Habitual residence Puns

Hello all,

Life has happened and I see myself living here in the long-term. Currently unmarried but with a spouse, no plans to get married, EU national (both me and the person I am with), no debts or crime records of any kind, good financials, working at a Swedish company and owning a couple more. Speaking a bit of Swedish as well and improving into this direction, in case it's needed in the future. Living in Sweden for 2.5y (probably minus 2w since I spent 8w in total in my home country during this year).

For personal reasons I find myself in a very unwanted situation in my home country and started thinking about applying for citizenship way earlier than I should. Seeing everyone's experiences here as well as the "official" announcements of processing times by Migrationsverket (which is like 2y or something) made me thinking. Considering I tick all the boxes for citizenship except habitual residence at the time being but will have covered this requirement when my application is actually processed, would it make sense for me to apply shortly earlier? eg. when I have resided in Sweden for eg. 4y in total and still have 1y left but my application is expected to be processed in 1.5y+, can I still apply earlier without further problems down the line? Has anyone else done it before successfully?

Thanks in advance

It's hard to find information about this online: when parents are separated and live apart but share custody (in my case 50-50), how do authorities determine habitual residence? Is there a list of specific items they go through? Can't find such list anywhere.

Hi Everyone, will try to be as short as possible and would really appreciate the help to decide on planning what to do for the next few months. Would also really appreciate no judgement, as the situation is hard enough as it is.

I am a British citizen, passport holder, born abroad (South America) to a British father, born in England. Lived in SA most of my life, with a few exceptions of trips to visit the family in the UK, as well as living in the UK in 2013-2014 for university. In 2015 my father passed away and I got a job offer in Germany. Lived there working full time from 2015 until 2019. Got depressed because didnt have any family there. Boyfriend was also from England. Moved to England October/2019 to be close to my family and boyfriend (now ex). Have been working in full time permanent employment contract in the UK since November/2019 and happy to have my family around. Seems like everything is fine, right?

Well, Nov/2019 found out about unexpected pregnancy. Father decided to be out of the picture, I am currently living in a small flat on my own. Informed employer about pregnancy, they decided to keep me on board. Will work until mid July. Baby is due end of July. Planning on going back to work ASAP, possibly by the end of 2020. Can't claim Statutory Maternity Pay because haven't been with my employer long enough, but I do qualify for Maternity Allowance due to contribution time (26 weeks), will obviously claim.

Now, my main concern is how I am going to pay rent for the 3-4 months I am on maternity leave. I understand that as a single mother I should get the Housing Element of Universal Credit while on ML. The main question is: would DWP see me as a habitual resident, since I would have been living here for 10 months by the time I claim UC? I saw that they request a three month period living here before considering you a habitual resident, but all the criteria seems a bit wishy washy to me, and I feel like the decision is taken pretty much on decision maker's discretion... Would anyone know whether I might have trouble with the habitual resident test, or can I take the 3 months as a rule?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Hi all,

Following my last post, we went for a joint application, and had phone interviews scheduled. My wife had her phone call before mine, and after stating her visa status, no public funds etc. place of residence and that the UC was for me only, the call was over quite quickly. I never received my phone call as apparently they had all the information they needed.

Today, we received a message on my wife's UC account stating she failed the habitual residence test and that she would not receive UC because of her visa (unsurprisingly and we knew this all along). We are worried this will be brought up when she reapplies for her visa and that she made a claim.

It's quite frustrating after many times we asked UC if we could do this and they stated yes and then receive this message.

Is this standard protocol and procedure? Has anyone else had the same?

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I want to do this but not sure if I should do it myself, hire an advocado, or hire an accountant. There are a few English golden visa lawyer websites online but they seem high SEO and low on substance. Recommendations on how to sort this?

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has applied/registered for NHR status in Portugal on there own without a lawyer. Is it easy to do or is it best to just go with a lawyer? I know all the documents required and the process to do it on my own, but I was wondering if it's easy to do, especially if I don't speak Portuguese. Lawyers are charging around 1-2k for this which is ridiculously expensive. Thanks.

Not sure if there is a dedicated sub for this or not but maybe you guys can help me out....Im just wondering if anyone else has had to deal with anything similar and how they have got on ?

Im a self employed painter & decorator, im laid off til further notice I am by far and away the main bread winner, My partner of 8 years is Polish we met when we were both working in Holland we came back in 2012. She has worked here full time continually from about a month after arriving here so all but shy of 8 years. 6 years at one place where she was made redundant and 2 years at her current job she has obviously visited home for holidays in that time but has lived and worked here continually since 2012. She has had settled status since the day she was able to get it, we have provided them with the code that they need to prove this and obviously her National Insurance number.

My partner is on Furlough so really we arent claiming for her and just for me, but obviously they do it as a household, I put my claim in close to a month a go I had my call about 4 days later, We got through it quickly, but I mean they literally asked her if she was a refugee!!

She asked me about an advance and then said my partner has to have a Habitual residents test?? She has settled status she has lived here close to a decade, all the information I can find is that you should only need one if she has left the country recently and come back, which she hasnt. We obviously questioned it but said ok.

So its now been close to 3 weeks without an advance or an answer despite chasing them til im blue in the face, every single solitary person i work with has had their advance, some after 3 days and are now a week or so away from their first payment....Whilst i still have nothing based off a test i dont think my partner needs who we are not really claiming for in the first place in our eyes.

Has anyone had to deal with this? or know does she actually need a habitual residents test considering her status?

I make less than minimum wage. I do however survive. I'm also self employed and have the ability to work outside of Europe in exchange for lodging. I'm thinking of renting my place out in the UK (owner) .

Off the top of my head I thought that was good thing. However someone mentioned to me that if I'm out of the country and not paying NI and only come back once in a while I'll lose some rights. Something about being a non-habitual resident. With the current government I'm always wondering if this could be a possibility.

I'm worried about things like bills. If I leave and put the house up for rent in a preload electricity and hand the rent over to a company will I have problems when I come back getting connected to bill pay or gas or telephone etc?

Likewise house insurance which I will need. Does being out of the country for extended periods mean one could be void of making a claim?

Here's a link to habitual residence https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Habitual-Residence-Test/Habitual-Residence-Test-what-benefits

I understand what may not be available. I'm just wondering if there's "anything" else I'm not thinking of?

Likewise, is there a way to avoid this other than staying put? Eg, coming back after 5 months 29 days.

I remember a bank said to be before there was no issue in paying a tax. Then after being out for a year turned around and said I needed to pay tax. I said I was told If I was outside the country for 1 year I didn't have to. They then said, sure, but prove it. I said there's my passport with visa stamps. They said it wasn't enough and they needed to see 1 year residency in another country!! --- it's these sort of "catches" I want to avoid.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Edit: sorry if question is not clear, the moderators keep thinking this is about a mobile phone question?!! Wee bit harsh AI running on this sub!

Lately I've been interested in the idea of retiring overseas. When investigating different countries to retire in, I found out that Portugal has something called non-habitual residency.

https://amaryroad.com/reasons-why-you-should-retire-in-portugal-and-how-to-do-it/#Special_residency_permit_1_Non-Habitual_Residency

Has anyone heard of this before? Basicaly your foreign pension retirement income is exempt from taxes by virtue of the fact that you live in Portugal. Pretty unfair but also pretty awesome!

I was wondering if anyone done this.

Lived and worked in NL.

Have investments eg in dividend paying stocks, income from properties - in simple terms worldwide income which normally is being taxed in NL

BUT was able to avoid it / optimise taxes by having Non-Habitual Resident Status from Portugal

My 60 year old father who is British born moved to Italy just over 4 years ago. Due to financial problems over there & his health deteriorating he is forced to come back to England this November. He has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome although he has never had a formal diagnosis. This is now effecting his ability to walk. This is one reason why he is coming back to England.

The problem is that he obviously has no home to come to & not enough money to rent anywhere. He will have to live with me initially but I only live in a one bed flat so it’s not ideal. He is panicking a little & getting a bit upset as he just doesn’t know what is going to happen when he gets back. He is worrying about supporting himself financially, his health & accommodation. I have said that the first thing that he needs to do is register with a doctor.

From what I have read he would need to pass the Habitually resident test before he can claim any benefits although it does appear from what I have read on similar posts that because he was previously a UK resident this maybe granted immediately rather than the maximum wait of 3 months. But, this still doesn't allow him to claim any benefits as there is a minimum mandatory wait of 3 months for JSA. But due to my fathers health he cannot work anyway so he wouldn't be claiming JSA.

What I am trying to establish is the following:

• What benefits could he be entitled to? It appears that he maybe entitled to ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) But would he still have to wait 3 months as the same as claiming JSA?
• Would he have to wait 3 months for any type of financial help?
• Can he look at council housing & apply as soon as he is granted Habitually residency?
• Can he claim housing benefit as soon as he is granted Habitually residency or is this a 3 month wait?

Basically, because of my circumstances it would be best if he had his own place & some type of financial help as soon as possible but I am fearing that it looks like he wont for at least 3 months.

Any advice please?

Apparently I failed the habitual residence test in the UK, despite the following:

I’ve been here 21 years. I went to primary and secondary school here. I went to college and university here. I’ve had jobs here. I’ve been here since I was 5. I’ve paid taxes and NI contributions here. I’ve rented houses here for at least the last 7 years. I’ve had a national insurance number for 10 years. I got my driving licence here. I’m married to an English person, and am living here with them. I'm probably more British than most Brits, accent and all. I’VE LIVED HERE FOR 21 FUCKING YEARS!

I wanna meet the person that thinks living here for 21 years doesnt count as being habitually resident.

Fucking assholes. Now I've gotta use the incredibly slow systems in place to appeal the decision because some shitsponge doesnt possess common sense.

Update: I finally found out why I failed, and it was because I hadnt worked/jobseeked for 5 consecutive years. There were gaps in my employment, and I had become my wifes carer in the last 2 years. So theres that.

Hi all,

I'm hoping to move from Anchorage back to Juneau in the next month or two, and I had some questions I was hoping to get some help with.

1. Has anyone driven through Canada in the last 30ish days? I'm a little nervous with how quickly Omicron has been spreading, and I am curious what people have been experiencing at the border if they have driven through recently. I am vaccinated, but with how contagious Omicron is, I would hate to get to the crossing near Beaver Creek and get denied entry because of a random screening. I have read that habitual residents of AK driving through Canada to reach another destination in AK are exempt from pre-entry testing, but I don't think I want to take a chance with that.

2. Anyone with experience barging cars from south central to southeast AK? I've been doing some research and I can't seem to find a route going from Anchorage straight to Juneau, so I'm a little worried I would have to do Anchorage -> Seattle -> Juneau at double the cost.

3. Any experiences with shipping a car via air cargo? Any recommended companies and info on shipping rates? For reference, my car is about 189 L x 73 W x 57 H.

The move is not set in stone yet, but I am hoping to get a job offer in the next week or so. Normally I wouldn't bat an eye about driving up to Beaver Creek and then Haines for a move like this, but between COVID, the harsh weather, and issues with the ferry, I'm looking at other options. I love my car and would hate to sell it, but the options aren't great these days...

Thanks in advance for the help.

Hi,

is anyone a non habitual resident/ NHR or know anything about this scheme?

Thanks.

The parties that will form the next German government (center-left Social Democrats, Greens, business-friendly Liberal Democrats) have published the coalition agreement with their policy goals.

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"Germany needs more immigration of workers. In addition to the existing immigration law, we will establish a second pillar with the introduction of an Opportunity Card based on a points system to give workers controlled access to the German labor market to find jobs. The Blue Card will be extended in national law to non-academic professions, the prerequisite will be a concrete job offer at standard market conditions.

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In the Far North, all food is imported, so food prices are very high compared to other regions. The markup on fruits and vegetables is simply cosmic.

But there are also good local products: dairy products, bread, meat and fish. Hunters and fishermen are the people who will not let an ordinary resident of the North die of hunger. They do not depend on airports. If food is not d

I have send an application for a Non-Habitual Residency status 4 months ago.

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to receive an answer regarding this? Will I be able to see if my request was accepted on the financas portal?

Thanks!

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I want to apply for a non-habitual resident status. Apparently, all I need to do is send an application to the Direcção de Serviços de Registo de Contribuintes.

I was told by the employee in finanças that the application is a simple personal letter. In the letter I need to describe my work and what I am going to do in Portugal.

This seems too simple to be true.

• Are there rules for how this application letter needs to be written?

• Is that something I should hire a lawyer for?

• Does anyone have experience with getting NHR status?

Thanks!

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

My wife and I live in a corner unit condo in Reston. A late 20's/early 30's resident of our building has made himself quite comfortable outside our windows for 30+ minute-long chain smoking and phone conversation sessions. Loud, obnoxious conversations full of profanity and his escapades as a gun owner. Chain smokes a minimum of 3 "100" cigarettes.

I asked him to please refrain from smoking there in the fall, as I wanted to enjoy some fresh air during that goldilocks period when the weather is freakin' perfect. He acquiesced for a couple weeks. However, now that the weather has become colder, and the windows are shut, he's back. It would be one thing if he grabbed a quick smoke (one cigarette) every once in a while, but he has made it a habitual occurrence where he spends, at minimum, 30 minutes chain smoking and holding obnoxiously loud conversations. We can hear every damn word he says, and can still smell the smoke through the windows due to the way the wind blows (it always goes towards the building/windows... there is just no getting around it)

There is a park directly across the street from the spot where this guy has taken up residence, it's not like there is no alternative smoking spot. There are benches, and cigarette butt receptacles. And to be fair, I smoked cigarettes for 15 years, but quit a little more than a year ago. I hate to be 'that guy', but god dammit, I don't want to be forced to smell his smoke because he feels like being lazy. I never imposed my habit on anyone, why should this guy?

Last night he returned for the 4th or 5th time that day for his 30-minute smoking sesh, around 9pm. Around 930, he was still there, smoking and talking loud as hell on the phone. We made it a point to roll up our blinds and make eye contact with him as a way of saying, "hey dude.. it's 930, go away." He walked off, not before muttering something to the effect of, "are you F'ing kidding me" and smirking at us.

So this morning I emailed the HOA board as well as the GM for the property with my complaint plus photos of him posting up outside our windows. I don't know what else to do about this besides waiting for him to return and go outside to personally confront him for the 3rd time. And then after that, do I call the police? I would hate to resort to that, because I'd be the latest model in the ever-expanding line of FFX co tattletales.

Have you had a similar experience with someone? What did you do?

EDIT: a lot of commenters assum

My 60 year old father who is British born moved to Italy just over 4 years ago. Due to financial problems over there & his health deteriorating he is forced to come back to England this November. He has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome although he has never had a formal diagnosis. This is now effecting his ability to walk. This is one reason why he is coming back to England.

The problem is that he obviously has no home to come to & not enough money to rent anywhere. He will have to live with me initially but I only live in a one bed flat so it’s not ideal. He is panicking a little & getting a bit upset as he just doesn’t know what is going to happen when he gets back. He is worrying about supporting himself financially, his health & accommodation. I have said that the first thing that he needs to do is register with a doctor.

From what I have read he would need to pass the Habitually resident test before he can claim any benefits although it does appear from what I have read on similar posts that because he was previously a UK resident this maybe granted immediately rather than the maximum wait of 3 months. But, this still doesn't allow him to claim any benefits as there is a minimum mandatory wait of 3 months for JSA. But due to my fathers health he cannot work anyway so he wouldn't be claiming JSA.

What I am trying to establish is the following:

• What benefits could he be entitled to? It appears that he maybe entitled to ESA (Employment and Support Allowance) But would he still have to wait 3 months as the same as claiming JSA?
• Would he have to wait 3 months for any type of financial help?
• Can he look at council housing & apply as soon as he is granted Habitually residency?
• Can he claim housing benefit as soon as he is granted Habitually residency or is this a 3 month wait?

Basically, because of my circumstances it would be best if he had his own place & some type of financial help as soon as possible but I am fearing that it looks like he wont for at least 3 months.

Any advice please?