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Hi 

For anybody who is worried about not being able to get an appointment for residencia before the end of the transition period I found this on CAB Spain

Be careful of accepting CAB Spain wholesale.  In another thread they also passed advice that a De facto partnership was allowed for Residencia, following a change to the law in 2015.  Mundi abogados advised that whilst “technically” they are correct, their day to day dealings with Extranjeria show that Almería are not accepting De Facto partnerships, and rarely accept registered de facto partnerships .... so whilst CAB gives advice on the law as it is, they are not always aware of how the departments that affect our lives are actually interpreting it ...

Thanks for the warning Dario. They gave a link for the procedure for documentation of nationals of the United Kingdom -I’ll try to translate it when I have the time.

Thanks for that - I’ll also reiterate some advice I usually give - for anyone not at least conversational in Spanish AND very well versed in the bureaucratic ways of Spanish government departments, don’t be tempted to try and save a few Euros and do the Residencia application by yourself - especially not now when the departments themselves are a little ... flexible ... in how they interpret the law(s) and being now very much with a deadline approaching.

Spend the 100€ (up to 180€ with Mundi Abogados) and pay someone to navigate you through the nightmare that can be Extranjeria.  The person you retain will likely deal with them frequently, will know exactly what is required, will complete the relevant paperwork and usually send someone with you to Extranjeria to translate and assist.  It is likely this person will be known to the staff in Extranjeria as well which also smoothes the process.

I entirely agree. We have a motto in our family 

Use your earnings from your own expertise to pay others for their expertise 

Within reason of course !