For those who own businesses and second homes in the Balearics and Spain, it has made life extremely complicated and it has done little to encourage new property buyers or investors.
This winter, some 3.5 million Britons will be coming to Spain, placing the U.K., as always, as the country’s largest and most important tourist market and as the Bulletin has already reported, according to Euronews today, Spain is set to lobby the EU over a rule that limits British tourists to 90 day visits.
Spain wants to scrap the 90 day limit for UK visitors, allowing them to stay in the country indefinitely.
Non-EU visitors are only allowed to visit Schengen area countries for 90 days in every 180 day period.
But Spain is set to ask EU authorities to relax this rule for British holidaymakers.
The restriction works against Spain’s interests, Spanish government sources said.
“Unfortunately, (the rule) is not something Spain has established by itself or can get rid of,” he said.
“It is in our interest to lobby and convince (the EU) we can try to work an exception with them. But the solution must come from them."
Under the Schengen Area rules of stay for third-country citizens, non-EU citizens entering the territory under the visa-free regime can stay for a maximum of 90 days, for every 180 days.
Those who overstay this period – intentionally or unintentionally – may face penalties, including deportation and entry bans, which the Spanish government made clear on January 7 and the new post-Brexit situation is proving a nightmare for thousands of Britons who own properties in Mallorca and elsewhere in Spain.
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Zoltan TeglasFine by me. I’ll warn you if I ever go back to Majorca.
Richard PearsonSorry, I don't follow. What place is that? I don't care where you spend your life, as long as it's away from me.
Zoltan TeglasAt least there is press, gutter or otherwise, unlike the place where you would like us to spend the rest of our lives.
Yes, I've been pointing that out for some time now. And like I've said, the most amusing part is that thy are oblivious to how it appears outside the bubble. But I don't think the alternate reality press over there is the root problem. It's more deeply rooted in the fact that England once "ruled the world", and can't come to grips with the fact that it no longer does. The gutter press only provides reassurance that they're still #1, which of course, sells newspapers (and/or online subscriptions and advertising), especially as England continues its descent into irrelevance, it needs that reassurance. But as you can see, the unhinged seems to be only getting worse as reality starts to set in. Certainly it must be uncomfortable for them, but this is getting rather OTT. It's moving from quaintly amusing to rather worrying. I hope they don't hurt themselves.
Morgan WilliamsYou only have to look at the UK's xenophobic right wing gutter press where these people get their information to see why they have such unhinged views.
Morgan WilliamsUtter Rot, what a joke you are.
Morgan, why doesn't Wales just go for independence if its so great 🤔 I will tell you why. It's economy sucks. The only thing they are good at is extracting money off the English.
Morgan WilliamsPresume you mean “parent”; in any case, the answer is a resounding NO. Surely you must have gathered by now that I am pretty much unemployable by any medium that wishes to retain its readers. Re weapons, the only one I possess is my big mouth.
Richard PearsonMr. Pearson, Can you please state whether you are employed or an independent contractor, or receive any compensation from Majorca Daily Bulletin or its patent company? Thank you.
Nigel MaudeWales is being screwed by England. But that's the way it's always been, so nothing new there.