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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.

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Application Form Nie Certificate Ex15 Download

Download form EX15 Example in English ...

Claiming Unemployment Benefit

Information from SEPE online with Clave: SEPE For language change. click on the three lines top right. Use white box on the left for language choice. Depending on browser, option of drop down menu for languages. Pre-solicit using NIE: SEPE ...

Paternity Leave

Info from the Seguridad Social, in Spanish languages, French and English   HERE Info from our website, updated April 2019. HERE ...

Claiming Unemployment Benefit But Would Like To Set Up As Self Employed

The information from the SEPE website. use the drop down menu for the information in English and French. ...

What Are The Electricity Time Bands?

Here is the information on the different hours in time bands in relation to the cost. Time Bands ...

How To Report A Death Of Family Member In Receipt Of Spanish Pension

Information on reporting the death of someone in receipt of a Spanish pension. Contact the social security offices ...

Sepe Changes Telephone Numbers

From August 2021. ...

Maternity Pay

There are two different kinds of paid maternity leave, one based on a minimum period of contributing into the system in Spain, the other non-contributory. To be entitled to either, you need to be working, or in receipt of unemployment benefits. ...

Right To Unemployment Benefit If Worked As Self Employed?

The right to claim unemployment benefit as self-employed if you were employed in earlier years. SEPE   Much is lost in the translation for the English version on the site. Here is a further translation. The cessation of self-employment is n...

Can The Tie Be Used In Place Of A Valid Passport?

The answer is no. For those who require an explanation. The information is drafted into the Spanish law on the rights or and obligations of foreigners in Spain. Extract from the Ministry of the Interior. The TIE. Concept: Note*  In my view, the...