FAQs & lots of useful info.

[Stravinsky]

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THE most frequently asked question is :WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NIE Number & A CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY/RESIDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE?

Simply - a NIE number is available to anyone with financial interests in Spain, whether they are resident or not - it is required, for example, to purchase or inherit property. You can have a NIE number without ever having been to Spain because they are available through Spanish consulates (if you have a good reason to have one). Use form EX15

A RESIDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE is what EU citizens need if they intend to live here or have lived here for 90 days or longer. It's a record that you have registered as resident, as required by the Spanish authorities. Use form EX18
In most cases a NIE number will be issued at the same time as the certificate if the applicant doesn't already have one, although in some areas they expect you to get a NIE number first


EX15 for NIE only http://extranjeros.mtin.es/es/Modelo...rtificados.pdf


EX18 for a residence resigration certificate for EU citizens http://extranjeros.empleo.gob.es/es/...omunitaria.pdf

EX19 for residence card for non-EU family members of EU citizens resident in Spain http://extranjeros.empleo.gob.es/es/...omunitario.pdf


EX17 for residence card for non-EU citizens http://extranjeros.empleo.gob.es/es/...ulario_TIE.pdf

info about how long a resident card/certificate is valid Expedición y vigencia del certificado de registro y de la tarjeta de residencia - Ministerio del Interior

find out where to take the forms here Extranjería en las Delegaciones del Gobierno :: Secretaría de Estado de Administraciones Públicas ::

more extranjerías Pgina oficial de la DGP-Comisara General de Extranjera y Fronteras


the definitive thread


Residency Certificates, NIE numbers & Padrón

a thread from March 2012 discussing a 3 month time limit on NIEs Nie


discussion thread May 2012 regarding new requirements for EU citizens & residency
http://www.expatforum.com/expats/spa...res-certs.html

and the relevant law BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2012-5403

[Alcalaina]

Spanish Taxes and Boat Registration

Information about paying tax in Spain:
Spanish Income Tax 2010



Form for private individuals to sign up for the Spanish tax system:

http://agenciatributaria.es/AEAT/Con...030/mod030.pdf

Your NIE is not enough! Further information here:
Spanish Insight: Modelo 30 and other Spanish tax forms


non-resident tax info in English from the Spanish tax agency
http://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT...irnringles.pdf


the Spanish tax agency website - info for residents
http://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT...ibutaria.shtml

[xabiachica]

the definitive thread


Education in Spain


and NABSS National Association of British Schools in Spain - Nabss

I've found this, which seems to operate along the same lines as NABBS - but for 'International rather than British

MAIS - Mediterranean Association of International Schools


the US Embassy also has a list of American schools in Spain

http://madrid.usembassy.gov/educatio...n-schools.html

education in the Basque region http://www.guiaeuskadi.org/guia/?sln...ucation-system

Special Educational Needs in Spain (website in Spanish) http://sid.usal.es/faq.aspx?ID=200


Bachillerato 3 years????? discussion about changes to the education system after the 2011 elections


British kids in schools in Spain



Possibly the most often asked question is about what age children start school here, & will they be held back?

some schools will hold your child back for the first year to help them pick up the language, some will see how it goes & maybe hold back later

the biggest difference in Spanish schools is that the year they are in depends upon the year they were born, regardless of the month

the following is what year your child would be age-appropriate for when the school year starts in September 2013 - going by year of birth

1998 - 4th YEAR SECONDARY
1999 - 3rdYEAR SECONDARY
2000 - 2nd YEAR SECONDARY
2001 - 1st YEAR SECONDARY
2002 - 6th/last YEAR PRIMARY
2003 - 5th YEAR PRIMARY
2004 - 4th YEAR PRIMARY
2005 - 3rdYEAR PRIMARY
2006 - 2nd YEAR PRIMARY
2007 - 1st YEAR PRIMARY
2008 - 3rd/last YEAR INFANTS
2009 - 2nd YEAR INFANTS
2010 - 1st YEAR INFANTS


interesting website with calendario escolar by region, amongst other things

http://www.cyberpadres.com/irescuela...arios/home.htm




the current situation regarding Homeschooling in Spain
http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/Spain/default.asp


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[xabiachica]

UKinSpain info Driving licences and vehicles

here's a link to the DGT - Dirección General de Tráfico - the govt agency which deals with driving, licences etc.

Dirección General de Tráfico : La DGT : Bienvenida

Driving Licence change voluntary April 2013

and the DVLA Driving in other countries on a GB licence : Directgov - Motoring


car safety for children Legislación asientos para niños en España | Seguridad Vial Infantil

here are a few threads

UK Expat buying a car in Spain

changing UK to a Spanish driving licence discussion thread November 2012

Illegal UK plated cars



Driving in Spain info.

Driving License: How to get one and the difficulty of passing

Error on driver's license

UK Paper Driving License to Drive in Spain


Car Insurance in Costa Blanca South

Car Insurance Company


American would like a vehicle for a year in Spain?

bringing cars to spain

Taking own car to spain

See information from DGT regarding the sale of a vehicle :

Dirección General de Tráfico

And the form for notification of sale:

http://www.dgt.es/was6/portal/conten...s/transveh.pdf

When your Spanish driving licence expires, you can now do the medical/aptitude test at a local medical centre with the new licence sent to you by post within a month. You no longer have to go to Trafico.

Read more at Suite101: Renewing a Spanish Driving Licence Avoiding Tráfico Headquarters Renewing a Spanish Driving Licence Avoiding Tráfico Headquarters

price of petrol Gasolineras repsol. Precio gasolina.

Driving licence medical.



thanks to Pesky Wesky for the following

If you are disabled or have reduced mobility you may need a badge to go in your car to show that you can/ need to park in the parking spaces for the disabled. You will need to solicitar una tarjeta de estacionamiento para personas con mobilidad reducida (apply for a parking card for people with reduced mobility). Exactly what you have to do varies from place to place...

In Madrid: You have to have a paper certifying your disability. The disability is marked on a scale and you have to have 7 points or more before the parking card can be awarded.

Valencia: You have to be certified as having a degree of disability of 33% or more. This assessment is given in El centro de valoración y orientación.

I believe the process starts by going to your doctor who will then refer you to the place that you go to for the assessment.



DRIVING IN SPAIN AS A TOURIST this is a link to turespaña which is a Spainsh govt. agency for tourists
Driving in Spain: practical information and advice. |spain.info in English




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[Alcalaina]

Discussion about EHIC card European Health Insurance Card / EHIC discussions


childhood vaccinations Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo - Ciudadanos - Protección de la salud - Infancia - Vacunaciones - Programa - Calendarios

online application for UK EHIC card

https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/home.do
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If are registered in the Spanish social security/healthcare system, your British EHIC card has expired and you are not yet in receipt of a state pension, you can get the Spanish equivalent, Tarjeta Sanitaria Europa, as follows.

This enables you to receive free emergency health care while visiting any EU country (including the UK).

NB If you are in receipt of a UK State Pension you need to apply to the UK Pensions department for an EHIC card, not this site.

You will need your NIE number and your 12 digit social security number.

Go to this site (if it asks you to trust it because itdoesn´t have a validation certificate, say Yes)
https://sede.seg-social.gob.es/Sede_...dex.htm?URL=98

Click Solicitar/Renovar Tarjeta Sanitaria, bottom right

Enter your name and address details. You can apply for other members of your family too. Make sure you put your address in the first section, Residentes en España, not in Residentes fuera España.

Enter your SS number in No. affiliación SS, with the first two digits in the first box before the dash, then the remaining 10 digits in the second box.

Select NIE where it says Tipo de Identificación. When entering the NIE, put a zero instead of the first hyphen and leave out the second one, e.g. if your NIE is X-123456-X, put X0123456X

Click Aceptar, and Roberto es tu tio.

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list of unsubsidised medicines as of Sept. 1 2012 http://www.diariosur.es/apoyos/docum...dicamentos.pdf


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new healthcare law 2012 http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/04/2...-2012-5403.pdf


http://www.healthcareinspain.eu/ 2013






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[xabiachica]

Help Exchange: free volunteer work exchange abroad Australia New Zealand Canada Europe


Workaway.info the site for free work exchange. Gap year volunteer for food and accommodation whilst travelling abroad.


Home | EYV_European_Year_of_Volunteering_2011

[xabiachica]

these links are for companies which cover the whole country

Pisos en alquiler en España, Madrid y Barcelona - Enalquiler.com


http://www.segundamano.es/anuncios-toda-espana/inmobiliaria/?ca=16_s&w=3&th=1&f=a&q=&c=107&x=3&st=u#xtor=SEC-12-GOO-[alquiler_genericos]-[Var_1]-S-[alquiler%20casa]&s_kwcid=TC|13552|alquiler%20casa||S|b|78782309 65


Viviendas en España. Fotocasa.es

idealista.com — casas y pisos, alquiler y venta. anuncios gratis

Spanish Property to let, Spanish Property long term let


& the law regarding long term rentals

Ley 29/1994, de 24 de noviembre, de Arrendamientos Urbanos

Tips for renting through an agent
I'd love to be able to personally recommend a great agent, but after 8 years of renting I can't

how to tell if they are 'for real'?

you are generally safer if they have an office - insist on meeting at an office

never ever pay a cent until you have physically seen the property & have a contract & are ready to sign it (sounds obvious, but people have been known to do just that)

the contract MUST be in Spanish - get it independently translated if you don't speak great Spanish - don't rely upon the agent's own translation

on a long let you only ( legally ) have to pay one month rent as a deposit & a month upfront - it's up to you if agree to more, but there are more properties to rent than tenants, so why would you?

some agents will want a one-off 'finders fee' - it's up to you if you choose one of these agents - but as I said - there are more properties to rent than tenants, so why would you?

try to negotiate the monthly rent down - as I said (again) - there are more properties to rent than tenants, so why wouldn't you?

finally - none of this guarantees that the agents are actually any good OR that they won't fight tooth & nail to not return your deposit at the end of the lease - but at least you will have done all that you can to cover yourself


August 2012 discussion re: potential new rental laws New laws on property rental

[djfwells]

Your first point of contact should be NARIC, which is basically an organisation that helps those moving to another country validate and cross-reference any qualifications they may have obtained in their own country, to the system of their new country.
As far as Spain is concerned the contact is as below :

M. Isabel Barrios, NARIC España / Spanish NARIC.
Ministerio de Educación, SG de Titulos y Reconocimiento de Cualificaciones, Paseo del Prado, 28-28014 Madrid, Spain.
Phone: +34 91 506 5593
Fax: +34 91 506 5706
misabel.barrios@educacion.es
Portada > Universidades > Educación superior universitaria > Títulos > Homologación de títulos - Ministerio de Educación

[xabiachica]

Defra approved companies for transporting your pets http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pet...l/pets/routes/

Walking with pets? Take care!

Dangerous animals in Spain

Perros potencialmente peligrosos - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre - info re: 'Dangerous dogs list'

travelling with pets/dogs (thanks jimenato)

I have stayed here twice - it takes dogs in the rooms and there's somewhere to walk them. It's cheap and cheerful but the rooms are nice - the bar good and the food typical "Venta" style.

Coming south, go through Burgos and drive for another 40ish minutes. At the next big junction there is a very large truck stop. It's on the other side of the carretera but you can't miss it and it's a cloverleaf junction so easy to negotiate.

Google Maps

Google Maps

Our little dog Fraggle travels very well. He just sleeps the whole way - waking up only to growl threateningly at the toll collectors and the Osborne bulls.

Home

Welcome | Home


importation of pets from the USA or Canada http://www.mapausa.org/espana/vi_an.htm


leishmaniosis map

[Alcalaina]

A new online Land Registry Information Service has just been launched to help prospective overseas buyers of land and property in Spain. For a small fee they will do a land registry search and let you know the legal status and details of any legal problems associated with the property. The results will be translated into English for you.

Details here: https://buyingahouse.registradores.org//

Perhaps a kindly mod could put this onto the Useful Links thread too?