• Make a Donation
  • Ask For Advice
  • Search CAB Spain

FAQs

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

Importing A Vehicle. I Have Been Asked For A Baja Consular

Please check the On The Road Section of the Library for the file: IMPORTING YOUR VEHICLE INTO SPAIN AND EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTY or click this link for direct access. Importing Vehicle and Exempt Import Duty ...

Can I Be Fired Because Of Membership Workers Union?

No, you cannot. The right to join a workers union is confirmed by Spanish Law, the Statutes for Employees in Spain. ...

How Do I Apply For The Special Rate (bono Social) For Pensioners – Endesa?

The bono social (subsidised rate) from Endesa simplified. Visit this LINK ...

How Do I Register On The Padron (census) Or De Register

Information in our library on this LINK and also below. To check if you can apply for a certificate online, search online for “CERTIFICADO DE EMPADRONAMIENTO” with the name of your town. Go to Town Hall, take valid ID (passport for foreigne...

Disability – Is There A Website With Info For Disabled Persons In Spain?

Yes there is. This one for example. DISCAPNET Or you could read this blog from the Junta de Andalucia if you’re in that Autonomous region. Blog Junta de Andalucia ...

Disability As A Disabled Person, Am I Exempt Of Paying Road Tax?

Yes you are, if your disability is graded 33% or more. It´s stated in letter A of Annex II of the Reglamento General de Vehículos, Real Decreto 2822/1998, de 23 de diciembre. You apply at Town Hall and need to bring the following documents: C...

As A Holiday Rental Owner, How Do I Inform Guardia Of Guest Arrivals?

You are required by law to supply the Guardia Civil with the personal data of your paying holiday rental guests, within 24 hours after their arrival. THIS is the form to use, as published in the State Bulletin, scroll down to ‘Anexo’...

Is My Uk Driving Licence Legal In Spain?

For full information, please visit the On the Road Section of the Library for information such as the document titled: The Law Relating to Driving Licences IMPORTANT UPDATE. Please read the information on this section on the driving licence ...

What Is A 'daciÓn En Pago?

Literally translated ‘dacíon en pago’ is ‘ payment in kind’ used for those who find that they cannot pay their mortgage debt and wish to return the property to the bank,  walking away without a debt. It is not easy to a...

How Do I Update Details Of My Vehicle?

Please go to the On the Road Section of the Library for the relevant files, or the link below. For change of address, if your Town Hall is on the list of Ayuntamientos that cooperate with Trafico, you might not even have to leave your village to...

FAQ Library

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