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Settling in Spain

We put your settling-in procedures in order so you do not lose months

Just arriving or here for a while already: municipal registration, Social Security, digital certificate, bank account, insurance, internet and utilities. Each one unlocks the next; in the wrong order, weeks turn into months.

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Your paperwork, phase by phase

  1. 1

    Before you land

    We organise what can be prepared from your home country: documents, apostilles, appointments that can be requested in advance, and banking.

  2. 2

    We send back the sequence

    After reviewing your case, your first weeks are ordered by dependency, not alphabetically.

  3. 3

    The first weeks

    Empadronamiento, NUSS, digital certificate, bank account and insurance, in the order in which each one unlocks the next.

  4. 4

    Settling in and daily life

    Utilities, internet and everyday admin, with support that continues after arrival.

How it looks in your portal

Your procedures, in your portal

Real recordings of the Landesp portal, with a sample client and sample details.

What you walk away with

  • EmpadronamientoCoordination of the appointment and of the housing documentation your town hall requires. This is the registration your health card and most local procedures hang off.
  • NUSSCoordination of your social security number, required to register any employment and to access public healthcare.
  • Digital certificate / Cl@veCoordination of your digital certificate or Cl@ve. Without it, every later interaction with the administration goes back to being in person, by appointment.
  • Bank account openingCoordination of an account with a bank that accepts newly-arrived documentation, which not all of them do. Included in Premium or a Tailored plan, not in Essential.
  • Health insurance coordinationComparison and arrangement of private health insurance where your procedure requires it or where you do not yet have public cover. Included in Premium or a Tailored plan, not in Essential.
  • Internet and utilitiesSetting up or transferring electricity, water, gas and internet with the providers that actually serve your specific address. Included in Premium or a Tailored plan, not in Essential.
  • In-person supportWe go with you to the appointment. In person, in Spanish, at the counter. Booked per procedure.
  • Welcome PackYour personalised welcome document: what is done, what is outstanding, on what deadlines and who to write to for each thing.

What you are probably thinking

“I can do this myself.”

You can, and with enough time it works out. The difficulty is not any individual procedure: it is that they depend on each other and nearly all of them need an appointment booked weeks ahead. Doing them in the wrong order does not cost money, it costs months.

“Do you do the paperwork for me or just tell me how?”

It depends on the procedure and on your pack. Some we coordinate end to end; others legally require you to be physically present, and there what we offer is in-person support, which is a different thing and is booked per procedure. Your plan marks each one individually.

“I already have housing: is this still useful?”

Yes, and it is actually the best position to be in: with a confirmed address, empadronamiento can start immediately and the whole sequence shortens. If you do not have it yet, the order changes and we will tell you how.

Common questions about arriving

Which procedure should I do first when I arrive?

Almost always empadronamiento, because your health card and most municipal procedures hang off it. But it requires an address and housing documentation, so if you do not have a contract yet the sequence changes. That is why we give an order rather than a list.

Do I need to be in Spain to start?

No. Documents, apostilles, translations, insurance comparison and part of the banking are prepared from your home country. The earlier you start, the less piles up in your first weeks here.

How long do I have support after arriving?

Support has no fixed end date: it lasts until your case is resolved. Your coordinator stays reachable by WhatsApp and email while your procedures are open, and what each plan includes is stated in writing before you start.

What is in-person support?

Someone physically goes with you to the counter and speaks Spanish on your behalf. It is booked per procedure, because not everyone needs it for all of them.

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So there are no surprises. We book the appointments and deal with the providers for you, but the timings of each public body, bank and utility company are set by them, not by us. Full terms