What are the formalities for expatriating to Spain?

You must - by order of your employer or following a recruitment - go to live in Spain. Unless you have already informed yourself, it goes without saying that you are already overwhelmed by these questions: "What are the formalities to be completed and the steps to follow for my expatriation in Spain?" " "How, as a future expatriate salaried worker in Spain, anticipate the purchase of a house to live in during my entire stay on the Costa Brava, for example? », Etc.

Whether your fears are dispelled: always at your side, our experts spare no skill to make things easier - from A to Z.

Prerequisite for settling in Spain?

As a worker applying for expatriation, you will surely have to spend more than 90 days in Spain, the very first formality to be satisfied, is obtaining a "certificado de Registro de Ciudadanos Miembros de la Unión". The request for this document is made at the police station of your place of residence. The constituent documents of your file are:

● A valid passport (or identity card);       

● Two passport photos and       

● A completed application form.       

Expatriating to Spain: what formalities before your departure?

The first tasks that you will have to accomplish before your departure for Spain is to notify your bank and Social Security of your expatriation. Better, it will be imperative to communicate your new address of Spain to the tax center from which you received your last tax notice. You will also need to acquire your European Health Card. His request is made to the Health Insurance Fund.

In addition, if you are a job seeker, you must be sure of the prior recognition of your diplomas by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.

Once these steps are completed, you are ready to expatriate as an official Spanish resident - if necessary.

Being an official Spanish resident: what does it mean?

This means first of all that the duration of your stay on Spanish soil is greater than 183 days (i.e. 6 months). It also means that you must - officially and as an expatriate - renounce your original domicile in favor of a new legal domicile in Spain. You distinguish yourself from a non-resident. The latter, however, always retains their official domicile in their country of origin while opting for a second home in their host country.

Your Spanish resident status is only recognized when you are officially the holder of two extremely important documents: the NIE and the Tarjeta de Residencia.

The NIE: what is it and how to get it?

The Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE) is the Identification Number for foreigners, therefore payable to non-Spanish citizens during certain procedures:

● Opening a bank account;       

● Payment of invoices;       

● Telephone subscription;       

● Real estate purchase, etc.       

To benefit from the NIE, you must justify a valid mobile such as the purchase or rental of real estate, the execution of an employment contract, etc.

The request for this document is made to the "Oficina de Extranjeros" (Aliens Office, or Immigration Service). It is also done at the "Comisaría de Policía" of your new place of residence or even at the level of the Spanish consular administrations present in France. It can also be done online. In all cases, you will have to provide immigration officers with the following documents, necessary to process your request:

● The original and a copy of your passport;       

● The original and a photocopy of the completed application form;       

● A document justifying the reason for your request (your employment contract);       

● The NIE allocation costs which amount to a little less than € 10.       

La Tarjeta de Residencia: what is it and how to get it?

La Tarjeta de Residencia (or residence permit), perhaps described as an almost all-in-one document. It is valid for a period of five years renewable. Address, fingerprints, civil status, NIE, etc., almost all the information concerning you is there.

The request for this document is made at the level of the Oficina de Extranjeros. Without being exhaustive, the documents constituting your file are:

● The original and a copy of your passport, accompanied by 3 recent photographs;       

● The original and 3 photocopies of the completed application form;       

● A medical certificate, if applicable;       

● An employment contract (if you are employed), etc.       

Expatriation: what other steps upon your arrival in Spain?

In addition to the steps listed above, there are still others (not exhaustive and more or less important), to be accomplished:

● Registration in the municipal register: it gives you the right to the "certificado de empadronamiento", which proves that you are listed and specifies your address at your new place of residence;       

● Affiliation to Spanish Social Security: if you work for a Spanish company, your affiliation gives you, among other things, the right to a Spanish security number…       

To complete your list of steps to take when moving to Spain, you can contact the competent consular administration.

Expatriation in Spain and real estate purchase

Expatriating to Spain to work presupposes - in principle - the purchase of real estate to spend your life as a permanent worker. If you are of this opinion and that and you are not yet on Spanish soil, you are certainly asking yourself this question: "how to succeed in my project of buying a house or an apartment of my dreams before even my arrival in Spain? "

Legitimate questions like this require adequate and objective answers. Answers that our experts know how to bring, perfectly mastering the Spanish real estate market in general and the Costa Brava real estate market in particular. From home, you can, thanks to Immo 365, solve your housing problem before your expatriation is effective.

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