Apple1

Hi Everyone,

So I'm going to move from the uk to spain in the next 4 weeks, can anyone give me a short and sweet list of what i am required to arrange in spain for work etc etc as a employe, i will also be taking my van.

thanks

Apple1

il also need a decent bank account as I have 20k to deposit so any good banks please >??

snikpoh

As an employee, your company should help with most of this;

1. get NIE
2. get SS number
3. get residency certificate
4. go on padron
5. find a good gestor to help with paperwork (tax etc.)
6. register with a doctor

Apple1

perfect thank you

snikpoh

Oh, and somewhere near the top should be to go to Sabadell and get a bank account. Non-resident at first and then once 3 and 4 are done, convert it to a residents account (cheaper).

If you are going to be able to put at least 700€ into the account each month (and it can be the SAME 700€) then open an expansion account as they have ZERO charges.

mikelincs

Ensure that your job has a legal contract.

jjh

As so many employers don´t offer a legal contract. Be aware x

Eric S

I wonder if you can have two accounts, and then keep sending the same 700€ back and forth between the two...

- Eric S.

snikpoh

Yes, you can. ...or even draw it out and then pay it back in.

Tadd1966

Add these (gestor should help)
7. Transfer of your van's plates to Spanish plates (doing this as part of your move and all of your chattels will, I think, mean you do not have to pay import tax on the van but you need to check)
8. Transfer UK Driving licence to a Spanish one (some say not compulsory but if you do not have a UK address then....)

snikpoh

Just to clarify, many people call it an import tax but it's actually a 'first registration tax' - some vans can NOT be re-registered so sell in UK and buy again once here.

MOST driving licences are OK in Spain until they expire. However, to save any potential issues, why not simply change it .

Tadd1966

You have to advise DVLA of any address change or you are subject to a fine of up to £1000 if caught driving in the UK with an incorrect address on the DL. You cannot have a none UK address on a UK DL.

snikpoh

Correct but ONLY if you are a UK resident.

Once resident elsewhere, these rules do NOT apply. This can be found on the DVLA website and in the numerous emails from DVLA to me and others who've asked this exact question.

Tadd1966

If you are not a resident of UK and return to the UK for a visit and drive on UK roads (in any car - your own car, a friends car or a hire car etc.) with a UK DL that has an incorrect address you are committing an offence and you can be fined up to £1000 if stopped by the police and your details checked and found to incorrect - same as if you are a resident and you don't inform the DVLA of an address change.
The DVLA do not check but if you are stopped by the police they may well do a check and if your adders is incorrect then you could be fined.
This was confirmed to me by DVLA, police and my insurance company
Your DL is not invalidated and the DVLA states on the website if you are moving abroad you need to check local legislation.

snikpoh

This is simply NOT true as a non-resident. I think you didn't ask your question of them, clearly enough. I too have the opposite in writing from them.

Even the DVLA website says it's not true. Local legislation for within the EU means that your D/L remains active and legal!


Given we both have different 'facts', there doesn't seem much point in discussing it further.