How to access the Spanish public healthcare system as a beneficiary

Has your husband or wife been granted S1 entitlement to public healthcare in Spain? Have you got a few more years to retirement? Or maybe you aren’t working but your spouse has a job or is self-employed … Good news is that you can ‘piggy-back’ access to the state healthcare system as a beneficiary.  Using…

How to get a ‘poder’ from a notary for an NIE certificate

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,…