Residence

The only requirement that I was aware of was to prove you would not be a drain on Spain's economy, this should be satisfied by showing over 700 Euros per person going into a Bank Account each month, anything else is a bonus.

Hello John, when you say you have recently moved from Murcia, had you applied for Residencia there? It is pretty standard any country is going to check that immigrants are going to be able to support themselves and being in Spain you will find that every area, on different days, will have different criteria!!!!
It will depend on your individual circumstances, if you have bought your property outright, you will need less income than if you were paying rent every month. If you qualify for SIP, you won't need to be paying for private medical insurance......
Jim Taylor has compiled an excellent guide;

Jim's guides - your complete guide to SpainThis is your bible. If you search for "announcements" under "Everywhere" there are various other items of interest.

Hi Cheryl,  thanks for taking the time.

We bought our house 8 weeks ago (no mortgage)and are applying for residency through the same law office.

We have private medical insurance as we are not state pension age.

I will post again as we proceed. 

   Regards.....john 

The official requirements, pre-Brexit, are here:

https://www.costablancaforum.com/area/almorad%C3%AD-spain-11/residency-in-almorad%C3%AD-padron-residencia-passport-advice-23/jims-guide-the-residency-certificate-43535/

Different police stations apply the financial requirements in different ways, with some being more stringent or unreasonable than others.

Make sure you have a letter from your insurance provider stating that it complies with residency requirements.

Hi to all, just to follow up on my previous residency post.

Finally got residency yesterday.

Painful process and cost of 709€ using a lawyer. 

Best to all....john

Hi John, congratulations, although you sure paid a lot.

For the benefit of others, it would help if you said what you had to prove in the way of finances.

OMG how many people was that for.

Just 2

At least you have your Residencia but that is a right rip off by the Solicitor, put it behind you and enjoy life in Spain.