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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.

Most Recently Added FAQ's

Application Form To Apply For Healthcare At Inss?

Visit the link to download the application forms for healthcare. To be presented to a department of the INSS. Application Form ...

Passport Expiry. What Can I Use As Identification?

Your passport with your certificate of residency is ID for residents in Spain. When you send of your passport for renewal, you only need the proof that the renewal is in process until your new passport arrives. This is valid for applying for res...

Can I Use A Name Or Surname Of My Choice?

British citizens have the right to use the name or surname of their choice. This is not often known by the Spanish authorities. An information and a notification document in Spanish from the British Embassy for the authorities. Nota Verbal re n...

Authorisation Form Dgt/trafico

You can authorise another person to arrange for certain ´tramites´/administrative procedures in your name. First matriculation, transfer of ownership, temporary ´baja´, renew driving licence etc.  or to present or collect documents. Link to...

Pensions. Bilateral Agreements With Non Eu Countries

Visit this LINK for information on bilateral agreement (convenios) between the Social Security system and non EU countries. ...

Healthcare Entitlement From The Uk – S1 Or Legislation Letter

Either to apply for a S1 form for pensioners, or a ´letter of no entitlement´ for those whose S1 has expired or those who have no UK entitlement at all and are asked to provide this ´legislation letter´ to access the Spanish public healthcar...

School – Complementary Services: Schoolbus, School Meals, Activities

When you register your child at a public school in Spain, there are several complementary services that you can apply for. If you do not live in the town itself, but outside the town´s limits in the ´campo´, you might be entitled to register ...

Can I Take Up Employment As A Pensioner In Spain?

Unfortunately Spain does not have the same system as the UK and other EU countries which actually encourage taking up some sort of employment after retirement. For Spanish pensioners though stated that a pension and employment is not compatible,...

Traffic Info Dgt Website

Website with up to date road info, blockages, road works etc. Available in English HERE     ...

Theory Exam For Driving Licence In English, German Or French?

Yes, you can take the theory exam in all the Spanish languages, English, German and French. See THIS LINK. But the practical exam still only possible in Spanish though. ...