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Neil605
  8/14/2018 22:46 EST

Hello;

We are arriving in Spain to retire on 5 September. We have our non lucrative visas, medical insurance in place etc.

1. Do we have to provide any other documents at immigration in Madrd besides our passports with visaa attached?

2. I undertstand that we have to register with the local police and get a residenct card? Am I correct on that?

Thanks

gvb
  8/22/2018 01:34 EST

We just moved to Spain in July. We did not need anything besides the passports/visas upon entry into Spain. Once here, you have thirty days to apply for residency. For us, in Girona, we had to go to the town hall with our visas and lease and get a stamped notice (I think this is called a padron) then take that to the Office of Foreigners (but not the one listed on the website—that office directed us where to go) where we were fingerprinted. We also had to get a form and take it to a bank to pay the fee and bring it back to the office as they don’t take money. Now we are just waiting for the residency cards to be done—45 days. It seems every town has its own process so just ask and be patient in following directions.

Good luck. Where are you planning to live?

Gail

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john98103
  8/22/2018 02:07 EST

How long are you planning to be in Spain?
And where did you come from?

Thanks

tvfilmproducer
  8/27/2018 15:25 EST

I just have gone through this process in Girona. First you will need to apply at the local government office and show that you have a place you rent or own in the city limits. If renting, you must bring the rental agreement to the local office in both Spanish and English (in my case). Then you wait about 2 weeks for the resident approval documents to be mailed to you, then you go to the local national police station to submit all the documents, get finger printed then wait another 3 to 4 weeks to pick up the non-lucrative resident card. This card will replace your passport in Spain or where you go in the Schengen courtries of Europe for the year. Larry

gvb
  9/1/2018 08:08 EST

So funny that we both did this in Girona with different requirements. We only brought our lease in Spanish to the town hall and got our empadramiento right then.

gvb
  9/1/2018 08:09 EST

John, we came from Reno and plan to be here 2-3 years at a minimum.

Gail

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