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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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Can I Drive A Uk Plated Car In Spain?

This depends on the status of the driver. If the car is brought to Spain by a person who intends to stay here as resident, and wants to import the vehicle as part of his household goods (to avoid import taxes), they have to change plates within ...

Can I Donate Blood In Spain?

There is still some doubt for those who have lived in the UK including northern Ireland, the Isle of Man during the period of mad cows disease (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) or may have certain illnesses. The period of the disease in the UK was bet...

Can I Work As Have A Spanish Pension?

Spain has some unusual rules and they make it almost impossible to work once receiving a Spanish pension, without your pension being cut by 50% while you are working, either as employed or self employed. Called Jubilación Parcial, Jubilación F...

Child Alone At Home – Legal Minimum Age?

The Spanish Law does not establish a minimum age for chilren to be left alone. The Civil Code, article 172 defines ´parental neglect´ in this respect when a child is ¨deprived of moral or material assistance¨. Continued or repeated deprivati...

Can I Apply For A Health Card Online In Asturias?

Yes you can apply for a new health card, lost or stolen card by visiting this LINK . You can also use the site to check the situation of a card you have applied for. ...

Families In A Situation Of Exclusion/food Banks?

Families or individuals in Spain who find themselves in what is known here as ‘situation the exclusion’ can have access to the food banks provided in various towns. Many will have seen charity workers collecting foodstuff from shoppe...

Unemployed After Working On Contract – What Happens With Health Cover?

If you have worked for more than one year, you will have built up sufficient rights to receive ´paro´ / unemployment benefits. You will be covered for healthcare while you are receiving paro. Guide on how to apply for paro or unemployment subs...

Medical Prostheses Internal Or External Covered By Spanish Nhs?

The Real Decreto 1506/2012, de 2 de noviembre, regulates the compensation for a catalogue of approved prostheses, covered by the Spanish NHS and it states the established maximum costs and maximum contributions. Administrated by INGESA, the Inst...

Does Spain Have A Parkinson Support Group?

Please visit this LINK for international support groups Spain included. Contact the Spain group who should be able to give you a group in your region. Also talk to the department of servicios sociales, social services at your town hall to see if...

How To Subscribe To Electronic Notifications Tax Office?

Once you have a digital certificate installed on your computer, you can subscribe to receive electonic notifications from the Tax Office / Hacienda. Click THIS LINK and choose the first option in the list. Follow the instructions – in Span...

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