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Originally Posted by alano
This is an interesting thread. I have been in Spain for about 9 months now, and I anticipate being here for 9 months out of every year. Lovely country!
One thing I am unclear of... is it a legal requirement to register if you have been in Spain for more than 6 months? I now understand that the local authority will benefit from additional funding if I do register, but I need to know the urgency of doing so (I already have a NIE number, but no other documents).
What is the difference between a Padron and a Certificado de Empadronamiento? Do I need one/both, or are they just "useful"?
Thanks in advance,
Alan
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The "Legal" requirement is that you register in the ayuntamiento. If you drive a car, for example, and you pay road tax, that is based on where you live.
Your NIE will have an address linked to it. Guardia Civil don't like it when the paperwork does not reflect reality if you get pulled over, and the fine is no joke.
Also, after the half year (183 days) you're supposed to be resident and declaring income to the Tax authorities if applicable, and the like. The limits on foreign earnings, profit and loss on just about any capital investment for having to declare are VERY small and nothing to do with the 28K an employee has to earn before having to do a declaration
Goes without saying, a ghost who owns nothing locally and has no red tape needs can survive as long as chance will have it, but it is chance and not due process.
As for the local government services being used or not, people often forget that it is the local police who will be the primary response to an event, the roads are fixed (local roads), the bins are emptied, the co-ordination for ambulance servic es, fire brigade ... etc., etc. One assumes some if not all of these are used even if it is purely from a security and not direct response requirement.