Residency

EES's first summer at Málaga, the border that opened today, and the paperwork that turns out to be yours.

You read four pieces on the friction and didn't reach for the exit. That's the story.

An honest correction three weeks on: it barely works. Tell us how you handle yours.

Miss either deadline and the public system must pay for your private care. Claiming it is the hard part.

Andalucía's government is still unformed six weeks after the vote. Today it probably gets settled.

If you own a flat here and live outside the EU, you may be able to claim four years back.

From counting everyone in to checking who belongs, and your healthcare card hangs on it.

The first year defeats everyone. Here's what ends, and what quietly takes its place.

Set it to auto-debit by the 25th, or chase the payment manually in June's worst week.

Providers will say it's not illegal, and nobody's charged for it. Both true, but beside the point. Here's who ends up liable.

Ten years of padrón for protected housing, five for social rental. Three legal walls in front of them.

Article 64 requires 'sufficient means' for the renewal period. It does not specify the form of means.

The pound is up 1% YTD. British buying keeps dropping. Something else is moving.

Your gestor, your lawyer, your broker. The market grew. Their playbook may not have.

May 17 is regional. 2027 is local. One of those elections is yours.

183 days, proper insurance, proof of income. The rules changed last May.

Your public healthcare is free. But between the phone trees, the three-week waits, and the hours on hold, is it actually the cheaper option?

DNV holders have access to a flat tax rate for 6 years. Most never filed the election form.

The law hasn't changed. The bar has.

Your TIE exempts you. The people flying in for the summer are a different matter.

Spain's banking rules are separate from your visa approval. The bank needs a different set of documents entirely.

Spain's banking rules are separate from your visa approval. The bank needs a different set of documents entirely.

€3,024/month minimum. Six-week UGE backlogs. Your checklist starts 60 days out.

The Digital Nomad Visa sold flexibility. The renewal desk demands proof you stayed.

Sadly not the bureaucracy. Just the part where you could stay without sorting it.