It’s all from official websites.
@@youtoospainabsolute rubbish. Spanish immigration counts months of residence, not days of stay, so a holiday does not interrupt that residency. Where is the “official source” for your bizarre claim?
@@boodori1210 oh boodori you do get confused sometimes. Read the first comment that I was replying to. These people aren’t residents, they’re talking about travelling in Europe. One has an EU passport, the other doesn’t. When they’re travelling together they can stay for up to 90 consecutive days in any EU country before they’re supposed to register as residents there. But if they leave, for at least one whole day (midnight to midnight) they can re enter the country and stay for up to 90 more consecutive days. It’s a well known fact, and it’s available to read on Schengen and EU websites.
@@youtoospain Does that mean in order to achieve the 90/180 day rule we have to get married? I believed that I could not be stopped from travelling in the schengen area. (I have an Irish passport). By stopping my partner from travelling would also stop me, and that is not allowed. Have I got that right?
@@PatFleckif you’re married, or in a registered partnership, you’re golden. If you’re neither then the answer is more nuanced. You might well be in a relationship akin to marriage, but how would you go about proving that to a French border guard with a queue of traffic and a croque monsieur getting cold under his counter. The chances are that you would get away with it, but you’re in roll of the dice territory.
@@boodori1210 yeah. ‘It depends!’ as I always say. I should start using ‘nuanced’ more often, I’m not sure it would make as good a tee shirt slogan though.
I became a Spanish resident before Brexit as did my non EU wife. Now we are both permanent residents, even though I am also now Non EU. Its not quite as good as an Irish passport (or Spanish), as it wont let me work in the rest of Europe, but at least we can stay in Spain as long as we wish.
If my non eu wife comes alone to join me in Spain she will be registered as entering, even if she waves a marriage cert. If we spen 5 months in Spain and France and she leaves alone, what happens then?
@ in your case it’s worth carrying the marriage certificate and receipts to prove where you were and that you were together. When EES is running it could be flagged as an overstay but there will be an opportunity to clear that record with documentation
The most important question is what is her nationality? If she is from an Annex 1 country then she will need a visa to enter Spain, irrespective of your relationship. The good news is that, if she is granted a visa, then your relationship will be on VIS and so her travel is taken care of. The visa is not the regular tourist visa, so it should be simple to obtain. If she is from an Annex 2 country, you’re sorted.
@@JM-tm4hb yes he’s been a bit husky recently. It comes and goes. It first happened in lockdown, but this now may be a continuation of the reaction to the cancer treatments.
La regla 90/180 NO ES INFAME. Es ejercer el derecho de todo estado/s a controlar quien entra y reside dentro de sus fronteras. y los ciudadanos de U.K. asi lo quisieron. The 90/180 rule is NOT INFAMOUS. It is the exercise of the right of every state/states to control who enters and resides within their borders. And the citizens of the U.K. wanted it that way.
@@PrincipeMaquiavelo it’s an expression referring to how it’s infamous for being complicated for a lot of people to understand the rolling 180 day period.
I stopped watching after the first two mistakes. Firstly, this only applies if the non EU citizen is from an Annex 2 country. Annex 1 citizens, eg. Indonesians, need a visa, even if they are travelling with an EU spouse. Secondly the idea that residency rules can be circumvented by spending a weekend away is pure fiction.
@@weiaboelema4786Annex 2 is countries like UK and Australia who do not need visas to enter Schengen. Annex 1 is countries like Indonesia or Tunisia who need a Schengen visa, regardless of whether or not they have an EU spouse.
I challenge you to produce the law to confirm your second point. So far in your many attempts to trash my videos you’ve not managed to provide a shred of evidencial proof. I didn’t mention Annex 1 specifically early in the video because the vast majority of my watchers are from Annex 2 countries. However I do mention later that citizens of some countries require a Schengen Visa. I’m always happy to clarify information in a pinned comment, and discuss it like grownups.
@youtoospain the law is the RLOEX, y'know, the one you can't be arsed to read and understand. So, over to you now, I challenge you to produce the law to confirm your claim that a day in France is enough to terminate a period of residence and begin anew. Did you not wonder why any EU citizens ever bother to go through the registration process if they could simply pop into France every couple of months and save all that money on private health insurance. Since you boldly start your video by claiming that it's based on official sources, it's a bit surprising you haven't provided links to them. Perhaps you'd rather keep the source material to yourself. The only source you mention is the Practical Handbook, but of course that only covers Schengen regulations, not the national immigration regulation where the per country limitations are stipulated, yep that RLOEX thing again. I have no interest in trashing your videos. You're clearly desperate for the money and I have no wish to see you go hungry. I've even helped your engagement metrics by taking the time to comment (you're most welcome by the way). I do have an interest in correcting inaccurate clickbait because real people are making real decisions based on the information they see online, which is hard enough as it is without people inventing their own regulations.
Thank you good information
Glad it was helpful!
Great to see Walter back on screen Skatz 👍. An interesting video too. Peas & Fluff.
@@simonhopkinson1815 thanks mate, I’m glad he’s back too, it’s been lonely in the studio without him.
Another great one Skatz.
Lots of concrete information there
Glad you think so!
@@youtoospain I think therefore I am
@@patrickoconnell8187 ah, Monsieur Descartes, with these philosophies you are really spoiling us!
@youtoospain the day carts are all right, it's the night carts that you have to watch out for.
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@@patrickoconnell8187 I’ll get your coat.
I've printed that application form to retain my Irish citizenship what next am I in big trouble
Where are you living and for how long have you been out of Ireland? Don’t panic.
@@youtoospain out since 2015 but I've been communiting over the years in and out of Dublin till now
@@youtoospain I'm living in Sussex England since 2015
I am my Spanish wife live in us and my Spanish residence have long expired,and I am no longer lagers in us,how can I travel with them back to Spain?
Very easily. You can move back, have your wife register once again as resident, then you can apply to become a resident again.
When was this announce about retaining your Irish citizenship any idea mate
Not sure what announcement you mean.
@@youtoospain about retaining your citizenship
@@deepakmaudhoo3410 are you an Irish citizen?
@@youtoospain dual Mauritius and Irish both
@@deepakmaudhoo3410 there was no announcement, the rule about naturalised Irish citizens living abroad and having to fill in the form every year has been around for ages. But if you’re living in the UK, which has a common travel arrangement with Ireland then you’re ok
Hi ya youtospain are you an irish by naturalisation
Thanks for a great video! Very informative. Are the rules different if your EU permanent resident spouse is just that, a permanent resident, but not a citizen, I.e they are a non-EU passport holder, but have permanent residency in an EU country. Thank you!
@@MarkinSpain exactly the same in terms of the travel rules. They’re entitled to stay as long as they want in their country of residence of course, but elsewhere in the Schengen Area the rules are the same.
In theory, they could drive alone through the land borders and avoid detection for ages, but I wouldn’t advise it.
I am an eu citizen (NL) but NOT a resident. My husband (USA, passport only) .We used to stay 4 winter months in our apartment in Spain.Till a few years ago no one paid attention. NOW we "escape" to the UK for a few weeks. These rules you are explaining here are new to us. We will go and talk to upsticks and get some more details I think. Thanks Skatz!!
@@weiaboelema4786 that’s what loads of Brits used to do before Brexit and everyone seemed to turn a blind eye. Popping out of the country for a couple of nights in the middle of your 4 month stay sorts it out. Chris I’m sure will confirm it. It’s all from official websites.
@@youtoospainnonsense. Taking a 2 day trip out achieves nothing.
@@boodori1210 It resets the number of consecutive days you’ve been in Spain, thus negating the need to register as residents.
@@youtoospainabsolute rubbish. Spanish immigration counts months of residence, not days of stay, so a holiday does not interrupt that residency. Where is the “official source” for your bizarre claim?
@@boodori1210 oh boodori you do get confused sometimes. Read the first comment that I was replying to. These people aren’t residents, they’re talking about travelling in Europe. One has an EU passport, the other doesn’t. When they’re travelling together they can stay for up to 90 consecutive days in any EU country before they’re supposed to register as residents there. But if they leave, for at least one whole day (midnight to midnight) they can re enter the country and stay for up to 90 more consecutive days. It’s a well known fact, and it’s available to read on Schengen and EU websites.
It's been over 7 years I've been working and living in England.my ex was an irish citizens.can you please help me out mate
How does this affect a non-EU 'Spouse' when you are not married but have been together for over 20 years?
If you’re not married then you’re not a spouse
@@youtoospain Does that mean in order to achieve the 90/180 day rule we have to get married? I believed that I could not be stopped from travelling in the schengen area. (I have an Irish passport). By stopping my partner from travelling would also stop me, and that is not allowed. Have I got that right?
@@PatFleckif you’re married, or in a registered partnership, you’re golden. If you’re neither then the answer is more nuanced. You might well be in a relationship akin to marriage, but how would you go about proving that to a French border guard with a queue of traffic and a croque monsieur getting cold under his counter. The chances are that you would get away with it, but you’re in roll of the dice territory.
@ Thanks for clarifying that for me.
@@boodori1210 yeah. ‘It depends!’ as I always say. I should start using ‘nuanced’ more often, I’m not sure it would make as good a tee shirt slogan though.
I'm a bit worried can you help me out please
I became a Spanish resident before Brexit as did my non EU wife.
Now we are both permanent residents, even though I am also now Non EU.
Its not quite as good as an Irish passport (or Spanish), as it wont let me work in the rest of Europe, but at least we can stay in Spain as long as we wish.
You could apply for the EU Larga Duración, which does entitle you to move to another EU country.
If my non eu wife comes alone to join me in Spain she will be registered as entering, even if she waves a marriage cert. If we spen 5 months in Spain and France and she leaves alone, what happens then?
What passport do you hold and are you resident in Spain?
I hold an Irish passport and I am not a Spanish resident.
@ in your case it’s worth carrying the marriage certificate and receipts to prove where you were and that you were together. When EES is running it could be flagged as an overstay but there will be an opportunity to clear that record with documentation
advise you to have spouse qualify and apply for Irish citizenship as soon as possible. Lots of problems solved.
The most important question is what is her nationality? If she is from an Annex 1 country then she will need a visa to enter Spain, irrespective of your relationship. The good news is that, if she is granted a visa, then your relationship will be on VIS and so her travel is taken care of. The visa is not the regular tourist visa, so it should be simple to obtain. If she is from an Annex 2 country, you’re sorted.
Hey Walter, have you noticed Skatz's voice sounds a bit funny? I think you suggest him to see his GP. He'll listen to you.
@@JM-tm4hb yes he’s been a bit husky recently. It comes and goes. It first happened in lockdown, but this now may be a continuation of the reaction to the cancer treatments.
😊hope your ok skatz
@@Lovemy911 I’m doing fine thanks for asking. Getting back into the groove!
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La regla 90/180 NO ES INFAME. Es ejercer el derecho de todo estado/s a controlar quien entra y reside dentro de sus fronteras. y los ciudadanos de U.K. asi lo quisieron.
The 90/180 rule is NOT INFAMOUS. It is the exercise of the right of every state/states to control who enters and resides within their borders. And the citizens of the U.K. wanted it that way.
@@PrincipeMaquiavelo it’s an expression referring to how it’s infamous for being complicated for a lot of people to understand the rolling 180 day period.
just stay in the UK!
Who, me? I’m an Irish citizen living in Spain.
@@youtoospain me too 😁
@@gregepps4710 yay!
I stopped watching after the first two mistakes. Firstly, this only applies if the non EU citizen is from an Annex 2 country. Annex 1 citizens, eg. Indonesians, need a visa, even if they are travelling with an EU spouse. Secondly the idea that residency rules can be circumvented by spending a weekend away is pure fiction.
What is an annex 2 country?
@@weiaboelema4786Annex 2 is countries like UK and Australia who do not need visas to enter Schengen. Annex 1 is countries like Indonesia or Tunisia who need a Schengen visa, regardless of whether or not they have an EU spouse.
I challenge you to produce the law to confirm your second point. So far in your many attempts to trash my videos you’ve not managed to provide a shred of evidencial proof.
I didn’t mention Annex 1 specifically early in the video because the vast majority of my watchers are from Annex 2 countries. However I do mention later that citizens of some countries require a Schengen Visa. I’m always happy to clarify information in a pinned comment, and discuss it like grownups.
@youtoospain the law is the RLOEX, y'know, the one you can't be arsed to read and understand. So, over to you now, I challenge you to produce the law to confirm your claim that a day in France is enough to terminate a period of residence and begin anew. Did you not wonder why any EU citizens ever bother to go through the registration process if they could simply pop into France every couple of months and save all that money on private health insurance. Since you boldly start your video by claiming that it's based on official sources, it's a bit surprising you haven't provided links to them. Perhaps you'd rather keep the source material to yourself. The only source you mention is the Practical Handbook, but of course that only covers Schengen regulations, not the national immigration regulation where the per country limitations are stipulated, yep that RLOEX thing again. I have no interest in trashing your videos. You're clearly desperate for the money and I have no wish to see you go hungry. I've even helped your engagement metrics by taking the time to comment (you're most welcome by the way). I do have an interest in correcting inaccurate clickbait because real people are making real decisions based on the information they see online, which is hard enough as it is without people inventing their own regulations.
It's been over 7 years I've been working and living in England.my ex was an irish citizens.can you please help me out mate
What passport do you hold. If you’ve been working in England and paying taxes that long it doesn’t sound like you’re in any trouble
@ I hold an irish passport and card
@ you’re in England so you’re fine.