New residency rules

[Globetrotter]

You are obliged to apply for Residencia if you spend 90 days in Spain. You become tax resident if you spend more than 183 days in Spain. I don't know how they check these things. I imagine you can fly under the radar if you have a private pension and don't have plans to work. I don't suppose there is a man employed to see how many times I fly in and out of Fuerte. 

There isnt a little man, its called your passport.

[lionfish]

Surely the 90 days people mention is a continuous period of 90 days, not 90 days in total spread over the year?

[Linzi]

just checking i have this right,if you haven't a job over in Fuerteventura,you need enough funds to live on(how much?) and private medicial insurance straight away?

[fifi]

NIEs are supposed to be updated to a Registro after three months if you are planning on staying, so if you want this documentation  you need to be able to prove  that you will not be a burden on the State before it will be given to you.

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All applications must be accompanied by a valid passport or national identity document and depending on circumstances, supporting documentation: for employed workers a declaration they have been hired or a certificate of employment and for the self-employed evidence they are registered on the Economic Activities List or the Mercantile Registry, or papers showing they are registered with the Social Security System. Workers can also agree for details to be checked at the General Social Security Finance Office.
People who do not work in Spain must have documentation to prove they comply with two important criteria. Firstly they have public or private health insurance contracted in Spain or insuring cover in Spain during the period of residence equivalent to the cover provided by the National Health system.
The order says: "Pensioners will be considered to meet this condition is they can prove, by means of the corresponding certificate, that they are entitled to health care paid for by the State from which they receive their pension."


Applicants must also have evidence that they have sufficient resources for themselves and their family members so as "not to become a burden on Spain's social assistance system during their period of residence".
Proof of resources could be a regular income, ownership of assets, and acceptable papers to show this are property deeds, certified cheques, documentation showing income is received, credit cards, or an up to date bank certificate.

[Linzi]

thanks Fifi ,just getting everything in order

[fifi]

Good luck with everything Linzi.

[Kat Nuts]

Hello Fifi,
Our family of 4 are coming to Caleta for 6 months in December this year.
I will be working and so will one of my daughters. One will be doing some voluntary work.
As we are only staying 6 months (initially) but will hopefully return for good after a couple of months, do we apply for the resident status after our first 3 months or ASAP?
Hope you can help 
Katrina

[emmi]

Most Spanish private health care schemes seem to require a Residency certificate to join up.  To get the residency you seem to have to have Spanish Private Health care, and I assume at the time of applying for the Registro you have to show you have the health care. Is this the case? If so, how do you get one without the other? Conundrum!

[oystercatcher]

Registro?? I haven't heard this word before. (Although I haven't re-read through every word of this thread.)   Is this the new term for what has previously been known a Residencia? ie the new little card issued subject to income & insurance.

Do we know the pprognosis for existing Residencia (A4 green certificate, no questions asked) holders?  Will it be cancelled and then Registro required? 

As an aside I am sure there are plenty of long term expats here with slender income and no health insurance.

[Spike On Q]

"Slender income and no health insurance" sounds very dodgy to me!

[Carlo]

I know this has been asked before but there appears to be no definitive answer as yet. Do the new changes have any bearing on those of us already with Residencia / NIE etc, ie do we have to do anything, or do the changes only apply to new applications?

As far as I can see, the green certificates don't have any form of 'expiry date' on them.