Almuñécar with its 4,000, registered foreign residents has decided that it is time to bring the Padrón Municipal up to date.
Councillor, Beatriz González, explained that the Instituto Nacional de Estatíscias requires this up date so that the town does not lose funding from the Central Government – each municipality receives a certain amount per resident on the empadronamiento for social services such as medical centres, beaches, sports facilities, schools, public transport and parks.
She went on to point out that foreign residents from the EU are obliged to renew their inclusion on the padrón municipal every five years, whereas foreign residents from outside the EU must do it every two years.
Staff from the Town Hall will be going round to your homes to inform you on the necessity of doing this. However, If you do decide after having read this that you just want to go and get it over with, then you should go to the Oficina de Estadística, which is on the ground floor of the town-hall building. Take your Tarjeta de Residencia and/or passport with you.
If you have changed your address since registering, then you should also bring something that proves your present address, such as a utility bill, rental contract or your deeds, of course, etc.
If you do not renew your inscription on the Padrón Municipal, this will start off an administrative process that will end in your being struck off the said list, which will make getting your TIE impossible, as it is a required document in the process.
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Margaret: No you can’t and it’s not necessary anyway. My apadronamiento is Otívar although I presently live in Salobreña. If you permanently change your place of residence then you should transfer you apadronamiento to your new abode. All that apadronarse does is provide Central Government funding to the relevant town council; the more official residents; the more funds received for schooling, medical facilities, etc, etc.
The amount of local taxes you pay, for example, for you car, varies depending on the municipality and you can be sure that you pay less being an official resident of one of the Lecrín Valle towns and villages that you do belonging to Almuñecar (La Herradura). My car tax in Otívar is much cheaper than Salobreña, example. I hope that this has been helpful 😉
We live in the Lecrin Valley but also own a flat in La Herradura which we would normally live in during
Winter. We have a padron in the Lecrin but are we obliged/advised to obtain padron for the months we
spend in La Herradura? (Obviously this year has been different due to lockdown and we have stayed in
Lecrin) In other words can you have 2 padrons? We have residencia.
Good morning Peter,
As John mentioned in his comment, owning a property in Spain is not essential for applying for residency. The Spanish government look for two main aspects in the applications: economical means and healthcare (private or via the British government). Proof of owning a property will not give you residency if you do not have the income to back the application up.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. The Seaside Gazette has my details.
I am guessing you are a UK citizen? So if you have not started the process of gaining residency before 31 December then you will fall under the new regime that begins on January 1st. Whether you own a property or not is almost irrelevant to the pre Brexit process for a UK citizen to gain residency. Either way you must have applied for residency by Dec 31st….hard deadline.
Hugh,
If I buy something this year. Putting down a deposit, but not completing until Jan 2021. Could I still obtain a residence Permit before BREXIT?
Cheers, Pete