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Playbook · 21 pages, PDF in German
Moving to Spain
The complete roadmap: month by month from 12 months before to 6 months after, with deregistration, the move, a budget worksheet and your first 30 days on site
What is inside
- The roadmap in 2 minutes
- Before you start: requirements and your situation
- Document checklist: the packing list for paperwork
- 12 to 7 months before: decide and try it out
- 6 to 3 months before: contracts, insurance, planning the move
- 2 months to moving day
- Deregistering in Germany step by step
- Deregistering in Austria step by step
- The move: removal company, car, pets
- Budget worksheet
- Your first 30 days on site
- Months 2 to 6 after the move
- Template texts
- Phrases for appointments and phone calls
- The most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After you finish, and plan B
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Playbook · 20 pages, PDF in German
NIE
Your Spanish foreigner identity number step by step: appointment, forms, template texts and the mistakes that cost you weeks
What is inside
- The NIE in 2 minutes
- Which route suits you?
- Document checklist for each route
- Getting the appointment: cita previa step by step
- The EX-15 field by field
- Modelo 790, Código 012: field by field and paying
- The reason (motivo): 5 template texts
- At the appointment: procedure, questions, 10 useful phrases
- The route via the consulate in Germany and Austria
- With a power of attorney
- The 12 most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After the appointment: what you have in hand and what comes next
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 19 pages, PDF in German
Padrón
Town hall registration step by step: documents for each living situation, the form field by field, subletting and flat shares, the big cities compared, volante or certificado
What is inside
- The padrón in 2 minutes
- Before you start: which case and which route?
- Document checklist
- The hoja padronal field by field
- Subletting, flat share, no lease of your own: the autorización
- Your city: Granada, Seville, Málaga, Las Palmas, Santa Cruz
- The process step by step
- Volante or certificado: what you need when
- Template texts in Spanish
- At the counter: procedure and 10 useful phrases
- The 12 most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After registering: next steps
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 21 pages, PDF in German
Bank account and Bizum
Your Spanish account step by step: choosing a bank, documents, opening at a branch or in the app, the basic account, Bizum and what to do if someone rejects your German or Austrian IBAN
What is inside
- Bank account and Bizum in 2 minutes
- Before you start: which bank and which account suit you?
- Document checklist
- Choosing a bank: reading the fees correctly
- Opening at a branch step by step
- Opening with an online bank
- Non-resident accounts and switching to a resident account
- The statutory basic account (cuenta de pago básica)
- Setting up Bizum step by step
- IBAN rejected: your rights and what you can do
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for your appointment at the bank
- The most common mistakes
- After opening: next steps
- Plan B: if it does not work out
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Playbook · 21 pages, PDF in German
Health insurance and health card
How to get into the Spanish public health system: the right route for your situation, the transition period, the health card in Andalusia and the Canary Islands, your GP and ClicSalud+
What is inside
- Health insurance in 2 minutes
- Before you start: which route suits you?
- Document checklist
- Route A: work in Spain
- Route B: form S1 for pensioners, posted workers and cross-border workers
- The transition period: European Health Insurance Card and private insurance
- Convenio especial: voluntary public insurance
- Covering your partner and children: form 6-071 field by field
- Health card in Andalusia (SAS)
- Health card in the Canary Islands (SCS)
- Centro de salud, choosing a GP and ClicSalud+
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for the appointment and the doctor’s visit
- The most common mistakes
- After you finish: next steps
- Plan B: if it does not work out
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Playbook · 17 pages, PDF in German
Digital certificate and Cl@ve
Your electronic ID for Spanish authorities: apply for the FNMT certificate, prove your identity, back it up and set up Cl@ve, field by field
What is inside
- Certificate and Cl@ve in 2 minutes
- Before you start: requirements and routes
- Document checklist
- Step 1: preparing your computer
- Step 2: the online application field by field
- Step 3: proving your identity
- Step 4: download, back up, install
- Registering for and using Cl@ve
- What you need the certificate and Cl@ve for
- Template texts and phrases for the appointment
- The 12 most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After you finish: maintain, renew, revoke
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 21 pages, PDF in German
Renting a flat in Spain
From the search to the deposit: portals, protection against scams, the rental contract clause by clause, handover and Spanish template texts
What is inside
- Renting a flat in 2 minutes
- Before you start
- Document checklist
- Searching: portals, search profile and strategy from abroad
- Spotting scams
- Viewing: what to check and ask
- The LAU rental contract: clause by clause
- Deposit: amount, lodging it, receipt
- Padrón permission and handover report
- Transferring electricity, water and internet
- Moving out and getting your deposit back
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for phone calls and viewings
- The most common mistakes
- After moving in: next steps
- Plan B: if it does not work out
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Playbook · 23 pages, PDF in German
Autónomo
Registering as self-employed in Spain: Modelo 036 field by field, RETA in Import@ss, 2026 contributions, invoices, quarterly returns and the mistakes that cost you money
What is inside
- Autónomo in 2 minutes
- Before you start: requirements and decisions
- Document checklist
- Step 1: digital identity and social security number
- Step 2: choosing the right IAE epígrafe and CNAE
- Step 3: Modelo 036 field by field
- Step 4: registering in the RETA via Import@ss
- 2026 contributions: brackets, tarifa plana and cuota cero
- Writing invoices: required details, IVA and withholding
- Quarterly returns: Modelo 303, Modelo 130 and the annual calendar
- VeriFactu and e-invoicing: what applies in 2026
- Gestoría or not?
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for the tax office appointment or the phone call
- The 12 most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After registering: the next steps
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 18 pages, PDF in German
Self-employed in the Canary Islands
IGIC instead of IVA, REPEP up to 50.000 €, Modelo 400 at the ATC, Modelo 420 and 425, invoices without VAT and what is different from the mainland
What is inside
- Self-employed in the Canary Islands in 2 minutes
- Before you start: requirements and the REPEP decision
- Document checklist
- The order of registrations
- Modelo 400 at the ATC step by step
- IGIC under the régimen general: rates, Modelo 420 and 425
- REPEP in detail: invoices without IGIC up to 50.000 €
- Invoices in the Canary Islands: no IVA, with or without IGIC
- Income tax, social security and cuota cero
- Differences from the mainland at a glance
- ZEC in brief: only for companies
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for the ATC appointment or the phone call
- The 10 most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After registering: the next steps
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 20 pages, PDF in German
Re-registering your car
Your car from Germany or Austria with Spanish plates: deadlines, tax exemption, ITV, DGT appointment, the Canary Islands and all costs
What is inside
- Re-registering your car in 2 minutes
- Before you start: is re-registering worth it?
- Document checklist
- Step 1: preparation in Germany or Austria
- Step 2: ITV inspection and tarjeta ITV
- Step 3: registration tax with Modelo 06 or 576
- Step 4: vehicle tax at the town hall (IVTM)
- Step 5: registration with the DGT
- Step 6: number plates, insurance, green plates
- Canary Islands: what is different
- Cost table
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for the ITV, Agencia Tributaria and DGT
- The most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After you finish: next steps
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 20 pages, PDF in German
Driving licence and buying a car
Your German or Austrian driving licence in Spain: deadlines, renewal, exchange, DGT appointment, miDGT, and a used car without nasty surprises
What is inside
- Driving licence and buying a car in 2 minutes
- Before you start: which case are you?
- Document checklist
- Setting up Cl@ve and the miDGT app
- Booking the DGT appointment
- Buying and paying the fee (tasa)
- The medical certificate at the centro de reconocimiento
- Form Mod. 03 field by field
- At the appointment: procedure and provisional licence
- Buying a car in Spain: the overview
- Reading the DGT vehicle report
- Purchase contract, transfer tax and change of owner
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for the appointment and the phone call
- The most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After you finish: next steps
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 21 pages, PDF in German
Studying in Spain
Admission and enrolment step by step: UNEDasiss, PCE, applying in Andalusia and the Canary Islands, matrícula and the 99 percent discount
What is inside
- Studying in Spain in 2 minutes
- Before you start: requirements and your route
- Document checklist
- UNEDasiss step by step
- Grade conversion and admission score
- PCE: choosing subjects, registration and exam
- Applying in Andalusia: the Distrito Único Andaluz
- Applying in the Canary Islands: ULL and ULPGC
- The matrícula field by field
- The 99 percent bonificación in Andalusia
- Template texts in Spanish
- Phrases for the phone call or the counter
- The most common mistakes and how to avoid them
- After enrolling: the next steps
- If it does not work out: plan B
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Playbook · 20 pages, PDF in German
Buying property in Spain
From the search to the escritura: reading the nota simple, checks, arras, the notary, taxes in Andalusia and the Canary Islands, financing and template texts
What is inside
- Buying property in 2 minutes
- Before you start
- Document checklist
- Search and viewing
- Reading the nota simple
- Checks: land register, IBI, community fees, permits
- Reservation contract
- Contrato de arras: clause by clause
- Financing as a foreigner
- Taxes and fees
- At the notary: the escritura
- Land registry and the first weeks after
- Lawyer or not?
- Template texts and phrases for appointments
- The most common mistakes
- Plan B: if something goes wrong
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Playbook bundle · PDFs in German
All playbooks
All 13 do-it-yourself guides in one bundle.
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The article explains what you need and why. The playbook shows you exactly how: with click paths, form fields, template texts in Spanish and checklists to tick off.
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Are the playbooks up to date?
All of them are updated as of October 2026 and name the official sources. Authorities sometimes change procedures at short notice, so every playbook tells you what to quickly check the day before your appointment.