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Blogs from the Citizens Advice Bureau Spain Team

Update On Healthcare For Residents With Permit Issued After April 2012. Meeting With Lawyers

We met with one of the CAB lawyers to talk about our claim with the INSS about people holding a valid residencia permit and being refused health care. He agreed that the language of the law is VERY obvious, so the more people that present compl

Eu Regulations On Succession Applicable From 2015d

CAB note* These regulations were drafted for citizens of all nationalities residing in the EU/EEA member states. Therefore no changes post Brexit for UK nationals. Those not interested in reading the full text, can scroll to articles 21 and 22.

Spanish Banks Owe Millions To Mortgage Holders

Published on: Dec 27, 2014 @ 15:57 Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who bought in the height of the last boom, are now finding that they have negative equity in their homes. Many are finding it impossible to meet the monthly mortgage payments

What Does The European Health Card (ehic) Cover?

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC or TSE in Spanish – tarjeta sanitaria europea) is a personal and non-transferable document that certifies the holder’s entitlement to receive any necessary medically-related healthcare benefits du

Town Halls Are Looking At You When Searching For Ways To Increase Revenue

When you consider the population figures, ideas for raising taxes are infinite. Town halls are still looking for novel ideas to save on their budgets. One has to take into consideration that due to the crisis, lack of funds from building license

What You Need To Know Before Taking Out Private Medical Insurance

Here is a list of 15 important questions to ask when taking out private medical insurance.   Why so many questions?  Because you don’t want to have been paying for 10 years, have cancer and then they tell you that oral medicine is not co

Paid Traineeships Council Of The European Union

Traineeships in the Council of the European Union Don’t miss out on this traineeship opportunity! The Council of the European Union is seeking trainees with qualifications in the field of law, political science, EU studies, translation, HR, co

What Costs £217 Million And Gives £750 Million Back?

Each day I try to find the time to look through the Citizens Advice Bureau Spain twitter account. At least once a week we note and are proud to find that yet another Citizens Advice Bureau Uk office is following us. Today Though I noted a new CA

Euro Coins Distribution 2014

Just a little something that you might never have realised… the amount of Euro coins that have been brought into circulation in all the  different EU countries, only this year… part for colectors, part to use as currency. The amount

A Glimmer Of Hope For People With A Residencia Permit And No Healthcare

A video by Maria explaining in detail the two lawsuits that give hope for EVERY person with a residence permit, no matter the date. https://www.citizensadvice.org.es/wp-content/uploads/lawsuit.mp4   Glimmer of Hope Video
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