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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostThis, realtions are very poor at the moment, and although closing the borders is rare, Guardia Civil has imposed ridiculous checks causing massive delays.
Gib is a thriving place for the betting companies at the moment who moved from IoM, but most of the dev work is outsourced to the likes of Playtech in Israel or Tallin so its day to day operations that need to be based in Gib
I will also take a look at other options such as working remotely / WFH for UK companies and possibly live in Southern France / Northern Spain instead. Looking for more for a work / life balance change, working 4-6 months a year and relaxing / doing my own side projects for the rest of the time.
These locations look like a good place to be based, as property is really cheap at the moment, and cost of living is a lot lower (if you can get the tax situation right).
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostI looked into this a while ago. The majority of people working Gib live over the border in Spain as the cost of living is much lower. However, you are at the mercy of Spanish border control who can close it on a whim, meaning you get trapped one side or the other. There are no trains in that area of Spain, so you will have to commute by Car or Bus. The bits of Spain in easy commuting distance to Gib are mostly grotty industrial ports, not really great places to live. Take a look at the satellite view on google maps. You need to go further afield for somewhere prettier. You will need to speak at least a little Spanish if you do live across the border as it's not huge ex-pat area and English isn't commonly spoken.
Gib is a thriving place for the betting companies at the moment who moved from IoM, but most of the dev work is outsourced to the likes of Playtech in Israel or Tallin so its day to day operations that need to be based in Gib
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Park at Parking La Focona in La Linea, 5 minutes from the border, walk across and get a bus the other side - may take a little longer when there's a plane landing/taking off as you have to walk across the airport runway.
Estepona is about 50 km up the road - use the autopista; you can often count the number of other cars you see on one hand.
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La Linea is a complete armpit. Which you need to get through first, before the border.
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostI looked into this a while ago. The majority of people working Gib live over the border in Spain as the cost of living is much lower. However, you are at the mercy of Spanish border control who can close it on a whim, meaning you get trapped one side or the other. There are no trains in that area of Spain, so you will have to commute by Car or Bus. The bits of Spain in easy commuting distance to Gib are mostly grotty industrial ports, not really great places to live. Take a look at the satellite view on google maps. You need to go further afield for somewhere prettier. You will need to speak at least a little Spanish if you do live across the border as it's not huge ex-pat area and English isn't commonly spoken.
It's more the business / company side of things I am wondering about. Setting up a LTD in Spain is a pain, plus tax is pretty high in Spain. I don't really want to be working through an UK LTD, in Gibraltar and living in Spain, as that sounds like a lot to keep on top of and a headache waiting to happen.
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Originally posted by doconline View PostHi,
I realise this is a UK board, but thought someone might have experience of contracting in Gibraltar anyway. Plus it's difficult to find specific forums for contracting in Gib. I am considering moving to Southern Spain and contracting in Gibraltar (lower cost of living, nicer weather etc) and just wondered if anyone else had done it in the past or was doing it now. I currently contract in the UK, but would prefer to close my UK company down, and then register one in Gibraltar if that's the best way to go. I realise this might be a bit dodgy as I will be working in Gib and living in Spain. But presume that I will pay personal taxes in Spain, and corp tax in Gib?
I'm a front end developer, looking at the gaming industry in particular. Would prefer finance, but I'm not sure if there are many dev teams based in Gib for the companies based there? If anyone has any pointers / websites they can send me to except the usual expat forum types I would appreciate it.
I've already tried a few recruitment agencies there, who are really positive about the situation, and say it should be fairly easy to get a gig given my experience, but then they dry up a bit when I ask for more info about the living / tax situation (I guess they are not getting paid for it, so would help more if I got a gig through them).
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Originally posted by unemployed View PostI got a gui front end in magaluf once
That's Spain ain't it?
HTH
HTH
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I got a gui front end in magaluf once
That's Spain ain't it?
HTH
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Anyone contracted in Gibraltar (and possibly lived in Spain)?
Hi,
I realise this is a UK board, but thought someone might have experience of contracting in Gibraltar anyway. Plus it's difficult to find specific forums for contracting in Gib. I am considering moving to Southern Spain and contracting in Gibraltar (lower cost of living, nicer weather etc) and just wondered if anyone else had done it in the past or was doing it now. I currently contract in the UK, but would prefer to close my UK company down, and then register one in Gibraltar if that's the best way to go. I realise this might be a bit dodgy as I will be working in Gib and living in Spain. But presume that I will pay personal taxes in Spain, and corp tax in Gib?
I'm a front end developer, looking at the gaming industry in particular. Would prefer finance, but I'm not sure if there are many dev teams based in Gib for the companies based there? If anyone has any pointers / websites they can send me to except the usual expat forum types I would appreciate it.
I've already tried a few recruitment agencies there, who are really positive about the situation, and say it should be fairly easy to get a gig given my experience, but then they dry up a bit when I ask for more info about the living / tax situation (I guess they are not getting paid for it, so would help more if I got a gig through them).Tags: None
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