EU Citizen, residencia - Page 2

Kimmy11 wrote on Wed Oct 5, 2022 6:40pm:

Hi HJ,

You can get a 3-month temporary Padrón from your Town Hall, you just need to explain that it's required for a "Certificado de Registro" (residency) application.  

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I don't know what you mean by, "the person concerned has no intention of just signing on at the local cop shop" and I don't believe that's what Steve is suggesting.  The applicants will have to make an appointment at the extranjeria office of their Policia Nacional headquarters.

Kind regards,

Kim   

Herefordjack wrote on Wed Oct 5, 2022 7:11pm:

Exactly, Kim, and that's what's proving difficult. If anyone has any tips, like what time of day or day of week to look for an appointment on the website, it would be appreciated.

Kimmy11 wrote on Wed Oct 5, 2022 7:28pm:

Hi HJ, 

I haven't had to make an EU registration appointment for a long time, but if TIE appointments are anything to go by, I'd recommend first thing on a Sunday morning, or around 4pm the same day.  Good luck!

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Kind regards,

Kim

Herefordjack wrote on Wed Oct 5, 2022 3:00pm:

I have been approached by an EU citizen newly arrived in Spain to help her and her family obtain residencia. I know all about the documentation required and how to get it, but making an application appointment with the government offices is proving impossible.

Does anyone know what the story is? I keep getting a message on the official site for appointments saying 'an error has occurred, try again later'. Has anyone gone through this lately? What's your advice? She doesn't want to pay for a gestor and neither should she, it's a fairly straightforward p...

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...rocess when it works.

The person lives in Pego but I presume distance is no object for an appointment. Any constructive comments appreciated.

Herefordjack wrote on Wed Oct 5, 2022 3:00pm:

I have been approached by an EU citizen newly arrived in Spain to help her and her family obtain residencia. I know all about the documentation required and how to get it, but making an application appointment with the government offices is proving impossible.

Does anyone know what the story is? I keep getting a message on the official site for appointments saying 'an error has occurred, try again later'. Has anyone gone through this lately? What's your advice? She doesn't want to pay for a gestor and neither should she, it's a fairly straightforward p...

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...rocess when it works.

The person lives in Pego but I presume distance is no object for an appointment. Any constructive comments appreciated.

YvonneF wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 7:19pm:

As an EU immigrant to Spain, I registered on the Padron here in Torrevieja this week - 7 weeks after arriving (I bought a house here). The padron certificate was issued immediately (several copies) and I was told by the administrator to renew it in 2 years. I haven't started the residency process...

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... yet, but my understanding is that padron comes first, then residency. There seems to be a lot of misinformation about the padron on here - I was told by one contributor that I couldn't get it without residency, which is incorrect. 

I'm not having a go at anyone, just requesting that if you're asked for facts, rather than opinion, please make sure you're advising correctly to avoid confusion! 

I'm learning Spanish, but not very good as yet. One piece of advice I would give, is take a Spanish-speaker with you if you can. I got by without, but not a word of English was spoken by anyone and it was rather daunting! (Also, I hadn't expected to have to queue in the street for an hour before being admitted into the office, despite arriving 10 minutes before my appointment, as advised). Glad it's done at least!

Kimmy11 wrote on Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:01pm:

Hi Yvonne,

Then I don't think you've read any of my numerous posts on this subject.  It is illegal for non-residents to register on the Padrón, unless they require it for their Residency application.  In that case, they simply ask their Town Hall for a temporary Padrón, which usually lasts ...

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...3 months, and when they've received their residency, they go back to the Town Hall to update their records with the residency number.  Once that's done, as you say, it doesn't need to be updated for 2 years.  However, there are other formal procedures for which they may need a Padrón certificate no more than 3 months old, in which case they would need to go to their Town Hall to obtain an updated certificate.

Kind regards,

Kim