irashpir

Hello there
Just continuing on the topic:
Since I am not working at the moment, I am planning to move from Ireland to Alicante for 6 month to do house sitting for a friend who has a villa there.
I am hoping to find a school for my 4 y.o son, so he can learn the lingo
Having read the thread I am completely confused what permits/certs I will need to proceed with an application for school enrollment
I will have no income in Spain, but have enough savings to cover necessary expenses
Please advise where to start with the documents and registrations
Txs

Rosemary

As Concierge for the Spanish section of BE I would like to say hello and welcome.

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Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary

HBG

To stay in Spain for five months as an EU citizen you need nothing at all apart from your passport. You get the usual hand-wringing from the legal eagles about 90 days, different coloured forms, there was even mention of the padron (you couldn't sign on that if you tried, and it would really wind up the funcionarios); the truth is that the Spanish authorities have got quite enough to do without foreigners on holiday clogging up their offices with daft requests for forms they don't need.

It's best to stay away from any offices flying the Spanish flag.

snikpoh

Which, of course, will in no way help them to get their children into school which is what was asked!!!

At the very least they will need NIE's for everyone, they will need to be signed on with a doctor and will probably need to be on the padron to be allocated a school.

For such a short time and with no income and no rental agreement, this will be VERY hard.

HBG

I'm sorry but the original OP made no mention of schools or bringing children to Spain, which would of course have warranted an entirely different reply.

snikpoh

My mistake (sorry) I thought you were responding to post #16

mikelincs

Of course, that's why there is the 'quote' facility, stops people getting all cofused and replying to an assumed answer.

missile

Try going in to your local council office speaking Spanish

missile

You could start by reading FAQ and the Free Beer thread.

irashpir

ok, here we are:
- the doctor should be my least concern, as we have international health insurance (private). Hope this will be enough for the authorities
- now padron and NIE.... looks like one needs a rental agreement. Will a house sitting contract suffice if we draft one for that purpose?
And a utility bill... This seems more difficult... Can I get a mobile phone contract, so I'll get a bill, or NIE is also needed for that?
In Ireland I often bring my current bank account statement as a proof of address and it's happily accepted by some offices. Would it be the case in Spain, if I open a non-residential account with the address of the hose I will be looking after?
I know, you are not the ones who issues the certs and permits, so nothing is guaranteed, but just to tease out some options...
Txs

Lynn R

I'm sorry I can't give any assurances about what documents will be accepted as proof of address, but just wanted to point out that you will certainly need an NIE to take out a mobile phone contract, or even buy a PAYG mobile, as they have to be officially registered in the name of the buyer due to anti-terrorism laws introduced following the Madrid bombings a few years ago.

lynnxa

you can still get a PAYG sim with your passport in fact - here anyway

a Latvian student staying with me earlier this year bought one in the Phone House, with her passport as ID

JB80

We got proper phone contracts with just our passport, no NIE needed however not all companies will accept that. Vodafone wont for instance but others do.

Lynn R

We got ours from Vodafone, hence my understanding. Sorry for any confusion.

JB80

No it's alright, I'm permanently confused these days and to be honest that's the info we had heard too.

We went to the phone house to get our phones and contract and the guy said that you don't need an NIE for a contract in Spain if you have your passport.
Of course like everything here it's a mess, and companies have their systems set up to only take NIEs but according to the guy in the shop you don't need it. No idea if he is right or wrong but we have phones and contracts so don't really care.

I suspect it helps to have a valid resident bank account though, without that you might have more trouble.