Non-lucrative visa document – what does it all mean?

Non-lucrative visa – what does it look like? What information does the visa page actually have? There’s a lot of important information on your visa page, not least a photo showing who it’s been issued to – but what do the other numbers and letters mean? Valid for: Pretty self-explanatory, this is the country that…

Non-Lucrative Visa – It’s all about the timing

It’s hard to believe that the Non-Lucrative Visa has only been a `thing´ for British citizens since 1st January 2021. With a slow start due to the pandemic, the first visas were eventually granted around late spring. Fast-forward to the end of 2022, and after helping our clients successfully apply for over 250 non-lucrative visas,…

A Carvans in the Sun, Showground event – Stafford 2022

Written by Chris Goodacre from Upsticks  After the previous weekend at A Place in the Sun, I felt a lot more confident going into the Caravan in the Sun’s Showground event weekend.  As a pre-event warm-up, I was asked to give a presentation to the Caravans in the Sun team on the Friday afternoon, explaining…

From Edinburgh to Baza with an Non Lucrative Visa

From Edinburgh to Baza, Barbara currently holds the record for the quickest Non-Lucrative Visa paperwork preparation – just 13 days from start to finish. Here, Barbara tells us her story: ”2022 top of my to do list was to do my NLV! In January I contacted Upsticks to start off the process. After a call…

National Police station Orihuela town – Foreigner’s office

If you live in Orihuela-Costa and surrounding areas, your NIE, EU residency application or  TIE card appointments will be at the Foreigner’s Office (Extranjeria) of the National Police Station (Comisaria de Policia) in Orihuela town. The address is:Calle Sol 34, 03300 OrihuelaHere is a LINK to Google Maps.  Google Maps takes you straight to the station, and…