How to prove your condition as non-resident in Spain

By Sara Duarte, Accountant in Marbella, tax advisor in Spain. A non resident in Spain might at some point (due to a specific transaction) be requested by the authorities, such as Spanish n!and "evenue, notary, etc, to demonstrate that they are in fact #on "esident in Spain$ n order to do so, you wi!! need to request and obtain a certificate issued by the %a& authorities ( n!and "evenue) from your country of residency stating that you are resident on that country$ n the event that you have been a "esident in Spain and you move your ta& residency to another country, you wi!! need to unsubscribe from the Spanish %a& system ( n!and "evenue in Spain) and, in order to do so, you wi!! need to present a certificate from your new country of "esidency as stated above$ n other words, if you are present!y fisca! resident in Spain and you wish to become fisca! resident in another '( country you need to proceed with the fo!!owing steps)

"egister yourse!f at the corresponding %own Ha!! of the other '( country as resident$ n some '( countries you wou!d need to inform the corresponding n!and "evenue that you have become fisca! resident showing the corresponding certificate issued by the !oca! %own Ha!!$

*nce comp!eted the above, you shou!d trave! again to Spain, contact the !oca! Spanish%own Ha!! to unsubscribe from the same$ +u!fi! and present a Spanish ta& dec!aration at the Spanish n!and "evenue attaching origina! and trans!ated certification mentioned in the first point$ Approach the Spanish po!ice station in order and return the corresponding ,resident certificate- cance!!ing your Spanish residency$ nform a!! financia! entities, that your fisca! residency and address has been changed$

*f course, the process above mentioned may be considered as a hass!e but using the services of the .u!ti!ingua! !aw firm of Arcos / 0amers Asociados, your accountants in Marbella and tax advisors in Spain, wi!! ease the who!e process for you$ 1!ease bear in mind, that if you have a!ready been confirmed as resident in Spain for more than 234 days on the ta& period where the change of residency has ta5en p!ace you wi!! sti!! be considered and !iab!e to dec!are your ta& ob!igations in Spain for that year$ %here are other situations where you might be requested to accredit your non residency status this cou!d be when signing a transaction before a 1ub!ic #otary in Spain such a purchase or sa!e of a rea! estate 6$ %he period of va!idity of those certificates is of one year$ Do not hesitate to contact now one of the professiona! and registered lawyers and accountants of Arcos / 0amers Asociados$ Sara Duarte Davidson, accountant in Marbella$ .arbe!!a, *ctober 7824