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Welcome to The One Stop Problem Shop. We are here to help you with all problems that you may encounter  from not speaking Spanish and having to interact with government bodies and the bureaucracy that goes with them. We offer a wide range of services at competitive rates and we collaborate with both accountants and lawyers when circumstances require us to do so on clients behalf, in these cases we lease fully with them and act as your translator so you still don’t have to worry about anything. Below is a small list of the items we can help you …

The fact is that a visitor MAY be asked by Border Forces anywhere in Europe for any or all of the required documentation when traveling into the EU from a Third Country and if they are not booked into registered Hotel or Vivienda Vacacional accommodation a Carta de Invitación will be required Facts for UK Nationals Source: Oficina de Extranjería y FronterasFor all non EU nationals wishing to visit Spain and NOT lodging in paid holiday accommodation, but with friends or family instead, the host in Spain must apply for a Carta de Invitación for each person involved. This has …

All member states of the European Union, European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the countries listed here have an agreement to exchange driving licenses for residents of Spain. At the time of writing the UK is NOT one of those countries. There is currently no agreement for UK licence holders to exchange their UK driving licences for a Spanish one. As of January 1, 2021 the general regulations on licenses issued by third countries (non-EU countries) will apply and the licenses issued by the British authorities will enable you to drive in Spain for six months from the …

A great many British ” Swallows” – extended stay visitors to Spain – are seeking ways to stay longer than the allotted 90 day visit allowed by the Schengen rules which came into effect from January 2021, and much is being made of the so called “Golden Visa” or more correctly Residence Visa (Non-Lucrative) For non-working individuals (with a reliable, ongoing source of income and substantial savings) who wish to reside in Spain for more than 3 months. HOWEVER this is an application for SETTLED residence status. Regrettably no provision has been made during the Brexit negotiations for those who want to …

In Canary Islands we work hard every day so you can visit us in optimal conditions of safety, hygiene and quality. Ours is one of the lowest epidemiological indices in Europe and the lowest in Spain. Most hotels have now opened their doors or will do so very soon, along with the main tourist attractions, shops and restaurants.  If you are travelling to our islands soon, please keep up to date with restrictions and requirements here: Canary Islands is saying HOLA again | You’re on the Canary Islands Tourism website. (hellocanaryislands.com)

2018 has begun with good news for the self-employed and small entrepreneurs,  the modification of certain aspects of the IGIC, LAW 7/2017, of December 27, of General Budgets of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands means an exemption for most self-employed who bill less than 30,000 euros per year. The amendment to the law establishes a special regime for small business owners or professionals, which will include individual taxpayers whose total volume of operations* carried out during the previous calendar year**, in the totality of their business or professional activities, did not exceed 30,000 euros. Another requirement to be …

From July of this year(2018) all intermediaries involved in supplying vacation accommodation to tourists will have to submit an informative tax declaration (modelo 179) to the National Spanish tax authorities as part of IVA (VAT) tax requirements. This will particulary affect  vacation rental housing platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway who have not previously had an obligation to divulge information to the authorities. The return to be presented in July will cover quarters 1 and 2 of this year and then the returns will carry on quarterly after that. The initial delay is to allow firms and individuals time to put systems …

Occasionally if a couple purchase a property together one spouse’s NIE number is used as the lead on subsequent documents and the other spouse’s number never becomes activated with the Agencia Tributaria (Tax Office), or if an individual gets an NIE number at the Extranjeria and then for whatever reasons never uses the number for anything (i.e a house or car purchase, importing anything over 150 euros, getting a job, becoming self employed etc. etc.) their number too remains unactivated. This is easily rectified and you should take the trouble to sort it out in case you need to use …