Living in Wales

Member since 16 March 2013

securesixNew member18 March 2013 17:42:39

My wife and I are interested in moving to Wales for a number of reasons, the main one being that her ancestors are from there. Mine are from Scotland. We would like to know as much as you can tell us about living in Wales. We are both retired so employment is not an issue but taxes and medical care are of concern. Any help you can give us would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Harmonie ViP

Member since 13 June 2011

HarmonieViP19 March 2013 08:51:30

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Welcome to Expat.com securesix!

Harmonie

securesix New member

Member since 16 March 2013

securesixNew member19 March 2013 10:15:38

Thanks for the welcome.

Bob-666 Contributor

Member since 01 February 2011

Bob-666Contributor19 March 2013 16:26:50

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It's virtually impossible for non-EU citizens to retire to the UK as there is no such thing as a retirement visa. Do you have any EU ancestors (parents or grandparents) through which you could claim citizenship? If you can then you can live in any of the 27 member countries including the UK.

securesix New member

Member since 16 March 2013

securesixNew member19 March 2013 17:11:16

Thanks, guess we'll scratch that plan. We have no relatives in any of the EU countries. I really don't understand the reasoning behind it though. We would not be taking any jobs away from anyone. The only thing we would have to worry about is medical care. We certainly are not broke so we would not be living on welfare. Oh well, thanks for the info.

Bob-666 Contributor

Member since 01 February 2011

Bob-666Contributor19 March 2013 19:42:28

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You could live in the UK for upto 6 months/year on a tourist visa. You could even buy a holiday cottage - you don't need to be a citizen or resident to do that. You would need some private medical cover though as you could not make free use of the NHS as a tourist.