Need an NIE number quickly? Use a ‘poder’ or Power of Attorney to speed up the process NIE stands for “Numero de Identidad Extranjero” and is a bit like a UK national insurance number, but used for a different purpose in Spain. An NIE is pretty much essential for getting anything official done in Spain,…
With the UK leaving the EU, from 1st January 2021 the status of UK registered vehicles within Europe changed overnight, with huge implications for customs, VAT and import duties. Now a ‘third country’, UK registered vehicles (except those registered in Northern Ireland at the moment) have to go through one of three different import processes;…
As well as the public and bank holidays that are common around the world, Spain has its own very special set of celebrations, announced by the Government each year. Some of these days are national holidays while others are specific to the autonomous community, province, town or even village. The Spanish love to party, relax…
As part of the Spanish Government’s continuing efforts to clear the backlog of people waiting for their TIE cards, the Malaga Sub-Delegation have expanded appointment slots into the afternoon and early evening. This unprecedented increase in resources will be in place for the foreseeable future which is great news. Upsticks cover the whole of Malaga province,…
Recent change to policy for exchanging UK driving licences to Spanish is good news!
