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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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Where Can I Have Birth Or Marriage Certificates Translated

You can apply to the Ministry of Justice (Ministerio de la Justicia) here in Spain for translations with the Apostille of the Hague (Apostilla de la Haya). You can also search for “ Traductores/as – Intérpretes Jurados/as” in your are...

If Holding Two Jobs, Will Both Employers Pay Into The System?

Yes they will, but together never more than the max possible amount, and pro rato what you earn with one and the other. More info here: Multiple Employment ...

Where Can We Find Info Re Swimming Pool Requirements?

Regulation is responsibility of each region individually. I include info on Andalucia. Sanitary Reglament, inclused info re necessity of lifeguards, ladders, filter systems, toilet facilities etc. HERE Further info re Libro de Registro y Control...

How To Check If My Town Hall Publishes Fines On Testra?

Town Halls and Provincial Diputations that have the competence to issue and process trafic sanctions have until the 25th of May 2016 to incorporate into the TESTRA system of Trafico, the electronic notice board where all fines that could not be ...

How Do I Know A Webshop Is Trustworthy?

Please read our information document in the Library, Consumer Affairs section, that will inform you of several options to minimize the chances of a bad experience. Click this link for direct access. LINK ...

How Can I Make A Search Removal Request (google)?

Search removal request under data protection law in Europe. A recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (C-131/12, 13 May 2014) found that certain people can ask search engines to remove specific results for queries that includ...

What Is A ´libro De Visitas´ And Where Can I Get It?

A Libro de Visitas is a book that every autonomo worker (self employed) must have, whether he has any employees or not and in which an Inspector de Trabajo will make note of his visits and his findings. In some regions there is an electronic ver...

How Do I Apply For A Health Card ‘tarjeta Sanitaria’ Online?

Please visit the link below in our library. Open up the link for your area and find ‘tarjeta sanitaria’ follow simple instructions. You can do so both with digital certificate and without. Only available for replacement cards in case...

How To Apply For Social Security Number?

Please read the info provided by the Seguridad Social in this link, it´s in English   Social Security and HERE.   ...

Is There A List Of Medicines Not Covered By Spanish Nhs?

Yes there is, it is included in this BOE publication of a resolution from the Ministry of Health, scroll down to view the complete list. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/08/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2012-10952.pdf Remember to ask your GP or specialist if th...

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