Retirement...when, how old and how much??

Bulgaria being in the EU means you can only get a visa for 3 months before having to return to the UK . You can return to Bulgaria after a week in the UK for another 3 months then repeat same . It’s a pain in the arse destroying so many retirement plans , we were looking at moving to southern Spain but those plans now firmly on the back burner until the situation changes . Brexit an absolute disaster:(
Under the Brexit agreement, it is 90 days in 180, so after 90 days in the Schengen you can't go back until you have been out for 90 day's, but as I am born and bred in Northern Ireland I am eligible to apply for an Irish or UK passport.
Fairly certain that the Windsor Agreement nor any subsequent agreement or treaty will change this in my lifetime.
Though the 90 days rule is affecting a LOT of people and their retirement plans.
 
Bulgaria being in the EU means you can only get a visa for 3 months before having to return to the UK . You can return to Bulgaria after a week in the UK for another 3 months then repeat same . It’s a pain in the arse destroying so many retirement plans , we were looking at moving to southern Spain but those plans now firmly on the back burner until the situation changes . Brexit an absolute disaster:(
That is not correct.
The 90 day rule means if you go into the EU from the U.K. for 90 days you cannot return for another 90 days.
 
Bulgaria being in the EU means you can only get a visa for 3 months before having to return to the UK . You can return to Bulgaria after a week in the UK for another 3 months then repeat same . It’s a pain in the arse destroying so many retirement plans , we were looking at moving to southern Spain but those plans now firmly on the back burner until the situation changes . Brexit an absolute disaster:(
Think it's a max of 90 days in the EU out of any 180 day period. So max would be 3 months and 3 months out. Might be ways around this though in some countries.

I'm hoping next year to move to the Czech Republic pretty much permanently, though maybe will do a year or two in Italy here and there for a change.

Wife would prefer to move to Thailand but it's not really a place I would like to live year round, though it remains an option if the worst comes to the worst.
 
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That is not correct.
The 90 day rule means if you go into the EU from the U.K. for 90 days you cannot return for another 90 days.
Friends of ours in Spain say there is a way around it if you can get dual nationality and the Spanish government is working hard to find ways to get around the situation.
 
Think it's a max of 90 days in the EU out of any 180 day period. So max would be 3 months and 3 months out. Might be ways around this though in some countries.

I'm hoping next year to move to the Czech Republic pretty much permanently, though maybe will do a year or two in Italy here and there for a change.

Wife would prefer to move to Thailand but it's not really a place I wold like to live year round, though it remains an option if the worst comes to the worst.
Czech Republic was an eye opener when we were there April last year . We only visited Prague but were taken aback by how much cheaper it is than the UK .
 
Czech Republic was an eye opener when we were there April last year . We only visited Prague but were taken aback by how much cheaper it is than the UK .
It is certainly one of (but certainly not the main) reasons why we are planning on moving there. We're thinking of 3 or 4 years there, a year in Italy, then back to Prague again for a few more years. Though I suspect we may just end up staying in Prague and having a few holidays in Italy. We'll see how the mood takes us and how far our finances stretch!
 
A labour government would also be attempting to entice you back
They aren’t in power yet . And the current disgrace of a government reckons “gold plated “ public sector pensions are underserving of the minions so they can go fuck themselves again !
 
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Friends of ours in Spain say there is a way around it if you can get dual nationality and the Spanish government is working hard to find ways to get around the situation.
The golden visa
To get the right to stay in Spain The minimum qualifying investment is €500.000 into real estate. Larger investments such as a €1m bank deposits, or purchase of €2m shares in a Spanish company or Spanish Government bonds are also eligible.
Several other EU countries have similar schemes to allow you to buy the right to stay.
Of course if you have EU nationality for any EU country you are free to settle anywhere in the EU apart from Austria, Slovakia and the Netherlands who only allow dual nationality by birth.
 

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