Practical guides for expats in Spain: documents, procedures, tips, and more.
Step-by-step guide to getting your NIE in Spain as a Ukrainian citizen: documents, procedure, cita previa, cost, common mistakes and tips.
Guide to empadronamiento (padrón municipal) in Spain: documents, the Valencia procedure, online appointments, timelines and tips for Ukrainians.
How to get the FNMT digital certificate and register for Cl@ve in Spain: documents, cita previa, AutoFirma and common mistakes.
Where to book the extranjería cita previa free, when slots are released, real strategies and what to do when there are none.
The 30 June 2026 deadline is NOT for Ukrainians on temporary protection. How to get residence via Disposición Adicional 19ª without losing it.
Ukrainians on temporary protection in Spain: the TIE now runs to 4 March 2027, plus the routes to regular residence through work, arraigo or family.
How to legalize a child born outside Spain: family extension of temporary protection via OAR, apostilled documents, NIE, TIE card and the route for residents.
After the 22 June 2026 instruction, Ukrainians on temporary protection can switch to regular residence. 4 profiles: documents, timelines, sources.
Window 16 April–30 June 2026 is CLOSED. Ukrainians on temporary protection are EXCLUDED — who qualified (arraigo extraordinario), what to do instead.
How to open a bank account in Spain: best banks for expats, documents, online banking, fees and tips for Ukrainians with temporary protection.
Step-by-step guide to renting in Valencia and Spain: where to look, documents, contract, deposit, expat neighbourhoods, tenant rights and common mistakes.
Get the tarjeta sanitaria (health card) in Spain and register at a centro de salud. Rights for Ukrainians under temporary protection — no padrón or NIE needed.
Enrolling a child in a Spanish school in 2026: free education for any status, school types, documents, empadronamiento, language support and mid-year enrolment.
For Ukrainians and Russian speakers: homologación, equivalencia and convalidación explained. Doctors and temporary-protection holders have a separate track.
How to exchange a Ukrainian driving licence for a Spanish one in 2026: temporary-protection regime (no exam), DGT exam route, documents, fees and cita previa.
Spain's Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) in 2026: the 200%-of-SMI income requirement (€2 849/month), documents, application process, 24% tax regime and timelines.
Step-by-step guide to moving to Spain with a dog or cat from Ukraine: documents, vaccination, transport, registration in Valencia and veterinary clinics.
Will Spain grant protection if you lived in Poland or the EU, your protection ended, you returned to Ukraine, or left before 24 February 2022. Per EU acts.
Baby born in Spain to temporary-protection parents: nationality isn't automatic, Registro Civil steps, apostille only for use abroad, how to get the NIE.
Vetted expat services in Valencia: lawyers, sworn translators, gestorías and real estate agents serving clients in Russian and Ukrainian — how to choose.
How to find a lawyer in Torrevieja and Costa Blanca: what they handle, what to check before hiring, and vetted multilingual firms from our directory.
How a newly arrived Ukrainian applies: where (CREADE / police), documents, whether you need empadronamiento, decision timeframe, accommodation if no money.