International Living Community

Thank you Glenda for your helpful information and useful website! We will spending a few months traveling around on a scouting trip for sure!

what are the apps you mentioned that help you track your time in and out of Schengen?

If a person uses a wheelchair (has used a wheelchair for all of his adult life), are there additional hoops? Do they deny visas for this? For example, you mentioned they might ask for health reports to approve a temporary residency visa.

is it better to get a temp residency visas before or after moving to Spain or Portugal or France? in other words, is 89 days enough time to get a temp residency visa? Or should we get the visa before moving?

In Europe - what kind of local taxes are paid? Income, property (rental or owned), municipal, town, county, regional? Or just national? Health care taxes?

My husband and I are looking for a place to call home for the next 5-10 years, from which we can explore Europe at our own pace. My husband has used a wheelchair most of his life, so we are used to figuring out things when traveling. We are interested in hearing from International Living folk to get tips on what locations in Portugal might be most accessible for us as well as best for the use of public transport, trains, and access to medical care. We also enjoy warmer weather, sailing ports, and lots of walking (rolling) along promenades for exercise and well-being. Hilly places, cliffs, and cobble stones make life harder. Does Portugal have online ways or services to help find and assess accessible condos and apartments and/or retirement communities? Thoughts?

My husband and I are looking for a place to call home for the next 5-10 years, from which we can explore Europe at our own pace. My husband has used a wheelchair most of his life, so we are used to figuring out things when traveling. We are interested in hearing from International Living folk to get tips on what locations in Spain might be most accessible for us as well as best for the use of public transport, trains, and access to medical care. We also enjoy warmer weather, sailing ports, and lots of walking (rolling) along promenades for exercise and well-being. Hilly places, cliffs, and cobble stones make life harder. Does Spain have online ways to find and assess accessible condos and apartments and/or retirement communities? Thoughts?