EsuriJohn

I have just heard from MichaelH who sometimes post on here that he is preparing an article (first promised in the Resident newspaper) and better still a video of how to do this at Ayamonte Town Hall.

When this is available I will post a link here to enable us to do this over the summer period before we all hide away for the winter.

lynnxa

is your office open in August?


I have a sneaky feeling ours might not be

Reptonian

Good point! Does the Town hall shut down over the Spanish Summer holiday? If so, when does it reopen. I may have to fix my plans to make sure I am there after that.

EsuriJohn

No the municipal offices are open all through but I am sure they run on fewer staff but hey this is Spain mannana!

jdr

Technically you can only sign on the Padrone if you actually live there, although some townhalls still let you sign on if they are short of cash.
I was just thinking about the mayor, if he checks on the residents he may block it if he thinks it may effect his power ?

EsuriJohn

Lots of us live there but have not signed on yet.

Costa Esuri was designed as a very mixed development with about 900+ parcellas for individual casa's, 2000 town houses for families and 4000 apartments and duplex's which can be residential or holiday. There are Europeans of every nationality who live here and until now not a lot have become Epadronmiento. Now is the time to make our voice heard.

spanish_lawyer

He can not do anything. Register is an administrative obligation of every citizen. It has many implications for the citizen: gives you access to municipal services (schools, health centers, subsidies), voting rights, etc.; for the municipality: it is also good, the more people more income, greater number of council members and greater powers...

lynnxa

yes, of every resident


but I'm pretty sure jdr was talking about people who don't actually live in Spain

the poster he quoted was talking about organising a trip over here to register - so presumably doesn't live here


so, although it's great that the municipality gets money per capita - it isn't really right that they get money for non-residents - unless the law changes & even those who have holiday property here are obliged to register


around here at least you can't sign on the padron until you have registered as resident - so non-residents can no longer empadronar

EsuriJohn

All those who might wish to register and thereby influence the further development and completion of this area have already made a very substantial investment of the order of 6 or 7 figures in Ayamonte. As I say below: -

lynnxa

so can non-residents sign on the padron there then?

it used to be possible here - but isn't now

EsuriJohn

I did but we will let you know when we test the system in August.

lynnxa

that's what I was wondering - when we originally did it was possible - even positively encouraged - although we were actually living here in our case anyway (although we didn't have 'residencia')

then when they did away with 'residencia' & introduced the 'residents list' they eventually started insisting on proof of being a resident before you could empadronar

EsuriJohn

As I said before we got ours on a plot so they must have known we did not live there now that we do we will have to get our name on the residents list. Of course we already have an NIE and are on the Padron and have returned our tax form to the Hacienda so I do not see what that adds to the sum of knowledge.

jdr

I think they are tightening up a lot now cos of the shortage of cash, the last time I had to produce Residencia certificate and Padrone, can`t remember what it was for now though.

spanish_lawyer

The Law said every person living in Spain is obliged to register in the Register of the municipality in which usually resides. Who live in several municipalities must only register where he is living longer.

The registration is independent. A person may be undocumented and be registered. Moreover, to obtain a residence permit must present the certificate of registration.