Detailed step-by-step PDF guides
Most of the site is free. These detailed guides cover one route in depth: residence, work, citizenship and the transition from temporary protection. Exact requirements, where to file (websites), links to primary sources (BOE, official Hoja), documents and deadlines.
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Routes to residence & citizenship
Teletrabajo / digital nomad
Digital-nomad visa and residence permit (Ley 14/2013): requirements, 200% of SMI, insurance, where to apply.
Self-employed (autónomo)
Self-employed residence and work (art. 84): business plan, investment, EX-07, steps and deadlines.
Non-lucrative residence
Residence without working: financial means (IPREM), private insurance, criminal record, EX01.
Family reunification
General regime: who can reunite, requirements, housing report, EX-02.
Citizenship by residence
Time frames (10/5/2/1 years), CCSE and DELE A2 exams, documents and where to file.
International protection (asylum) after the EU Pact
The 3 official phases (formulation, registration, formalisation), border, accelerated and examination procedures with deadlines, rights (free lawyer, healthcare from formulation), re-examination and appeals after 12.06.2026.
From humanitarian to residence & work
Instructions SEM 1/2026: switch from the humanitarian authorisation (Art.128.1.a) to a 4-year residence-and-work permit, without a visa. Deadlines, filing window and minors (Art.159/160).
Arraigo renewal 2026
Requirements by type, 2 months before / 3 after window, where to file (e-registry or office), EX-10 box by box, fee 790-052 (€16.40) and what to do with the old arraigo para la formación.
Procedures & first steps
First steps in Spain
Empadronamiento + NIE + TIE + Cl@ve in order, plus Mercurio (online applications), immigration cita previa and the health card: forms, where to file and tips.
Import your car (non-EU)
Full chain: change of residence, customs (DUA), ITV, Modelo 06, IVTM (step by step in Valencia province) and registration. With a temporary-protection section.
Recognition of foreign degrees
Homologación, equivalencia and convalidación (RD 889/2022): which to request, fee 790-107 (€166.50), deadlines and where to file. Includes the medical route (RD 459/2010).
Informe de arraigo (social integration)
Instructions SEM 4/2025: the report for arraigo social and socioformativo. Who issues it, 1-month deadline, free, valid 6 months, mandatory content and substitute documentation.
Health insurance for a residence visa
What RD 1155/2024 requires for each visa, what consulates ask (Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Lima, Kyiv), checking the insurer in the DGSFP register step by step, and a certificate template.
Moving to Spain with a dog, cat or ferret
EU rules from 22.04.2026: route by country, chip–vaccine–test timeline, certificate, 29 entry points, regional register, insurance and PPP licence.
Exchanging a foreign driving licence
6-month limit, DGT steps, annex III documents and equivalence tables for Morocco, Ukraine, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and the UK.
Care certificate: free course or by experience
SSCS0108 (home care) or SSCS0208 (institutions): how to register as a job seeker and find the free course, how to accredit your experience step by step, who qualifies by status, arraigo socioformativo and the SAAD requirement.
Registering as a job seeker in Spain as a foreigner
Who can register by status, which documents to bring, step by step at SAE, LABORA, SOC, SOIB and Madrid (channels, menus, phone numbers), how not to lose your registration and what it opens: free courses and arraigo renewal.
EX forms: filled-in samples
Filling in the EX-00 (student stay): full sample
The EX-00 form filled in with fictitious data and 20 numbered markers: what goes in each field, higher studies from Spain and extension, deadlines, documents, where to file and common mistakes. The form itself is free at inclusion.gob.es; you pay for the filling guide.
Filling in the EX-01 (non-lucrative): full sample
The EX-01 form filled in with fictitious data and 20 numbered markers: what goes in each field, first application at the consulate, renewal in Spain and the dependent family member, documents, where to file and common mistakes. The form itself is free at inclusion.gob.es; you pay for the filling guide.
Filling in the EX-11 (long-term residence): full sample
The EX-11 form filled in with fictitious data and 20 numbered markers: what goes in each field, long-term and EU long-term residence, deadlines and silence, fee 790-052, representative, where to file and common mistakes. The form itself is free at inclusion.gob.es; you pay for the filling guide.
Filling in the EX-17 (TIE): full sample
The EX-17 form filled in with fictitious data and 20 numbered markers: what goes in each field, first card, renewal and duplicate, what to bring to the fingerprint appointment, temporary protection and common mistakes. The form itself is free at inclusion.gob.es; you pay for the filling guide.
Filling in the EX-19 (EU citizen family member): full sample
The EX-19 form filled in with fictitious data and 20 numbered markers: what goes in each field, spouse and dependent ascendant, 3-month deadline and receipt, art. 8.3 documents, EX-19 or EX-24 and common mistakes. The form itself is free at inclusion.gob.es; you pay for the filling guide.
From temporary protection to residence (Ukraine)
From temporary protection to residence and work (EX-26)
Art. 191 modification: when 4 years (191.3) and when 1 year (191.2), EX-26 section by section, both fees (052 and 062), Mercurio, what to do if it is not admitted, renouncing TP and the TIE.
Arraigo from temporary protection (EX-10)
Which arraigo fits (sociolaboral, social, socioformativo), documents and apostilles, the Ukrainian criminal-record certificate step by step, EX-10 box by box, the €38.28 fee and what to do after approval.
Residence for your child (EX-25, arts. 159 and 160)
Which article applies, what SEM 2/2026 changes under temporary protection, documents and apostilles, the 790-052 fee step by step, EX-25 box by box, where to file, and the child’s renunciation and TIE.
Students on temporary protection: work or arraigo socioformativo
Which route applies (art. 191 if you work, socioformativo if you study and have 2 years in Spain), which studies count (art. 52.1), documents and the Ukrainian criminal-record certificate, EX-10 box by box, the €38.28 fee, in-person filing, renouncing TP and the TIE.
Family member of a Spaniard from temporary protection (EX-24)
Which relatives can apply from Spain (art. 94.1), documents and apostilles, EX-24 and Annex I box by box, work while pending, free, 2 months, renouncing TP and the TIE.
Long-term residence from temporary protection (EX-11)
How to count your 5 years and absences (6/10, 18 for work), from which day to file, documents, EX-11 box by box, the fee, positive silence, renouncing TP and the TIE.
Property: buying, renting, taxes
Buying a home as a foreigner: taxes and Modelo 600 step by step
NIE, notary and Land Registry in order; ITP or VAT + AJD; the Modelo 600 in the Comunitat Valenciana and 1-month deadlines; if the seller is non-resident, the 3 % withholding and Modelo 211.
Renting a home as a foreigner: tenant rights
What to check before signing (contract, deposit, costs), rent rises and the IRAV, repairs, contract extensions under the LAU, what to do if the landlord reclaims the home and how to get the deposit back.
Modelo 210 for non-residents: empty home and rental
Imputed income and rental: who files and when (new deadlines under Orden HAC/623/2026), what to gather, the boxes section by section, payment, direct debit and refunds, property in the Basque Country or Navarre.
A flat in Ukraine and the Spanish Renta: what and how to declare
If you are tax resident in Spain: empty or own-use flat (imputed income in Renta WEB), rented or sold, the 1985 treaty, Modelo 720 and which documents to keep from Ukraine.
Property in the UK and the Spanish Renta: what and how to declare
If you are tax resident in Spain: empty or own-use property (imputed income in Renta WEB), rented (NRL scheme with NRL1 and NRL6, Self Assessment and the credit in Spain) or sold (report to HMRC within 60 days), the 2013 treaty and Modelo 720.
Property in Germany and the Spanish Renta: what and how to declare
If you are tax resident in Spain: empty or own-use property (imputed income in Renta WEB), rented (German return ESt 1 C with Anlage V and the credit in Spain) or sold (10-year period of § 23 EStG), the year you move, the 2011 treaty and Modelo 720.
Property in Colombia and the Spanish Renta: what and how to declare
If you are tax resident in Spain: empty or own-use property (imputed income in Renta WEB), rented (withholding in Colombia and the credit in Spain) or sold (ganancia ocasional and 1 % at the notary), when Colombia still treats you as resident, the 2005 treaty and Modelo 720.
Property in Venezuela and the Spanish Renta: what and how to declare
If you are tax resident in Spain: empty or own-use property (imputed income in Renta WEB), rented or sold (the art. 80 credit and what to ask SENIAT), the 2003 treaty, the residence certificate «for treaty purposes» and Modelo 720.
Property in Argentina and the Spanish Renta: what and how to declare
If you are tax resident in Spain: empty or own-use property (imputed income in Renta WEB), rented (35 % withholding on 60 % of the rent and the credit in Spain) or sold (exempt in Argentina from 2026, so fully taxed in Spain), the 2013 treaty and Modelo 720.
Property in Morocco and the Spanish Renta: what and how to declare
If you are tax resident in Spain: under the 1978 treaty imputed income, rent and the sale are exempt in Spain with progression (boxes 0525 and 0526, not 0588); what Morocco taxes under the 2026 CGI, and Modelo 720.
Selling a home in Spain: taxes step by step
Working out the gain with its documents, the municipal plusvalía within 30 business days (València example), the sale in Renta WEB box by box with reinvestment and over-65s and, for non-residents, the 3 % withholding, Modelos 211 and 210 and how to recover it.
Taxes & Renta
Your first Renta as a foreign resident
Who must file (22,000/15,876 € limits), first year and 183 days, your first Renta after the 2026 regularisation, recovering withholding if you were not required to file, the maternity deduction, Renta WEB step by step, foreign income, late filing, Comunitat Valenciana deductions.
Modelo 720: how to fill it in step by step
Accounts, securities and property abroad from €50,000: what to prepare, every field of the record with its keys (Annex to Order HAP/72/2013), currencies, joint ownership, proof of filing.
Modelo 651 in the Comunitat Valenciana: gifting money step by step
Money from parents or children (also from Ukraine): one-month deadline, the 651 boxes by section, €100,000 reduction, 99 % relief, documents, payment and proof of filing at the ATV.
Renta for past years: how to file it late
If you did not file 2022, 2023 or 2024: limits by year, surcharge by month and the 25 % reduction, steps in «Ejercicios anteriores», payment, what to do if an AEAT letter arrives, time limits.
Beckham law: Modelo 149 step by step
Impatriate regime: whether it fits you in 6 points, the 6-month deadline from registration, uploading the documents, the Modelo 149 box by box and what comes next: AEAT document, 24 % withholding and Modelo 151.
Tax residency certificate: how to get it
General or «for treaty purposes»: which one your bank, broker or foreign payer needs; online or by appointment, timing, what to do after «no procede», CSV, foreign forms (21RFI, 5000-ES).
Maternity: €100 a month in advance with Modelo 140
Who can apply, what to prepare, the three ways (online, phone with an appointment and paper) step by step, what to report within 15 days, when to apply again and how it squares with the Renta (boxes 0611, 0612 and 0613).
Modelo 143: €100 a month in advance for a large family or disability
Who can apply and what to prepare, individual or collective application and how much each person gets, online, phone with an appointment and paper step by step, changes within 15 days, transfer (Modelo 121), repayment (Modelo 122) and Renta boxes.
Self-employed (autónomo): recovering the expenses you did not deduct from 2022 to 2025
Whether it applies to you, what changes each year (5% or 7%, mutualidad), expenses with their rule and limit, invoices and books, where each expense goes in Renta WEB, how to correct or file, VAT separately and three examples.
Ukrainian pension in your Renta: how to declare it and correct 2022 to 2025
Where each Ukrainian pension is taxed (ordinary, military or civil-service, disability), where it goes in Renta WEB, the Pension Fund certificate via Diia, how to correct or file each year, what it costs and examples.
Forgotten deductions from 2022 to 2025: checklist and how to claim them
Year-by-year checklist with boxes (work expenses, family minimums, donations, pension plans, housing and energy efficiency), joint or individual filing, examples, documents and how to correct or file each Renta.
Unemployment benefit: getting back the IRPF withheld from 2022 to 2025
Whether you had to file (also in 2024), the SEPE certificate step by step, when the tax comes out at 0, how to correct a filed Renta or file the one you skipped, what happens next and deadlines up to 2030.
Not required to file, but tax was withheld: getting it back for 2022 to 2025
Art. 96 limits year by year, who always files, tax data, when the tax comes out at 0, how to correct or file each Renta, cancelling the 2025 return if you were not required to file, and deadlines up to 2030.
UK pensions in your Spanish tax return: fixing 2022 to 2025
Where each UK pension is taxed (State Pension, government, private), where it goes in Renta WEB, exemption with progression, how to correct or file 2022 to 2025, and the HMRC DT-Spain Individual form step by step.
Contract shorter than a year: getting back the 2% IRPF withheld from 2022 to 2025
Whether you had to file, when the tax comes out at 0, employer certificates and tax data, how to correct a filed Renta or file the one you skipped, what happens next and deadlines up to 2030.
Family deductions of €1,200 from 2022 to 2025: claiming past years
Large family, single parent with 2 children and disability: year-by-year check, months and contribution cap, advances already received, sharing and transfer, how to correct or file each Renta, boxes and deadlines up to 2030.
Maternity 2022 to 2025: claiming past years
Year-by-year check (what changed in 2023, the 2022 cap, the extra €150, nursery, CAPI), how to correct a filed Renta or file the one you skipped, which boxes to fill in, deadlines up to 2030 and what to do if the tax office writes to you.
Modelo 030: how to fill it in step by step
NIF, census registration, change of address or tax residence: the form section by section, box 217, cadastral reference, the route without Cl@ve, documents within 10 days and how to check it was applied.
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