The padrón (town hall registration) is your first step to becoming an official Spanish resident. Essential for school enrollment, healthcare cards, voting, and visa applications. Complete guide to empadronarse: required documents, cita previa booking, renewal process, and vocabulary.
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This article is about how Spain is very quickly becoming the new center for the film industry outside Hollywood, particularly Alicante, Barcelona, Madrid, and around the Marbella area. It is about how to enter the world of being a film extra, and how to work in Spain on the permanent list of extras with the companies who specialize in this field. Also, what it is like to work in films, what you can expect, and what would be expected of you.
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Spain's public healthcare system ranked #1 globally by the World Economic Forum. Learn how to access it: getting your healthcare card, social security registration, and what coverage you're entitled to as an expat.
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