The Retirement Thread

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XB
17 Apr
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170 days in Portugal spread over three visits plus breaks in Majorca and Salamanca and an interrail tour of europe taking in Paris, Munich, Prague, Dresden, Berlin and Cologne. Life is great


That's impressive. How do you get round the 90 day rule?
macca 53
macca 53
17 Apr
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macca 53
We have Portuguese residency (under Article 50 of the withdrawal agreement), so we can go in and out of Portugal as often as we like for as long as we like - buying our apartment in 2020 was the best decision we ever made. Portugal was also the most welcoming country to immigrants.
Diogenes
Diogenes
17 Apr
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Diogenes
Is that something that’s still possible?
XB
XB
17 Apr
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I am very jealous. The 90 day rule is so restrictive.
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
17 Apr
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HappyG(rrr)
We have friends doing a 7 month holiday to South America (he's been retired 2 years but she just retired 2 weeks ago). How are they avoiding 90 day rule then ( I know they have no overseas residency)? :-) G
XB
XB
17 Apr
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We did 12 months in the USA with a 6 months visa extended to 12 months once we'd been there a couple of months. It didn't prevent a hairy few ours with border guards near the Mexican border.
Cerrertonia
Cerrertonia
17 Apr
10:12pm, 17 Apr 2024
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Cerrertonia
We have friends doing a 7 month holiday to South America (he's been retired 2 years but she just retired 2 weeks ago). How are they avoiding 90 day rule then ( I know they have no overseas residency)? G
Depends on where they are going. Peru lets people in for up to 6 months at a time, for example. Most other S. American countries let you in for 90 days at a time.
Nick Cook
Nick Cook
17 Apr
10:24pm, 17 Apr 2024
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170 days in Portugal spread over three visits plus breaks in Majorca and Salamanca and an interrail tour of europe taking in Paris, Munich, Prague, Dresden, Berlin and Cologne. Life is great


New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talk about... 😀
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
17 Apr
10:35pm, 17 Apr 2024
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Lip Gloss
Mmmm pop musik
bigleggy
bigleggy
17 Apr
10:39pm, 17 Apr 2024
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bigleggy
I'm currently trying to find out if my Irish ancestry qualifies me for an Irish passport.

Then I'll be an EU citizen and those rules won't apply

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