Spain may be famous for its sunshine, but when heavy rain arrives, conditions can change dramatically. Flash floods can develop in a matter of minutes, turning normally dry roads and riverbeds into dangerous torrents. Knowing what to do could save your life. For anyone living in Spain, particularly in areas prone to heavy autumn and…
Low Emission Zones (Zonas de Bajas Emisiones – ZBEs in Spanish) are being rolled out across Spain meaning any municipality with over 50,000 inhabitants must implement traffic control measures to improve air quality and reduce pollution. This is Upsticks summary guide for Andalucía, Murcia, Alicante and Comunitat Valenciana but as each autonomous community is different in…
Since the UK left the European Union, British passport holders have been subject to more stringent rules regarding their travel documents. Fall foul of these new rules and you may find yourself having problems when travelling and potentially with a visa application. While UK passport holders still enjoy visa-free travel to the EU for 90…
A vital free service to foreign residents since 1985 – find out more! Mijas is a municipality in Malaga province in Andalucia, lying between Fuengirola and Marbella. Mijas now has nearly 90,000 registered residents, more than 35% of whom are non-Spanish. The vast majority are British, Scandinavian and German, but in total there are no…
As well as visas, residency applications and vehicle registrations, over the years the Upsticks team have picked up hundreds of top tips for moving countries and the steps you can take to make the process as straightforward and stress free as possible. In no particular order, here we share our Top 10 tips to make…
