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Uk And Northern Ireland To Join Schengen Information System (sis)

NEWS FROM EUROPE The UK and Northern Ireland have asked to join the Schengen Information System (SIS) and will be provisionally allowed to do so as of March 1st of this year. The exchange of information is with regards to descriptions of persons

Driving Licences And The Demands Made On Expats In Spain

The protocol mentioned was first published by the DGT in December 29 2014.   After this video was recorded, we did receive an answer from the ministry of interior which prompted us to draft a post found on our website “DGT insult to expa

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

The Driving Licence Fiasco And Too Many Back Seat Drivers

PRESS RELEASE CAB SPAIN RE  ” THE TWO YEAR RESIDENT RULE” AS ANNOUNCED BY DGT/Trafico As we wrote in our article after analysing the DGT/Trafico press release and their interpretation of the relevant European Directive on Driving

Must All Residents Exchange Their Licences For Spanish After 2 Years Of Residency?

MUST ALL EU RESIDENTS  EXCHANGE THEIR LICENCES FOR SPANISH AFTER 2 YEARS OF RESIDENCY? The headlines of several online publications, quoting a press release from the DGT/Trafico website, certainly suggest so, but reading the next few lines of

Inheritance Tax. Spain Referred To The Court Of Justice By The Eu Commission

The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union. It appears that the Spanish legislation on taxation of investments in non-resident companies does not comply with EU law. The law is alleged to be

Co-payment Prescription Meds – Maximum

  Update 2023.  Information from the INSS: All medication is partly paid for unless your income is under 11,200 annually and you are exempt from presenting tax declarations. Regulations are regional so please check at your health centre or

New Rules ´baja Y Alta Laboral´- Sick Leave

New Rules re ´baja y alta laboral´ i.e. notification of temporary incapacity to work or notification of capacity to resume normal work activities. Both issued either by NHS medico (for ordinary illnesses or injuries – ´contingencias co

Cab Spain Lawyers Taking Court Action For Members With Clausula Suelo No Win No Fee

This is excellent news. Our lawyers are not only willing to commence proceedings against the banks for each of our members who have the illegal clause in their mortgage contract but. No win no fee basis which means that they are also assuming t

At Last! Attractive Tax Reductions For January 2015

The Government has approved the tax reforms which has amended the rules regarding taxpayers with large families (three or more children) or and disabled descendants or ascendants. These taxpayers may apply for deductions in their IRPF (annual ta
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