Information and tips about holidaying in, renting, and buying a villa in Spain.
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The padrón is the single most important evidence of residency – you might even need it before you get a visa or residency. Brits just learned this the hard way with Brexit in 2020. Learn how to empadronarse, the benefits of the padrón, the pitfalls and the documents you'll need to present to complete and renew the empadronamiento in your town or city.
A step by step guide through the forms (with translations), documents, payments, appointments/citas previas, lotes, and process of getting your TIE.
Information about obtaining permission to stay in Spain through arraigo social (social ties) or arraigo laboral (economic ties), including what this means, eligibility requirements and application procedures.
Everything you'd ever want to know about sworn translations in Spain.
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