Practical guides for expats in Spain: documents, procedures, tips, and more.
A detailed step-by-step guide to getting your NIE in Spain as a Ukrainian citizen. Documents, the procedure, cita previa, cost, common mistakes and tips from people who have been through it.
Complete guide to empadronamiento (padrón municipal) in Spain. Documents, the procedure in Valencia, online appointments, timelines and tips for Ukrainians with temporary protection.
How to obtain the FNMT digital certificate and register for Cl@ve in Spain. Step by step for Ukrainians and Russian speakers: documents, cita previa, AutoFirma and common mistakes.
Is the extranjería cita previa impossible to get? Practical guide: where to book it free, when slots are released, real strategies and what to do when there are none. For Ukrainians and Russian speakers.
For Ukrainians on temporary protection in Spain: what the 30 June 2026 deadline really means (hint: NOT for you), how long TP lasts, how to move to ordinary residence via Disposición Adicional 19ª without losing protection, and whether to do it now. Grounded in primary sources.
How Ukrainians with temporary protection (protección temporal) can move to regular and permanent residence in Spain: TIE extended to 4 March 2027, the Disposición Adicional 19ª mechanism, available pathways (work, self-employment, arraigo, family), and the disputed question of whether time on temporary protection counts toward larga duración (the EU rule excludes it; Spain's 2026 instruction recognises it).
After the 22 June 2026 instruction, Ukrainians on temporary protection can switch to a regular residence permit and permanent residence. Breakdown by 4 categories: first wave (March 2022), later arrivals, non-workers and children. What to do, which documents, timelines — grounded in primary sources and a lawyer's practice.
Spain's 2026 extraordinary migrant regularización (Real Decreto 316/2026): the application window (16 April–30 June 2026) is now CLOSED, who qualified for arraigo extraordinario, and why Ukrainians on temporary protection are EXCLUDED — what to do instead.
A detailed guide to opening a bank account in Spain. The best banks for expats, documents, online banking, fees and tips for Ukrainians with temporary protection.
A step-by-step guide to renting a home in Valencia and Spain. Where to look, documents, the contract, the deposit, neighbourhoods for expats, tenant rights and common mistakes.
How to get the tarjeta sanitaria (health card) in Spain and be assigned a centro de salud. Steps, documents, rights for Ukrainians under temporary protection (entitled even without padrón). No NIE.
Enrolling a child in a Spanish school in 2026: the right to free education whatever your status, school types, documents, empadronamiento, language support and mid-year enrolment.
How to get a foreign diploma recognised in Spain: homologación, equivalencia and convalidación. Step by step for Ukrainians — documents, legalisation, translation, fee and timeframes. Separate track for doctors and temporary-protection holders.
How to exchange a Ukrainian driving licence for a Spanish one in 2026. Temporary-protection regime (no exam), the DGT exam route, documents, fees, cita previa and timelines.
Complete guide to Spain's Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) in 2026: the 200%-of-SMI income requirement (€2 849/month), documents, application process, the 24% tax regime, timelines and common mistakes.
Step-by-step guide to moving to Spain with a dog or cat from Ukraine. Documents, vaccination, transport, registration in Valencia, veterinary clinics and everyday life with your pet.
Will Spain grant temporary protection if you already lived in Poland or another EU country, if your protection ended, if you returned to Ukraine, or if you left before 24 February 2022. Based on EU legal acts and European Commission guidance.
How a newly arrived Ukrainian applies for temporary protection (protección temporal) in Spain: where to apply (CREADE / police), what documents, whether you need empadronamiento, how long the decision takes and whether there is accommodation if you arrive with no money. From official sources.