settling in

iberianguy wrote on Sat Nov 8, 2025 8:38am:

Hi All.

Now getting settled in to our new life in La Marina.

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I have a number of obstacles to overcome and would appreciate some guidance. here we go??

1 I have been asked by our advisor to go and get a certificado digital from local town hall.

Would that be the local one on Calle Amsterdam or do I need to go to San Fulgencio.?

I have an Irish Passport and got my Residency last week  My Wife's is in progress  along with our names on Padron. When to we register with the doctor for Healthcare ,and how .and where ?

Does any one know how long, typically the S1 arrangements for permanent access to  take to get processed? 

Finally I came over in my old vauxhall vivaro van 2011 and need to dispose of it any ideas?

bit old and tired but totally reliable which is why I never changed it but its on uk plates and right hand drive.

Thank you all so much for continued guidance .

One final thing, where does one find other friends other that pubs? although I don't rule them out. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a boozer. Ha Ha.

Steve & Bev.

karenB wrote on Sun Nov 9, 2025 12:54pm:

We moved over here 7 years ago in my husbands old work van, we kept it here for a few months , until we bought a car, and used it to move large items from another house here and to collect things from Leroy Merlin. Then he drove it back to Southampton , using the ferry from Bilbao to Portsmouth.&...

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...nbsp; His brother advertised it for sale, he had a guy who was interested who came to view it the next day, and bought it for a good price.

It was definitely worth him doing that as it wasn't worth much here.

iberianguy wrote on Sat Nov 8, 2025 8:38am:

Hi All.

Now getting settled in to our new life in La Marina.

Read more...

I have a number of obstacles to overcome and would appreciate some guidance. here we go??

1 I have been asked by our advisor to go and get a certificado digital from local town hall.

Would that be the local one on Calle Amsterdam or do I need to go to San Fulgencio.?

I have an Irish Passport and got my Residency last week  My Wife's is in progress  along with our names on Padron. When to we register with the doctor for Healthcare ,and how .and where ?

Does any one know how long, typically the S1 arrangements for permanent access to  take to get processed? 

Finally I came over in my old vauxhall vivaro van 2011 and need to dispose of it any ideas?

bit old and tired but totally reliable which is why I never changed it but its on uk plates and right hand drive.

Thank you all so much for continued guidance .

One final thing, where does one find other friends other that pubs? although I don't rule them out. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a boozer. Ha Ha.

Steve & Bev.

Stella wrote on Sun Nov 9, 2025 8:03pm:

Digital signature from town hall up by the Drs calle Amsterdam, same place to get your padron. 

Advertise your car to sell  to someone wanting cheap car to return UK in. If you use Facebook get on the local pages La Marina Gossip a good one, lots of others there you can see whats going on, live music, quiz, different sports, exercise classes etc depends what your into, most people meet...

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... in bars and restaurants alot have different things on art classes, craft classes etc. 

If you want to learn Spanish I can recommend Speechless in Spain they are on Facebook classes  are fun and the teachers are excellent 

Town Hall Facebook page has all the local fiestas, and whats going on around the urb and in the village 

iberianguy wrote on Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:03am:

Hi Stella.

Thanks very much for the information I am going to town hall this morning so will get the digital id the comment about speechless in Spain I found their web site and sent them an email to enquire about lessons a few weeks ago but they never answered. We went down there when we got here the commer...

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...cial centre but could not find it also rang the number but no answer they would indeed be very useful as local for us but are you sure they are still open and if so where exactly are they and do you have a number or contact details at all.

thanks very much.  

iberianguy wrote on Mon Nov 10, 2025 8:03am:

Hi Stella.

Thanks very much for the information I am going to town hall this morning so will get the digital id the comment about speechless in Spain I found their web site and sent them an email to enquire about lessons a few weeks ago but they never answered. We went down there when we got here the commer...

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...cial centre but could not find it also rang the number but no answer they would indeed be very useful as local for us but are you sure they are still open and if so where exactly are they and do you have a number or contact details at all.

thanks very much.