How to apply for residency - Page 2

RichT wrote on Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:37pm:

So you sorted a Spanish Solicitor while you were in UK? - Yes.

I am thinking if (sic) going for a NLV, so not only does the Acro certificate need the Hague Apostle seal and translating by a Sworn Spanish translator, but other documents do?  The medical certificate and the ACRO certificate need to be translated as Sworn Translations, all the other docume...

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...nts just need to be translated.

I assume you weren't receiving a UK State Pension when you applied? Yes.

I aim to provide an S1 form which I believe is acceptable for the health cover criteria. That is correct

It seems the whole process is costly , I do wonder why people applying need to pay Sworn translators when it's highly likely people at the consulate know exactly what forms in English mean. It's Spain that you are applying to live in, so it doesn't seem unreasonable that they want forms in Spanish. As per my original response, my solicitor included all the translations (Sworn and otherwise) in her costs.

GerryT wrote on Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:46pm:

Thanks for the reply. Regarding the S1 form, did the form alone suffice, or did it have to be registered in Spain before your Spanish Consulate appointment, I've read a few different answers online, some say all you need is the UK S1 form, some say it needs registering in Spain before the intervi...

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...ew(Seems a bit odd as at the time of interview you won't know if your visa will be approved). Did you find your solicitor by looking online, or through a recommendation?

I've looked online but recommendations are usually my preferred choice, a Spanish solicitor to deal with the Apostle and Sworn Translations. 

Does the Consulate send a form to you before the interview,EX-01 form?  

It also says the fee to be paid on the day, I assume it is done by a bank transfer? Or cheque?

Sorry if there seems a lot of questions, but as you've recently gone through the process I think it's better than researching online.

RichT wrote on Mon Mar 27, 2023 6:19pm:

Hi Gerry

I didn't have an S1, as I was only 50 years old at the time of my move, so I can't comment on the S1 process, other than I know that it is accepted instead of private healthcare.

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I was recommended to use the solicitor and I would certainly recommend using her to anyone - I also know that other people to whom I have recommended her, have also been happy with her services.

She completed all the forms and sent them to me to take with me to the consulate.

I paid on the day at the consulate with a debit card (I think they would also have accepted a credit card).

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RichT wrote on Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:59pm:

Her contact details are as follows:

Raquel Moreno

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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

Don't be concerned that she is based in Barcelona, as everything is completed via email and post - she also speaks good english if you want / need to call her.
You will need to complete the Hague Apostille verification yourself (but she will tell you how to do that); provide all the required evidence, including the police ACRO certificate; certain forms need to be notarised by a UK notary (as I stated in my earlier response, my UK solicitor charged £25 to do all for me, but I have seen other solicitors charging that fee per document). She will do all the rest - the forms, translations, sworn translations and make the appointments at the consulate in the UK and then at the police stations as required over in Spain.

Her charges were approx. £1,000 for the whole process for my partner & I. I think the NLVs were approx. £500 each and then there were small charges for the Hague Apostille, ACRO certificates, etc. - all as shown in my earlier response.

Hope this helps!

GerryT wrote on Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:14pm:

Thanks for the reply, I have applied for the Acro form, just waiting for it . I've looked at the info from the Consulate I will attend and the only items they are asking for the Hague Apostle is the Acro certificate, and to have a Sworn Spanish translation of it. What I'm u sure of is ,is the Ex-...

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...01 form and 079-052 form filled in at the interview or beforehand. Are you still in your first year of your visa? Am I right that thinking after 1 year you need to apply for a 2 year visa in Spain,then after that a further 2 year.So basically it takes 5 years to become a resident?

RichT wrote on Wed Mar 29, 2023 1:13pm:

I forgot to mention in my previous post, if you do contact Raquel (the Spanish solicitor), then please do say that Richard Tasker recommended her to you.

A few further pointers in response to your questions:

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I think all the docs had to be produced within 3 months of your appointment at the consulate, so please bear this in mind.

I believe that the medical certificate had to be validated by the Hague Apostille process to, so you may want to check that.

The forms were all completed and sent to me by my solicitor, for me to take to my appointment with me. Note - it wasn't an interview - a clerk checked that I had provided all the required documents and then I paid for the visas. I believe they are then sent elsewhere to be more thoroughly checked and then I was notified by email that our applications were successful and we could return to the consulate to collect our passports, with the visas attached therein (and return all our paperwork).

The initial NLV is valid for 1 year, then you need to apply for a 2 year extension whilst in Spain and then a further 2 years - then, after 5 years, you can apply for permanent residency. I got my NLV in May 2021 and successfully completed my first renewal last year. The process was similar -  I still had to prove my 'means of maintenance' and my private health insurance, but I didn't need the Police certificate or medical certificate.

GerryT wrote on Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:36pm:

I'm a bit confused,(easily done).

Did you get a UK solicitor for the Apostles and Sworn Translation,and the Spanish Solicitor for the other paperwork. I assume you didn't post your Police and Doctor certificate to her in Spain to then be returned.

RichT wrote on Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:04pm:

The only engagement I had with a UK solicitor was to be the notary who notarised the required documents. 

I obtained the medical certificates from my doctor and the ACRO certificate; and I completed the Apostille process. 

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All documents were then sent by courier to my solicitor in Spain to be translated (and Sworn translated, as required); and then these were returned by courier for me to take to the consulate.

It may sound convoluted, but it worked fine!

GerryT wrote on Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:25pm:

Thanks for the reply. Right, so a UK notary can do the Apostle thing, good, I will find a local one.  I just wondered whether you yourself downloaded the Ex-01 and 069-052 forms, but it looks like you left that to the Spanish solicitor. I assume you provided proof of income, bank statements ...

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...either to send to her, or did you just take that yourself to the interview.