Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:12pm
We completed the NLV process in May and we were happy with the solicitor that we used. Her details are as follows:
Raquel Moreno
Manager, Senior Immigration Lawyer|BeGlobal Attorneys
[email protected]
Tel.: +34 93 566 87 76 | Movil: +34 674 07 21 89
Balmes 201, 08006 Barcelona www.beglobalbcn.com
Please say that Richard Tasker recommended you.
Cost was around £1,000 for her services - which covered everything right through to making the final appointments at the Town Hall and Police station here in Spain.
You need an address in Spain (which can be a rental) to complete the NLV process, so you either need to rent or to have purchased a property.
If you know where you want to buy, then I suggest that you check that you meet all the criteria ('means of maintenance', private healthcare, criminal record check, etc.) and be confident that you will get the NLV, then purchase your property. There is no discretionary decision for the NLV - you either meet the criteria, or you don't, so as long as you are confident that you do, then you should be confident to buy your property. Also please remember that you need to renew the NLV after a year, then after a further 2 years, so you need to ensure that you can meet the criteria each time.
Hope this helps and happy to answer any other questions you may have...