Information about Spain for people wanting to arrange removal to Spain.

Most of the people moving to Spain may not know that, among all the EU countries, Spain takes the number one position for the area of vine cultivation, which incidentally is among the country’s top three crops.

The fact that Spain is in the list of top 50 largest countries in the world may also have skipped the attention of many people moving to Spain.

Spain can also boast of giving birth to six of the Nobel Prize winners.

It would be more practical for people moving to Spain especially to work to pick up at least some basic Spanish. Castilian or Spanish is the official language of the nation. Some of the autonomous regions have their own officially-recognised languages.

About 25% of the total population of 47 million of Spain live in Madrid, Barcelona and five other cities, which are the most likely places where foreigners moving to Spain may live or work.

People from any of the EU countries moving to Spain see that the country has the lowest population density (89.5 per sqkm) in the EU.

If you are to moving to Spain from any country using the Euro, you will use the same in Spain too, as Euro is the official currency in Spain too. 

For those citizens of the EU, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland moving to Spain there is no need for a visa whatever the purpose of the travel is. The regulation regarding registration within 90 days of moving to Spain does not apply to them.

EU citizens moving to Spain for permanent residence do not require applying for a residence card. But they are required to register in the Central Register of Foreigners.

NIE is Foreigner’s Identification Number. It is a personal identity number issued by the Police to foreigners moving to Spain and it is required that the NIE appears in all the official documents. EU Citizens moving to Spain are to note that the NIE is not an ID and hence they must carry their passports or ID’s etc.

Citizens of the EU member states moving to Spain have no controls at customs in respect of their personal effects.

If you are moving to Spain and want your pet(s) with you, you should get familiar with the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS).

Citizens of an EU country moving to Spain are entitled to free medical and hospital care based on their European Health Card (EHC) - but it will be a temporary healthcare. Further, EHC is not accepted by private doctors and hospitals; you need to get insurance for these. You may have to note also that the EHC is not valid if you go to Spain for any specific medical treatment.

If you are moving to Spain with an intention to work, you should know that if in a year you reside in Spain for over 183 days or if your main centre of economic activity is in Spain, you are required to pay your taxes in Spain; you may like to examine with suitable professionals about any treaty for avoidance of double taxation between Spain and your home country.

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