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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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Passport Validity For Entering The Uk?

Information from the UK Government ...

Driving Abroad With Temporary Spanish Driving Permit Allowed?

The temporary driving permit you receive once your entitlement to drive has been checked with the foreign traffic authority, upon handing over your original foreign licence, is ONLY valid to drive in Spain. It says so at the bottom of the permit...

Spanish Nationality How To Recover When Lost

Information from the Spanish Justice Ministry about recovering nationality. You’d need to visit a Registro Civil and make an official statement that you want to recover Spanish nationality. This statement then has to be registered at same ...

Prohibition Import Of Plants, Fruits And Vegetables To Eu From Noneu And Eu Territories

Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 requires Member States, seaports, airports and international transport operators to make available to passengers information concerning prohibitions and requirements for the introduction of plants, plant products and ot...

Freedom Of Information How To Submit Request In Spain

In Spain called the right of access to public information ‘derecho de acceso a la información pública’, covered by the Transparency Law. Public information is the set of contents or documents, whatever their format or support, held...

Dutch Residents Who Have Taken Spanish Nationality 10 Year Rule Novelties

Info for those Dutch nationals who have taken Spanish nationality based on the length of time they’ve been residents, so more than 10 years, and didn´t renew their Dutch passports in time, which resulted in their automatic loss of Dutch n...

Cuota Autonomo 1% Higher As Per 1.1.2020 Explained

The increase is lower than in previous years. The contribution based on the ‘base reguladora minima’, the ‘base’ selected by most Autonomos, goes from 283,30 euros in 2019 to 286,15 euros in 2020. The increase of 1% is ca...

Special Brexit 060 Info Spanish Government

Info service on the subject of Brexit, available as of February 1st 2020, in English and Spanish. From the Government website: “Its objective is to respond to the calls of citizens, both Spanish and British, and to inform in relation to th...

Exchange Or Renew Uk Driving Licence For Spanish During Transition Period

Situation back to normal, holders of a UK licence can use the same procedure as all other EU licence holders, until the end of the Transition Period, so until the 31st of December 2020. LINK TO DGT WEBSITE WITH FULL INFO Info for visitors, re In...

Driving Licence Spain Find Out Results Exams Online

If you do the theory exam online, the results are availabe online the same day, as of 17.00 hrs. The system will indicate whether you passed (APTO) and how many mistakes you made. For the theory exam on paper, and for the practice test, the resu...