Changing your status as a resident in Spain

Dear Sirs
Dear Sirs

I moved from Spain to Cyprus at the beginning of this year and have not yet unsubscribed from the Spanish tax system. I came across an article online written by your firm which sets out how to do this (https://www.abacoadvisers.com/spain-explained/spanish-law/news/changing-your-status-resident-in-spain )

The penultimate step mentioned in your article is returning my original certificate of residency to the local police station, and that I will then be issued by the national police with a stamped document that states the date of cancellation of residency and the reason for it.

However, I have never been issued with a certificate of residency, only an NIE number, social security number, certificado de registro de ciudadano de la union and certificado de empadronamiento, therefore will I still be able to obtain a certificate of non-residency ?

Regards

Simon Scott

hi,please i have a residence
hi,please i have a residence permit in spain and now has a child in the netherlands,i am on the process of getting a new residence permit from the netherlands immigration and the the immigration in netherlands ask me to give out my spanish residence permit first,i have went to give out my spanish residence card to the spanish consulate in Amsterdam,now i need a certificate of no residence,so please what should i do??

I was born in Spain to Spanish parents in 1961 and came to live in England with them in 1964. In 1979 I became a British citizen. How do I relinquish my UK citizenship to reclaim my citizenship in Spain if / when I relocate to Spain from Ireland, where I am now living these past two years in March 2019.

Thank you

Hi there,

I am currently a resident in Spain (UK citizen), and been here since January 2020.
If let’s say, in a year or so I decided to travel outside of Spain and spend less than 183 days in the country, would I still have to pay taxes in Spain for that fiscal year given that I am technically a resident? Bear in mind, I don’t have any physical assets or property here in Spain. Any information would be highly appreciated.

Very useful information, much clearer and direct than some sites visited. It always seems to be – becoming a Resident! but reversal to non Resident is almost nil information.

Many thanks

Roy Hall.

Hi we are trying to get our residence but can’t seem to get it done can you help

I have spanish permanent residence for more than 15 years and now I’m tired I want to go back to my home country so I want to give the residence permit to the authorities and I want to know after the non residence permit if I would get money from the authorities or not

Hi,

I have “residencia permenante espanya” but I move to another country to work . I understood that I need to inform respective authorities that I am not living in spain ? If I have “residencia permenante espanya”, then do I lose my residence permit ?

Hi All,

I have “residencia permenante espanyol”. I moved to another non-eu country to work. Should I cancel my residency in spain ? will I lose my residencia permanante ?

Hi,

My name is Elisabetta. I have been living in spain for more than 5 years. I applied for “residencia permanente españa” . It is accepted (Favourable). Now I got a job in UK. I am moving out of UK. Should I cancel my residency in Spain ? Will I lose “residencia permanente españa” ?

Thanks,

Hi,
I have recently obtained my spanish residency in March 2021 but following a change of plans, I have to go back and live in my home country, France by the end of July. I am a freelancer and my business is registered in France and I am paying taxes there. Am I required to do anything to show that I am tax resident from France to avoid paying taxes in Spain if I don’t live here anymore? thank you for your help

Hi There,

I moved to Spain in December 2020 from the UK, completed all the required residency papers but it has been declined on a technicality (Health insurance only ran from June and my EHIC expired in March). An appeal is underway but I’m not expecting it to be successful.

I would like to move to Portugal instead as it has a better tax regime, do you have anyone able to advise on how best to relocate?

many thanks

My father returned to the UK early this year after living in Spain for 17 Years and has now sold his apartment which he owned over there.

We understand that he will pay Spanish tax for this year (2021), which will be payable in 2022, but now he obviously wants to be deemed a British tax payer going forward. unfortunately he is unable to return to Spain to personally cancel his residency due to ill health (he is aged 87).

As he will never be returning to Spain and so won’t be there for more than 180 days again, can we assume his residency will automatically be cancelled and make arrangements for him to pay his taxes with the UK tax office from next year? Or is it necessary to contact or write to a particular government department in Spain to notify them of his change in circumstances?

Look forward to your comments.

Dear Suzanne,

Assuming you are a permeant resident in Spain (UK expat) having been here for mother than 5 years. Can you leave Spain for the UK for a period of minimum one year sell your property take the 25% advantage of the pension lump sum and have no tax liability’s in Spain?

Thank you
Cameron

Hi, I wonder if you could please help us with some advice,
We applied for residency here in spain last December 2020, and also indicated our intention to exchange our uk drivers license for a Spanish driving license, our uk driving licenses expired before our residency notification, so we renewed our uk licenses to stay legal in spain, now the DGT want the old licenses that we had to return to the DVLA in England,
Our residency was granted about 4 weeks ago, so now we need to exchange our driving licenses, we have our new continuation uk driving licenses, will they still exchange our licenses even if they are not the original ones we started with? Thank you very much. Karen.

Hi,

When leaving Spain in April I never thought about deregistering with the police or town hall. My husband and I are now residents of Portugal but in order to bring our car and register it to Portugal I need Declaration of Cancellation of Residency in Spain. It is something that we never obtained. Is there someway of obtaining this document now that we have been in Portugal for 8 months and not able to go to Spain to deregister or back date this deregistration.
Thanks
Nathalie

Have sold property what do I do about our sip cards as we are moving back to uk

How do you pay to give back your residency and what form do I complete

I will still have a house in spain, a bank account and a padron and NIF number, is there a problem with this?
. I had these before I got my residency card. I never did swap my health care from the UK as I became Poorly and continued with the nhs which is why i need to go back to my original status
I have only had my residence card for fourteen months

Do I need a cita previa at the National police to cancel my residency, as I did when applying, or can I just turn up. If a cita is required, under which category should it be made. Thanks

Hi,

I am retired and I understand the process for renouncing my residency, which I have had since 2006, although I only obtained my TIE in November 2021 but if I do this, would I still be eligible to apply again at a later date, say three, six or fifteen months later, for example. I do know that I can be out of Spain for two of these periods but this is a special situation. If affirmative, would the process be straight forward ie no visa?

Kind regards

Hello.
I have moved back to the uk due to the loss of my wife. Please can you help me hand in my TIE 5 year residency while i am still in the uk and obtain a non resident documentation. My residency is from murcia. Will you be able to act on my behalf?.
Thankyou

Hi,

Thank you for the useful information. I am still a bit confused though. I am leaving Spain to move back to my country. I have been in Spain for six years, I have NIE, Social Security Number and Empadronamiento, but I have never been issued a Certificate of Residency? So what do I have to do now?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Natascha

Thank you, but what is my residence permit? I have social security number, NIE and empadronamiento.

I have returned to the uk after a marriage break up,I’m not sure if I will return to Spain,but don’t Want to make a decision yet,but I am struggling getting car insurance,on a friends car,they are going to lend me,but in’s cos cite my Spanish driving licence and residencia as a problem,,I don’t want to give up either simply to be able to drive here,but i can’t find a way around it.

Hi,
Really interesting article. Is there is a way to tell if your temporary residency card has been cancelled or if it is still active?
I had to leave Spain due to both a family member becoming critically ill and then myself falling ill resulting in my being away for a long time beyond the time limits.
Any advice appreciated
Best regards

Hello,

Thank you so much for your site its really helpful.

I lived in Spain from 2017 to 2019 and was given a N.I.E. I have since then lost my green card and have moved back to my native country in the UK. I have not been back to Spain since.

Upon leaving I was told that I didn’t need to declare I was leaving as I would automatically be declared as a non resident. Do I still need to contact the local police? and without my documents how would you suggest I do this if so.

Kind Regards,
M.L

Hi

I lived in Spain for 6 years until the summer of 2022 and never de-registered with the authorities. I just quit my job and left. I’ll return for a week in April/June this year to pay my final declaracion de la renta and close my Spanish bank account.

Please can someone explain why (if there are any reasons) people like me leaving Spain should register as non-residents with the Spanish authorities (el padron, hacienda, the police, etc)? As far as I can see, since I’m no longer working, earning money or living in Spain, they should know I’m not living there; and they won’t tax me (because they can’t because I’m not earning income there); and they’ll know I’m not liable for tax (again: because I’m not living, working or earning money there). I just can’t see any good reasons to go through the bureaucracy.

Are there any reasons to register as non-resident in Spain?

Thanks for the useful article. Great help!

I’m an Australian citizen living in Spain with a temporary residency card due to expire later this year. I am wondering if I proceed with the cancelling of residency status/padron etc. Will i be able to continue to travel in the Schengen region on the 90-day visa waiver program for post residency expiry?

Thanks!

thank you for the above information. For family reasons I no longer want to be resident in Tenerife Spain, I have informed the tax office and paid my taxes up to date, I have also told the local council. the firm that I have paid my taxes through said that I do not have to inform the police regarding deregistering the TIE, which will be my final, please can you confirm that this is correct. I am going to spend less than 180 days in Spain on holidays during one year, thank you

Hi Maam/Sir,
Im living here in Spain for almost 8 years now and Im planning to give up my residency and return to my home country by next year.
I would like to confirm because other says that the authorities/government will pay you after applying for non residency permit. Is this true?
thank youu

Please could you clarify whether once deregistered in Spain as a resident and returned to the UK whether the Agencia Tributaria could still go back the prior four years and issue tax demands for more taxes? Thank you