Hi there and thanks for all the info . I've been reading your earlier blog stuff but have not reviewed much lately . Suffice to say I see you're bidding Portugal goodbye for Tax & language reasons ... Sad, sorry to hear this ..... Ever thought about moving to Algarve where English is spoken>?
Sorry , .... getting off the reason for my correspondence. We are currently resident in Spain ( one year now)but due to TAX and one or two other complications ( Drivers licence) we wish to move to Portugal and apply for the Non Habitual Tax Resident so that we get the 10 year Tax window??>>> . We have not emigrated and hence have part of our investment in SA on JSE and in property.
I'm hoping you can offer some insight regarding the complications of applying for such etc. My wife is a UK passport holder but I am South African ( Green Mamba Passport) .. it bites.
Looking forward to chatting further , so until later, . have a great day out there.
Rond
Hi Rond,
Read your post above re your intended move to Portugal and I'm currently looking at a move to Spain in the next year or so as I know the country very well from my many holiday trips there when I lived in the UK. I am a UK passport holder and currently resident in SA.
Where in Spain do you live? I'm looking at options with a good all year round climate with mild winters not bothered with the summer heat as I will probably go to the UK during July/Aug when it's very hot. It looks like the eastern areas of Spain are best climate wise from Almeria up to Alicante so any recommendations would be appreciated.
Have you had problems with tax in Spain and is it unsolvable? I'm retired here in SA and same as you I still own property here which I'm trying to sell at the moment but with the market being down at present it's taking longer than expected.
Like wise, any guidance or helpful tips on moving to Spain would be brilliant as although it seems easy to do sometimes others who've been there before know all the shortcuts and ways to avoid potential pitfalls.