Residency Application

It will be for the authorities to see that you are actually living in Spain and making it your home. Some holiday home owners are trying to get residency cards before end of the year then going back to the UK to live. You can't have both residency in the UK and Spain. 

Steve 

It doesn't cost anything to make the initial application on EX-20, so think about instructing your solicitor to make an online application and see if that is accepted.

"You can't have both residency in the UK and Spain"

 That's not quite true.

You can become resident in Spain, as you must after 90 days, but by staying for under 183 days avoid becoming fiscally resident, that's what you can't be in two places. 

In that circumstance you can continue to live in UK exactly as before but visit Spain for up to 183 days instead of just 90.

Hi Baz, is it 2-3 months duration of money going out of your account ,as if you own your own property then surely this would already be happening through any direct debits or utility payments etc ? 

LeckyLes 

Hi Les,

I've been paying utility bills through my bank since last November but my solicitor said they would like to see living expenditure coming out of the account to show we're here..

I think I'm going to ask my solicitor to make the initial application as soon as I have the Padron and see what happens..

Thanks

BAZ

Baz, thanks for that clarification, it could also help others in the same situation.

Good luck , I hope the Applications eventually goes through ok.

LeckyLes 

Hi, I had my residency appointment this morning at Alicante, The necessary paper work I was asked to supply was,

A Padron less than 3 months old. N.I.E certificate. Private health insurance certificate, receipt of payment and policy. The latest 3 months of Spanish bank statements stamped and signed by the Bank. The latest 3 months of UK bank statements, no official stamp or signature necessary. The last 3 months of Private pension payments into either bank accounts, including payslips and a official letter from your pension provider, Google translated will do. Your Passport and full copies of every page in passport in A4 Size and black and white. Also 2 genuine and recent passport sized photos required. It is worth you to keep all genuine documents and supply 1 copy of all above to hand over at the appointment desk, I personally copied everything twice. I was informed that all paperwork was in order, signed and stamped by the person and to return next Friday to have my fingerprints taken, appointment necessary. After that I would be asked to attend another appointment in 3 weeks? at a different office to collect my T.I.E card where fingerprints will be taken again, as you have to collect in person. 

Hi Peter,

Were you applying for the first time, or swapping your residency certificate for a TIE please?  If the former, what financial requirements did you have to meet?

Friends of mine have applied for the first time, but don't have their appointment until next week.  We've been waiting for feedback from first-time applicants, as it will be helpful to many others on this forum.

Many thanks and regards,

Kim

Hi, yes my first time, I was informed that I needed 9000 Euro in my Spanish bank account and having the bonus of a private pension was sufficient.