14 Apr 2012 08:20:

 Firstly the title of this thread is misleadly you do not change your NIE for Residencia!!!!  as Johnzx as said the Residencia was  abolished in 2002 the Spanish government are now trying to estiblish a full list of all foreign nationals living in Spain be they from another EU country or from any other part of the world and I can see nothing wrong in this.  The NIE is much like the national insurance number you have in the UK only it carries more weight here as you need the produce it if you intend to buy a house,car or open a bank account.  We have lived here for 4 years and my wife receives a pension from the UK which is taxed there and we run a business here and are fully registered here and pay tax here on that (not that we pay that much )  The simlpe fact is we and everyone esle wanted to come and live in Spain because it is a better climate then the UK and the cost of living is cheaper so we must also abide by the laws of the country if  you do not want to do this then move back to live in the UK full time.  The same goes for bringing UK plated cars to Spain the Spanish law says you much reregistered if you intend to keep the car in Spain for more than 6 months which means having a Spanish MOT or ITV and Spanish road tax.  I have seen on here how people are taking their cars back to the UK to have them taxed and MOTed there WHY!!!!!!!!!!  the ITV in Spain is a lot less than in the UK and lasts for 2 years and the road tax is lower here so when you take in to account the cost of taking thecar back to the UK it is costing you more just because you are trying to buck the system.   If you want to live in Spain then live in Spain and all it entails, if you can't abide by the rules than move back to the cold UK.    Sorry if this offends anyone but I think it needed to be said

 

This message was last edited by mobailey on 14/04/2012.

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13 Apr 2012 21:19:

 Take a look at www.discovercostacalida.info at the section bring pets as this will tell you all you need to do in order to bring your dog over.

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12 Apr 2012 16:45:

 Under Spanish law you can put up a dish if you want this is the commutity trying to put its foot down do you have a balcony that you can put it on that will not be seen from the ground if so put it there that is what we have done.

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09 Apr 2012 15:03:

 The best people to talk to as to what you need in order to be legal in Spain isthe Embassy or Consulate of your own country i.e. if you are American the US Embassy and they should be able to help point you in the right direction after all that is what they are there for.

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03 Apr 2012 14:38:

 ITV (MOT) is around 50 euros and you will have to pay for new plates ours were about 25 euros but to be honest it should be cheaper to replate the car than buy a second hand one.   If you do decide to bring the car to Spain go to the British consul in Alicante and get a Baja as this will stop you having to pay import duty.  The baja is a document that show you have bought thecar here for your own use and not with the intention of selling it on, this means you can not sell it for 12 months.  Hope this helps.

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