Before making the enormous decision to uproot your current life and making the move towards a better life abroad, there are so many considerations to bear in mind. Will I be able to adapt to a new culture and way of thinking? Where will I live? How will I support myself? Can I afford to move back if it doesn’t work out for me? What if I become seriously ill?
It is that time of year again when our attention turns to the dreaded personal income tax return otherwise known “fondly” here as Declaración de IRPF, Declaración de la renta or simply Renta. For some it is a joyous occasion to get money back from the state (how often does that happen?) but for those who perhaps had a particularly good year, it can be a nail biting moment as they discover how much more money they have to pay the tax office. Either way, for the majority, it is a yearly obligation so here are a few titbits on how the Renta works in Spain.
Lately, there have been many queries about Residencia so as a follow up from last year’s article, “Residencia 101” that outlined various changes in law, this time around we are going to differentiate N.I.E., Residencia certificate and Residencia card.
Living abroad definitely has its benefits but death follows us wherever we are and just because we get to bask most of the year in the glorious sun, unfortunately, we are not immune to it. How would you cope if a family member died? How would you navigate the Spanish system? As morbid as it seems, we must make sure our affairs are in order, so here’s a brief insight into Spanish Wills.
