Moving to Spain with your family: school, nursery and paediatrician
With children to Andalusia or the Canary Islands: school system, registration deadlines, German schools, nursery, paediatrician and child benefit.
As a family
School, nursery, paediatrician and everything families need when moving to Spain.
Paperwork we handle for you:
- NIE number (from 190 €)
- Town hall registration (Padrón) (120 €)
- Health card and GP (150 €)
- Deregistration back home (Abmeldung) (120 €)
- Car re-registration and purchase (from 390 €)
- Rental flat and lease (from 150 €)
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Empadronamiento: Registering at the Town Hall (Padrón)
The Padrón is the residence registration at the Spanish town hall. Documents for each living situation, the process, volante and certificado at a glance.
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