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As soon as you arrive in Spain...show your new address to the Oficina de Empadronamiento in order to get your Alta de Residencia and your Certificado de Empadronamiento, good for free public health care..."
• Spain Expat's moving in Spain section brings you... Information about moving to Spain and annecdotal advice for those about to move. Moving/removal companies, different services, lists of boxes, shipping, customs, ports, valuating your goods, and getting your empadronamiento for expatriates in Spain.

Tagged: residency, health insurance, moving to spain, apartment, move to spain, business, residence, taxes, moving, visa, spanish, list, language, car, mail, electronics, pets, flights, relocation, checklist, accommodations, bank account, to do

...find out or ask your agent about where to move to where there's a large expat community - this is generally where you'll want to be, at least initially."
• Spain Expat's moving in Spain section brings you... The Moving to Spain TO DO list (checklist) of things you will need to take care of before moving/ relocating. Information and preparations like: learning Spanish, business, visa, changing your home residency status, getting health insurance, a foreign bank account, purchasing electronics, and finding accommodations.

Tagged: moving, flying, flight, iberia, ryanair, easyjet, spainair, thomson, vueling, air

...an intercontinental flight taking you from your origin to your destination can be a wonderfully relaxing opportunity to catch up on some reading. I'm a little disappointed, however, that they don't all offer entirely complimentary refreshments."
• Spain Expat's moving in Spain section brings you... Information about cheap flights and airlines that service Spain. There are many options and potential pitfalls; we provide information based on our personal experience about flying to Spain, and a note about flying into Spain and your legal status.

Tagged: passport, moving, import, cat, flying, plane, dog, regulation, pet, veterinarian, ferret, vet, certification, dangerous dog, importing pet, united states

The cage or carrier in which the animal is travelling must be labelled with the name, address in Spain, and phone number of the owner or the owner’s representative."
• Spain Expat's moving in Spain section brings you... Information about how to import animals and pets into Spain. Includes: certifications, verterinarians' certificates, regulations, pet passports, most specifically importing pets from the US and Canada. Also note the regulations for owning a dangerous animal.

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If you spend more than 6 months in Spain then we recommend you register and insure your car here, ie. importing."
• Spain Expat's moving in Spain section brings you... Information about importing cars and vehicles into Spain from the UK and North American (Canada, US). Read about insurance, residency status and your license, shipping information, getting estimates for vehicle removals to Spain and the taxes associated with importing cars.

Tagged: moving to spain, moving, home, furnishing, sofa, decorating, chairs, house, kitchen, couch, ikea spain, department stores spain, furniture spain, furniture shops, furniture packs spain, antique furniture

The entire western world lives in an Ikea household it would seem. If that doesn’t bother you, then it can be your one-stop-furniture-shop on the cheap too.
• Spain Expat's moving in Spain section brings you... The what, where and how much of moving and buying furniture, furnishing and decorating your new home in Spain.