For those who have applied as non EU for a residency card (normally waiting time is three months) but wishes to leave Spain for a short visit abroad, the applicant must apply for an authorisation to return (autorización de regreso) at their nea
If you are a resident of one of the EU member states, you may settle in Spain for the length of your study period. Details from the EU below.
Students Residency Rights
Requirements and Documentation
Many will find that when as residents they make applications for:
Dependency law (assistance in the home including medical care), Grants/Reductions for State Care homes, Non contributory Pensions, Invalidity pensions, Social Housing, Application
To register, deregister, changes of situation can be carried out in person at the padron section of the town hall. Appointments (cita previa) can also be made online.
Website
Most of the provinces have drafted requisites for making an application to buy into the NHS for healthcare. This information including details from the various provinces can be found by searching ‘convenio especial’ on this website.
All citizens who arrive in Spain intending to reside, should within 90 days apply for a registration certificate. To apply one of the requisites is the registration on the town halls register ‘the padron’ (Census).
For those whose pa
You are obliged by law to keep the authorities, so the Policia Nacional or Foreigners Office in your province informed of change of address/circumstances within 30 days of the fact, if you´re from outside the EU and have a residency authorisati
Information on the Your Europa site below. Please note that though requisites are described on the site, the various offices for foreigners at the stations of the ‘Policia Nacional’ tend to use their own rules. Those who believe the
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