The complete guide
Moving to the Costa del Sol: the complete guide
The whole journey, from your first question to the day you get the keys: procedures, budget, housing, healthcare, schools and taxes.
Practical guides
Understand Spain before you move there
We explain the Spanish procedures without jargon and without selling you anything. If after reading them you feel able to handle it all yourself, so much the better — we'll have done our job anyway.
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Administration
The NIE: what it's for and how to get one
Your identification number in Spain. What it unlocks, who needs to apply, the forms and the traps to avoid.
Administration
Empadronamiento: your official address in Spain
Registration on your town hall's roll. Why it unlocks healthcare, schooling and your residence certificate.
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