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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

Income Tax/irpf Withholdings/retenciones 2019, 2020

Please consult the overview below from the Tax Agency to check which % of IRPF to withhold, either as employer, or as Autonomo. Employers should ask their employees to fill out MODELO 145 as they need information about their personal circumstanc...

Is There An Application Form For Non Resident Certificate?

Yes there is. The EX15 which can be downloaded from this section. You may be asked for this certificate by your bank.   EX15 Download     What is a Nonresident Certificate   ...

What Is A Certificate Of Non Residence?

For the use of EU and non EU citizens who wish to for economic, social or professional reasons to accredit their nonresident status. (used for holding a nonresident bank account) can apply for a Ccertificate of nonresident. Can also be obtaine...

Closing Business As Autonomo – What About Healthcare?

Once you close your business, stop paying Autonomo contributions, you still have 90 days right to free healthcare. Update April 2019: according to INSS officer now 120 days. You need to register as unemployed. If after those 90 days you are not ...

Autonomo/self Employed And Maternity / Paternity Leave

Those registered as Autonomo generally have the same rights as those working on a contract under the Regimen General. Special work areas like mining, agriculture, fishing have specific rules which might differ from the ones valid for the general...

How Do I Fill In A Ex18 Residence Application Form?

You will find an English version of the form to follow instructions. EX18 Instructions You will also be able to download an original from the residency sections in the library. ...

How Do I Fill In A Ex15 Nie Form?

You will find full instructions in English on this version of the NIE EX15 english You can download a form to use from our library or the FAQs resident and certificates sections. ...

What Is ´medio Rural´ For Tourist Rental Purposes Andalucia?

Definition ´medio or entorno rural´. It´s in Spanish, directly from the relevant law, will provide translation, time permitting. From the relevant law Artículo 3. Medio rural. 1. A los efectos del presente Decreto se entiende por medio rural...

Faq´s Vivienda Con Fines Turisticos 2016 Tourist Rental Law Andalucia

Update November 2019. As per a ruling on the 21st of October 2019 by the Spanish Supreme Court the requisite re fixed aircon units in every room has been eliminated. Information from the Junta, e.g. re the registration of ID´s from your guests,...

Can I Cut Down A Pine Tree On Our Land?

Most pines are protected and permission should be sought from your town hall if on urban land and if in the country, from the Guardia Civil (Seprona). Protected species normally cannot be cut down and only pruned with permission. There are exce...