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How Can Citizens Advice Bureau Spain Benefit You?

As an expatriate living in Spain; do you find that the Spanish bureaucratic system can be disconcerting? Have you discovered that the simplest of transactions are difficult to conclude? Find yourself searching for answers to problems only to discover that there is nowhere where you could find a solution? I am assuming that the answer is yes and that is why should be a member of our web site if you arent already.

Register On The Padrón Before Residency Or Not? Plus Faqs

Whenever such a question arises on our Facebook forum, we get a plethora of responses when members share their experiences.  Members who had to register on the census before being provided with the residency certificate and those that registere

How To Check Padrón Registration

You can access the data the National Statistics Institute holds with regards to the municipal padrón registers. You need a digital certificate installed on your computer, or a Cl@ve Pin. LINK TO WEBSITE

Need Proof Of Residency- Registered Ten Years But Padron Only Five-what Can I Do?

Many will find that when as residents they make applications for: Dependency law (assistance in the home including medical care), Grants/Reductions for State Care homes, Non contributory Pensions, Invalidity pensions, Social Housing, Application

Register On The Padron Alicante

To register, deregister, changes of situation can be carried out in person at the padron section of the town hall. Appointments (cita previa) can also be made online. Website

Parents Joining You? Why They Should Register On The Padron On Arrival

All citizens who arrive in Spain intending to reside, should within 90 days apply for a registration certificate. To apply one of the requisites is the registration on the town halls register ‘the padron’ (Census). For those whose pa

Do I Need A Padron Certificate To Purchase A Vehicle?

This is a question that continually crops up on our FB group page. Owing to misinformation from personnel at many vehicle dealerships.  Nonresidents should not be registered on the padron (unless habitual residents of a town in Spain). Non resi

Residing In Spain But Not Resident, Can I Register On The Padron?

Yes you can and in fact it is your obligation to do so. The requisites to register state that you should show a residency certificates or if not in possession of that document, a valid passport. Please note* Translated from the Spanish text: 

Should A Nonresident Register On The Padron?

For EU citizens and nonresident the general rule is yes if, your intentions are to apply for residency. Nonresidents can also register if they are habitual residents of the town (living here for more than six months in the year). It is expected

How Do I Change Address On The Padron?

Please visit this LINK for details, basically the same as registering, you have to go in person.

FAQ Library

Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions.