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One
of the biggest headaches in Spain is the mountain
of paperwork that everyone is expected to complete,
whether or not they are permanently resident in
the country. The procedures have a reputation for
tripping up even the most prepared of applicants
so we have sought to put together a series
of rough guides from our own experiences. Since
our aim with javeamigos.com is to provide the
most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to
living in Javea and Spain, we would appreciate and
acknowledge the experiences that others may
have had with notorious Spanish bureaucracy and
red tape; please send them to the email address
listed at the bottom of the page.
THE
PADRÓN
Registering on the Padrón, the civic
municipal list, is not only a legal requirement but
also provides the town hall in Jávea with a
population count from which it receives
the appropriate funding from central government
for its services, approximately 200€ per person.
THE
N.I.E.
The 'Numero de Identificación de Extranjeros'
is a registration that is required for all foreigners
who have or intend to have assets in Spain and is
required for just about every process from opening
a bank account to getting a mobile phone contract.
THE
RESIDENCIA
Although EU residents no longer
need to apply for a 'residency card', those coming
to live in Spain are required to register themselves as resident by applying for a
“Certificado de Registro” within three months of their arrival in the country.
SOCIAL
SECURITY AND HEALTHCARE
Anyone who intends
to pay into the system can register with the social
security offices and thus be eligible for state healthcare
and, in most cases, unemployment benefit ("PARO") should
the worst happen. Once a number has been issued,
registration with the health centre in Javea
is a simple process.
GETTING
MARRIED IN JAVEA
Contrary to popular belief,
getting married in Jávea is neither going to break
the bank nor destroy the will to live with mountains
of paperwork and insurmountable barriers of bureaucracy.
With a little bit of patience and foresight, the
procedure is simple enough to leave all your worries
for the big day itself.
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