Need passport-style photographs for your Spanish TIE card, driving licence or another official document? Finding a photo booth or photography shop isn’t always convenient, particularly if you’re new to Spain. One option worth knowing about is PhotoAiD, an online service and mobile app that allows you to take your own ID photograph at home and…
In order to exchange your UK driving licence for a Spanish one, you’ll need to provide a medical certificate. This is NOT the same as the medical certificate for a first visa application. The informe de aptitud psicofísica, commonly called a psicotécnico, is a medical report specifically for a driving licence application, exchange or renewal.…
Clients travelling south through eastern Spain have successfully obtained their Declaration of Entry at the Policía Nacional in Teruel. This can be particularly useful if your route takes you down through Aragón towards Valencia, Alicante, Murcia or onwards towards Andalucía.Rather than waiting until you reach your final destination and then trying to find a police…
Summer in Spain is glorious, but heading to the police station or foreigner’s office (Oficina de Extranjeros) during the peak months can be a completely different story. Whether you are heading along for your toma de huella (fingerprinting) to register your initial TIE card, or finally going to pick the card up, you need to…
It’s been a long time coming—about a year in the making, actually—but Jeremy from the Spectrum IFA Group and I finally sat down in our new office to bridge the gap between getting your visa and actually protecting your wealth once you arrive. While my side of the business is all about securing that five-year…
