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Anonymous (not verified) on 1 Oct 2012 - 13:54
What are the medical costs of living in spain?
Anonymous (not verified) on 17 Feb 2013 - 21:05
You will need to apply for a residency permit after 6 months. It changed. If you don't apply you will have problems. The local town/city will not get its full government funding either which is now calculated depending on the number of citizens living there.
Meagan Dill on 9 Nov 2018 - 13:15
No, legally you are not required to file for a residency permit as an EU citizen living in Spain, but logistically you need to do it. Having a residency permit will allow to do many of the things that a normal lifestyle requires (i.e. being able to apply for a mortgage, and a number of procedures that will relate to your spouse - especially if they're from outside th EU)

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