It was clear after I'd thought more about what you said, I replied too soon ;) Tbf, it's only one travel agent warning about long delays and advising people to allow extra time for catching a train, getting to a meeting etc, since no-one knows what it will be like.
This article suggests that the biometric data is first taken on arrival in Schengen, so it might not make any difference for you etias.com/articles/eu-...
My local Chega candidate complained about too many Brazilians and Indians in Portugal, but assured me that he wasn't racist. He does like rich [white] retirees who push up property prices, don't pay social security and pay less tax than Portuguese workers. Yeah, they really prioritise the Portuguese
We don't yet know what has been achieved in Gaza, no idea whether a ceasefire will hold or peace will be maintained. An agreement has been reached on phase 1, nothing more
And UK citizens living in the EU – those most affected by the result, along with EU citizens in UK – couldn't vote if they had been there more than 15 years.
Chega had 19 councillors elected in the 2019 local elections and 11 of them have either left the party and become independent, or quit the role altogether, I dread to think the chaos they would bring to any municipality that elects them
"If you look at the number of birth defects among individuals that are father and daughter or brother and sister it’s about 57 per cent and although you might go oh that’s absolutely terrible ...
He, and you, can still visit for up to 90 days at a time without any formalities. The only change is that you now need to wait before visiting again. Given some of the real issues faced by EU in UK/UK in EU residents since Brexit, that seems pretty minor to me and, judging by comments, many others
There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but it makes him a holiday home owner, not a resident of any description, entitled to spend as long as they want in their holiday home
To be tax resident in Spain, you need to spend more than 183 days a year there, legally 'part-time residents' can't do that. So he probably pays property tax and sales tax while there, like any holiday home owner
Do the local Spanish people know that you don't pay tax, don't pay social security, the things they have to pay? Or do you assume that they appreciate the part-timers buying houses they can't afford, just because you tip them generously at the restaurant?
Various ways to become a citizen, based on birth, marriage, residency, depends on individual circumstances. Once you are a citizen, you can apply for a passport but you don't have to have one
