Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: Residents and foreign nationals using Spanish public administration | Official Sources Checked: FNMT-RCM, Cl@ve and Administración General del Estado | Author: Editorial Team Digital administration in Spain can save you an extraordinary amount of time once you are set up correctly. Instead of visiting an office for every … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: Individuals moving to or living in Spain | Official Sources Checked: Agencia Tributaria and BOE | Author: Editorial Team Spanish tax residence is one of the most misunderstood parts of moving to Spain. You may have heard that you become tax resident after 183 days. That is important, … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: Foreign residents and newcomers in Spain | Official Sources Checked: Seguridad Social, Ministerio de Sanidad, European Commission and BOE | Author: Editorial Team Healthcare in Spain for foreign residents is often described as either “free for everyone” or “you need private insurance.” Neither statement is accurate enough to … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: Non-EU, non-EEA and non-Swiss citizens moving to Spain | Official Sources Checked: Ministerio de Inclusión, Policía Nacional, Administración General del Estado and BOE | Author: Editorial Team If you are a non-EU citizen moving to Spain, there is no single immigration route that applies to everyone. A retiree … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: EU, EEA and Swiss citizens moving to Spain | Official Sources Checked: Policía Nacional, Administración General del Estado, BOE and Agencia Tributaria | Author: Editorial Team If you are an EU citizen moving to Spain, you benefit from European free-movement rights — but that does not mean there … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: People habitually living in Spain | Official Sources Checked: BOE, INE and municipal padrón rules | Author: Editorial Team Empadronamiento in Spain is the process of registering where you habitually live in the Padrón Municipal. The padrón is maintained by your local Ayuntamiento and records the people who … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: Foreign nationals in Spain whose immigration status requires a TIE | Official Sources Checked: Policía Nacional, Ministerio de Inclusión and BOE | Author: Editorial Team If you are a non-EU citizen living in Spain, you will often encounter the term TIE. TIE stands for: Tarjeta de Identidad de … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: EU, EEA and Swiss citizens residing in Spain for more than three months | Official Sources Checked: Policía Nacional, Ministerio de Inclusión, Administración General del Estado and BOE | Author: Editorial Team If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen planning to live in Spain for more … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: Foreign nationals who need a Spanish NIE without becoming resident | Official Sources Checked: Policía Nacional, Ministerio de Inclusión and BOE | Author: Editorial Team If you need a NIE in Spain as a non-resident, the first thing to understand is that a NIE is simply an identification … Read more
Last Updated: August 2026 | Applies To: Foreign nationals dealing with Spanish identification and residence paperwork | Official Sources Checked: Policía Nacional, Ministerio de Inclusión and BOE | Author: Editorial Team NIE vs TIE vs CUE is one of the first pieces of Spanish bureaucracy most newcomers need to understand. The three terms are often … Read more