Re:Brits head home to avoid being deported as illegals in Spain
by heavenlyblue on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:28PM
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They probably would be allowed to stay if they bothered with residency requirements. All across EU the requirement for applying for local citizenship was living i the country for 5 years.
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Re:Brits head home to avoid being deported as illegals in Spain
by klyrs on Saturday March 27, 2021 @07:41PM
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The article says some were denied residency, the others simply don't want to pay taxes that come with residency.
But, jeez. Kinda hard to feel sorry for somebody from the UK, who doesn't want to live in the UK, who has lived in Spain for 7 years, but voted for brexit and is suddenly surprised that he's lost privileges reserved for EU citizens. And then the best he can say is that the Spanish will regret this?
Re:Brits head home to avoid being deported as illegals in Spain
by heavenlyblue on Sunday March 28, 2021 @01:47PM
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> the others simply don't want to pay taxes that come with residency.
Well, 5 years implies paying taxes i the country too. So if they were not paying taxes there then obviously why would Spain give them the citizenship?