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odlumb
  10/9/2002 15:03 EST

I will be moving to Spain in a month. I already have my residency visa issued from the SF consulate. I plan to stay in Spain five years, beyond that I cannot say. I have been told that there may be tax advantages to NOT exercising my residency option, i.e., staying as a non-resident living in Spain. I don't own Spanish real estate at this time. Can anyone advise on this issue? Or alternatively recommend a Residency/Tax abogado in the Barcelona area with whom I can consult? Thanks.

BeltsMarga
  12/2/2002 04:05 EST

It may be too late because I didn't see this post until today but if you are going to be here 5 years you should by law be a resident. If you do not become a resident you can only stay for 90 days at a time. While it is true that they don't really keep track of you here having a residency card will help you get a bank account, your driver's license, insurance for you car, your residency number is also your tax number if you plan of living here you will need to pay taxes here after you have spent more than 182 days in any year here.
Again, you may not need any of these things but I just see it tough if you don't have your residency card. You can get good tax advice from an asesor fiscal.
Hope that helps.

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