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The latest news on Brexit is the following:

EU nationals and their non EU spouses can enter and live in the UK but can only register on the new online system from 29 March. They have until 30 June 2021 to enter and apply. Cost is €65 per applicant. No financial details will be asked and private medical insurance will apply. Once you have received pre settled status you will have access to state healthcare and social benefits.

Should the Brexit deal fail then you would have to enter before 29 March to get the above and the cutoff date will be 30 December 2020 to register.

Now that is only for EU citizens as the UK must still apply EU immigration regulations until the Brexit Transition Period ends on 30 June 2021 or 30 December 2020.

If you are a British national then it is a different kettle of fish. The UK government seems to dislike their citizens to import foreign spouses. Rightfully so as most are imported by settled Asians and north Africans that import all their relatives as dependants.

This applies to natural UK citizens too. No discrimination. UK citizens cannot apply the more lenient EU immigration regulations when resident in the UK or returning. The draconian domestic immigration laws will apply.

A UK citizen wishing to import a foreign spouse will have to earn at least £18 600.00 pa and if the application is from outside of the UK then the finances of the spouse will not be considered.

However, the spouse can enter the UK with a cheaper visit visa and apply from within the UK. Then both incomes and savings/investments will be considered.

The visa will cost about £1 400.00 (citation needed) and the surcharge on healthcare will be £400.00 per year for 5 years.

Sucks for British citizens.

#Mr. Divi. If I remember correctly either you or your wife has a UK passport. Am I correct?

 FTSE tumbles 2.3% / Emerging markets rebound - Citywire investments today. 

Seems we have broken below the end Oct support level so a double bottom may be in the pipeline. With the zar drop plus the ALSI drop, it adds to about 4% today. This is bad.

It is quite normal for profit taking to happen after a short bull run.

In most EU countries you will get temporary residence for 5 years and if you renew it you will get permanent residency.
We have been here just over 4 years and if we relocate to the UK then we would not be able to renew our Portugal residency.
Also, residency expires after 2 years of absence if you have not become a citizen.

Two good news out today.

The mortgage on the UK property has been accepted. It is in what is known as The Garden of England. The Cotswold. Prince Charles has his farm and shop there. A very picturesque county with luscious greenery filled hills and dales. No wonder it has a price tag of R4.3 M for a 2 bed semi detached.

The Secretary of State has said he will waive the requirement for compulsory Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI) soon. He has to as EU workers are frustrated and leaving in droves with the abounding rumours and fake news of arrests and deportations.

Many of these workers are in key posts such as nursing and hospitality has been particularly hard hit as locals are not inclined to do minimal salary jobs. Unemployment benefits are better.

So now we have to wait for my wife's eye surgery appointment and then we off once again. Hopefully we won't get deported as it is still a slight gamble.
I cannot go back to SA as my residency permit has expired. It expires automatically after an absence of 2 years.

We cannot go back to Portugal as our residency will expire next year. They will have to deport my wife back to SA and me to Finland. We will have to then have a Skype Marriage.     

 

BLU has been in a confirmed bear run for a long time with no indication of a reversal. Until there is a confirmed reversal with the appropriate signals I would not touch it. I am not saying it is a bad choice as most SA stocks have been in a bear run for 4 years.