El Cid wrote:You will have to have been resident for 10 years to get citizenship. As Elusive said, do you mean residency?

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Sorry, I meant residency !

Residency manchester? Yes, I have vocally here opposed it in the past but my wife decided she needed her freedom so now she can have it, my lad's grown up and taken care of so my plan is to move permanently to Gran Canaria, put my savings there and live as a legal resident, I am currently in the pr...

Good thread this, thanks, it has answered some of my yet unasked questions.
I have said for years that I will never become a Spanish resident, due to personal circumstances I have now revised my thoughts and decided to apply for citizenship, some of the comments here have been very helpful

I'm with deutsche bank and have been for 4 years now, I have a 9 digit entry code and a 4 digit password, I can see all my monthly transactions using this facility only for viewing my accounts, if I need to pay bills or transfer money I have a plastic credit card style card with numbers which cross ...

Thanks for the input, this money would be the residue of a divorce, I have no issues with declaring the scource or paying the relevant taxes and will no longer have a U K base, I was just wondering if anyone here has done this or similar, I will of course get professional advice before acting !

Anyone have a brief answer to my simple question ? If one was to become fully resident in Gran Canaria and deposit €500.000 in a resident bank account here, severing ties with U K and living here as a resident and just drawing off the money to live are there any tax implications and if so what are t...

Totally agree

Unfortunately the buses are infrequent and the return service from the costa stops arouund 20.30-21.00. To clarify, none of the Torrox areas are particularly bad places to live but having experienced 6 months there I would still say that one would need some form of motorised transport, even a scoote...

The large parking lot is situated at the bottom of the village behind the police station and there is a steep hill to walk up if you live in the main part of the village, no good if you have to carry shopping ! The scrubland areas you speak of are all situated on the very outskirts of the village, a...

Hi everyone, Just a quick question here. I have seen some house for sale on Spanish property websites that are south of Torrox pueblo. The area that the properties are advertised is from the A-7 motorway that dissects Torrox pueblo to the roundabout that the A-7207 and the MA-102 roads meet south o...

We had this system, provided by Orange at my last address in Gran Canaria, €49.00 euros per month for unlimited wifi access + unlimited msm's + 200 mins talk time, I now live in a different apartment and use a mobile wifi system again provided by Orange.

Hi al,l'm as I'm a bit of a phone / computer illiterate I'm seeking an answer to the following question. I'v been using a very satisfactory L G K5 phone for the last 2½ years, I don't use it as much as many others do but nevertheless I probably use it at least 3/4 times a week, I've noticed that whe...

Hi all, on a related item does anyone know why my L G cellphone using android should be having problems with whatsapp as from 01/01/2020, it appears to be not sending msm's or images ??

Mmm, the neighbours might have something to say about that

I'm not familiar with much of northern Spain but I have been in Pontevedra, well worth spending a few days there !

I've been listening to that bird for 25 years but I'm getting divorced now

Thanks for the replies and suggestions, still thinking

what sort of amount ?

When we lived up in the hills behind Calahonda in the 90's my wife sometimes wore an insulated ski suit in the winter, indoors, not joking !

Thanks for the input Lyric, I'll be on the 4th floor of seven with no access to the roof, looks as though I won't be moving ahead with this project but I will do some local research. another question, what is a "scanner" ie for listening in to radio traffic and is it illegal ?