https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's Digital Certificate is a must for anyone who wants to save time with official processes. However, if your Digital Certificate expires, it's not always a straightforward process to renew. Here are all the steps to follow. https://www.thelocal.es/20220602/how-to-renew-your-digital-certificate-in-spain Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:28:48 +0200 how-to-renew-your-digital-certificate-in-spain If you're carrying out official processes online in Spain you may be asked for your Support Number or "Número de Soporte". What is this number for and where can you find it on your Spanish residency document? https://www.thelocal.es/20211108/what-is-my-spanish-support-number-and-how-can-i-find-it Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:14:59 +0100 what-is-my-spanish-support-number-and-how-can-i-find-it Spain's digital nomad visa is already proving to be a very popular way for non-EU nationals to move to the country. So how long does it actually take to apply for? https://www.thelocal.es/20230929/how-long-does-it-take-to-be-approved-for-spains-digital-nomad-visa Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:11:31 +0200 how-long-does-it-take-to-be-approved-for-spains-digital-nomad-visa Spanish bureaucracy is notoriously slow and convoluted but there are an increasing number of official matters that can be carried out online now, saving time and headaches for foreigners. https://www.thelocal.es/20210112/beat-the-queues-25-official-matters-you-can-do-online-in-spain Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:36:08 +0100 beat-the-queues-25-official-matters-you-can-do-online-in-spain Endless waits for appointments, four million unanswered calls and a website that often doesn’t work. Tens of thousands of people in Spain are enduring huge bureaucratic delays when claiming welfare benefits from the Social Security system. https://www.thelocal.es/20230303/four-months-to-get-an-appointment-huge-delays-at-spains-social-security Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:36:26 +0100 four-months-to-get-an-appointment-huge-delays-at-spains-social-security UK artists looking to perform in Spain will no longer need to complete the costly and complex work visa process required post-Brexit after Spain’s Cabinet agreed to waive the previous rules.  https://www.thelocal.es/20211117/brexit-spain-scraps-work-visa-requirement-for-uk-touring-artists Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:02:06 +0100 brexit-spain-scraps-work-visa-requirement-for-uk-touring-artists After more than a century of existence, Spain will get rid of its 'Libro de Familia' or Family Book, used to prove relationships between family members for official matters. Here's what it will be replaced by. https://www.thelocal.es/20210429/libro-de-familia-spain-to-scrap-its-marriage-and-baby-booklet Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:10:09 +0200 libro-de-familia-spain-to-scrap-its-marriage-and-baby-booklet Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a measure that will see the country’s least productive civil servants have their wages slashed. https://www.thelocal.es/20191220/spains-laziest-civil-servants-could-now-have-their-wages-slashed Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:46:00 +0100 spains-laziest-civil-servants-could-now-have-their-wages-slashed No-one knows more about the issues with paperwork in Spain than our readers. Here's what they had to say about Spain’s ill-reputed red tape and some tips for those knee deep in files. https://www.thelocal.es/20190313/your-answers-is-spanish-bureaucracy-really-that-bad Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:20:56 +0100 your-answers-is-spanish-bureaucracy-really-that-bad Brits living in Spain could find themselves falling victim to a clampdown on expats using the UK's National Health Service. https://www.thelocal.es/20150417/british-expats-fall-victim-to-nhs-clampdown Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:56:18 +0200 british-expats-fall-victim-to-nhs-clampdown It's tax season in Spain which means confusion and headaches as people try and work out what their obligations are. This week, the Local Spain tells you ten things you should probably know about Spanish tax returns. https://www.thelocal.es/20130403/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-spanish-tax-returns Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:57:00 +0200 ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-spanish-tax-returns