Arriving in Malaga

It’s only natural that however excited you are about pursuing your dream to live in sunny Malaga you’re probably also feeling a bit anxious about the actual transition to your new home.

You´ll no doubt have questions concerning insurance, banking and how to organize your paperwork once you have arrived. We go into all the details here ... in fact, you can download the relevant papers for obtaining your N.I.E number and your residents card. Plus, if you´re wondering about how to keep in touch via your mobile phone without breaking the bank just check out TravelSIM for up to 90% savings on your international calls !

I’m hoping now that malaga-express.com will be alleviating any anxieties that you may have. We certainly intend to give you all the information that you’ll need to settle in smoothly and easily.

Just one thing before we start .... you may or may not know that the U.K. passport application process has recently changed. For first time adult applications there is now a personal interview in order to verify the identity of the applicant ... which of course, is to cut down on fraudulant passports.

The passport can be applied for in the usual way via the Post Office and an interview will be arranged in one of the 69 passport application offices around the U.K. The average time taken from application to passport receipt is around six weeks.

Right now, here goes, this Arriving in Malaga section will include the following…



PREPARATION AND INSURANCE

ALL ABOUT NIE NUMBERS & RESIDENTS CARDS

NEED A BANK ACCOUNT OR MORTGAGE LOAN ?

IMPORTATION REGULATIONS FOR SPAIN


So before arriving in Malaga let´s start up with some preparation


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