@Boseley
Spanish citizen
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About me
Spanish
Lives in Valverde El Hierro
Speaks English Castellano and a few odd words in many languages
Registration: 20 June 2016
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Spanish dual nationality and double-taxation by nomadguiri
Hello, I’m an American who has lived in Spain for the past 17 years, married to a Spaniard, and interested in the possibility of acquiring Spanish nationality. Discussions in this site seem to confirm that although acquiring Spanish ...
Hi @Boseley — Thanks! Yours is the first reply that actually addresses my question. :-) So just to clarify: You pay your pension tax in the UK, and then you apply a credit of that tax paid when completing your Spanish tax return, in order to ... Read More
Spanish dual nationality and double-taxation by nomadguiri
Hello, I’m an American who has lived in Spain for the past 17 years, married to a Spaniard, and interested in the possibility of acquiring Spanish nationality. Discussions in this site seem to confirm that although acquiring Spanish ...
Boseley, Excuse me if I have misunderstood your post. Only a UK Crown Pension can be, and indeed can only be, taxed in UK. That pension, as from last year (tax year 2015) is taken into consideration when you make your Spanish tax declaration.The ... Read More
Spanish dual nationality and double-taxation by nomadguiri
Hello, I’m an American who has lived in Spain for the past 17 years, married to a Spaniard, and interested in the possibility of acquiring Spanish nationality. Discussions in this site seem to confirm that although acquiring Spanish ...
I have been granted Spanish Nationality, my U.K. Government pension is taxed in the U.K. and that tax paid in the U.K. is taken into consideration when I make my annual Spanish tax return, I do not pay any further tax on my U.K. pension. Read More
Alternative schooling on La Palma island? by roamingteacher
I'm told there's a Steiner school but can't find any info. I'm also interested in any homeschoolers that might be around. Can anyone give me some pointers? Thanks for your help. :cheers:
I believe home schooling is illegal throughout Spain Read More
Moving to Canary Island with a big dog by Hiltrud
Hello: I am born in Germany and moved to the USA when I was in my early thirties. Now that I am retired I am considering moving to one of the Canary Islands for a couple of years. I have a German Shepherd dog (large, 45kg) who is very friendly and ...
Dogs are not allows on any beaches in the Canary Islands, big dogs have to be muzzled and kept on a lead. Read More
PERSONAL INCOMES FROM ABROAD ARE TAXABLE? by zaupino
Hola! Can someone know , if Personal Incomes from Abroad MUST DECLARED TO THE CANARY AUTHORITY? And are these incomes from abroad taxable from the Canary Islands? Thanks a lot.
If you reside in Spain which includes the Canary Islands for 183 days in a year, then you are deemed to be a fiscal resident and you are legally obliged to submit a tax return, declaring your world wide income, which then will be subject to taxation. Read More
Cost Of Living in the Canary Islands by zaupino
Hola chicos! a question from you expat in the Canary Islands.... is the Cost of Living there high / medium / low than your home Country (please specify)? Thanks
No heating Bills, no air-conditioning bills, 90 cents a litre, 74 cents a litre fuel for vehicle on the larger isles. Beer 1.50€ a jarra, rates electricity, car testing, public transport, all cheaper. My home now is here, El Hierro, I used to ... Read More
La Palma information, please by wantoosoon
Hi there, I'm originally from the UK, and my wife and I are considering moving to La Palma. Does anyone have any information on the island, please? I'd be grateful for any input. 1. Housing What can we expect to pay to rent a small, ...
I first arrived on the Canary Islands in 1962, I came from Trinidad to Las Palmas G.C. on a Shell oil tanker, the Achatina, that started my relationship with the archipelago, I have visited all the islands, El Hierro in 1995. Here is like going ... Read More
La Palma information, please by wantoosoon
Hi there, I'm originally from the UK, and my wife and I are considering moving to La Palma. Does anyone have any information on the island, please? I'd be grateful for any input. 1. Housing What can we expect to pay to rent a small, ...
Hello out there, Vat is called IGIC here, the current rate is 7%, so yes a lot cheaper, I would suggest that you go on to Facebook and look for Mathew Hirtes or Alex Bramwell, both are based on Gran Canaria and both are freelance writers on tourism ... Read More
La Palma information, please by wantoosoon
Hi there, I'm originally from the UK, and my wife and I are considering moving to La Palma. Does anyone have any information on the island, please? I'd be grateful for any input. 1. Housing What can we expect to pay to rent a small, ...
I live 40+ miles away on the island of El Hierro, we get if we are lucky seven good days of rain annually, so unlike Nathan Road, Kowloon, (memories of my youth), humidity isn't a problem. For weather on the western side of the island, ... Read More
New members of the Spain forum, introduce yourself here 2nd quarter of 2016 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Spain forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Welcome to the forum. I live in the Canarion archipelago, El Hierro, I cannot help you with your profession or your concern with fragrances, totally out of my field. However good luck with your re location Read More
New members of the Spain forum, introduce yourself here 2nd quarter of 2016 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Spain forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi. My partner and I are currently looking at the Valencia region (not in the city) as a potential for relocation for health reasons. We are trying to find somewhere south of cold and damp winters but not too hot and north of frequent dust and ... Read More
Living in Aguilas teaching English. would love meet up with Expats. by MissHavisham
Hi, my name is Lesley and I am living in Aguilas. Arrived here in July after two years teaching English in Indonesia. I am relaxing for a while before deciding what to do next! Would love to hear from any expats locally!
Welcome Lesley!! Hardly local, we are 1000 miles to the south west, out in the Atlantic on the island of El Hierro. Read More
New members of the Spain forum, introduce yourself here 2nd quarter of 2016 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Spain forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
I read you did not like the Balearics, however if you venture beyond the pillars of Hercules, then to the south west lies the Fortunate isles, where we have the climate of eternal springtime, or so wrote Plato. Summers are rarely too hot, if we get ... Read More
The Fortunate Islands by Boseley
I am an old git, who first came to the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, in the spring of 1962. I arrived from Trinidad in the Caribbean on a Shell oil tanker called Achatina, laden with black gold for Las Palmas, and that short visit started my love ...
Perhaps you have eaten too much Nasi Goreng. English by birth but because I have lived here a long time, those nice Spanish people in Madrid decided I should have Spanish nationality. Read More