Rob Hall2, American expat in Spain

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Schengen - Who benefits? by Rob Hall2

I'm trying to wrap my brain around the Schengen Area. And one of my first thoughts is - who benefits from restricting Americans to 90 days out of 180? Obviously not the Americans.... So it must be the EU, but I'm not sure how they benefit. If we ...

a friend of mine said this "It's basically a revolving door policy that restricts tourism in a effort to prevent tourists from overrunning the locals. Thats what I was looking for. In fact, when I googled "overrun" the 1st definition ... Read More

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Schengen - Who benefits? by Rob Hall2

I'm trying to wrap my brain around the Schengen Area. And one of my first thoughts is - who benefits from restricting Americans to 90 days out of 180? Obviously not the Americans.... So it must be the EU, but I'm not sure how they benefit. If we ...

@Cynic ok, but why restrict it to 90 days. Why not 6 months or longer? Read More

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6 months ago

Schengen - Who benefits?

I'm trying to wrap my brain around the Schengen Area. And one of my first thoughts is - who benefits from restricting Americans to 90 days out of 180? Obviously not the Americans.... So it must be the EU, but I'm not sure how they benefit. If we ... Read More

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New Members - Lots of questions by robertw10325

Hi, We are Rob and Teri. Thinking of spending 6 mo - 1 yr in Europe. We did a French Med cruise earlier this year and were surprised to find our favorite city was Barcelona! I looked at the guides on expat.com, it's overwhelming. Wondered if you ...

@gwynj very helpful - Thank You! Read More

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New Members - Lots of questions by robertw10325

Hi, We are Rob and Teri. Thinking of spending 6 mo - 1 yr in Europe. We did a French Med cruise earlier this year and were surprised to find our favorite city was Barcelona! I looked at the guides on expat.com, it's overwhelming. Wondered if you ...

for guides you may want to check out Welcome Desk Barcelona:https://www.barcelona.cat/internationalwelcome/en Read More

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6 months ago

New Members - Lots of questions by robertw10325

Hi, We are Rob and Teri. Thinking of spending 6 mo - 1 yr in Europe. We did a French Med cruise earlier this year and were surprised to find our favorite city was Barcelona! I looked at the guides on expat.com, it's overwhelming. Wondered if you ...

you might want to consider a digital nomad visa Read More

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