MémoriaBooking a cita previa for your NIE or EU registration certificate in Madrid: how it really works
The real bottleneck of moving to Madrid: getting the appointment. How cita previa works, documents for the green NIE, common traps and why you should never buy a slot.
Identity & residencyGetting your NIE before you even arrive in Spain
The route almost nobody takes: applying for your NIE at the consulate, from home, before you move. Paperwork, form EX-15, the fee and the pitfalls.
Identity & residencyEmpadronamiento in Madrid, without the nasty surprises
The step everything else depends on. Required documents, proof of address, children — and the lease clauses that can derail the whole thing.
HousingRenting in Madrid as an expat: fianza, extra guarantees and the LAU lease
Lease length, the fianza, capped guarantees, agency fees paid by the landlord, scams to spot: what Spanish law lets a landlord ask of you — and what it doesn't.
HousingSetting up electricity, gas and water in Madrid, and reading your meters
Distributor or retailer, CUPS code, change of account holder, contracted power, gas and Canal de Isabel II: everything you need to set up your utilities without paying for someone else.
Digital accessDigital certificate and Cl@ve: the key to all your paperwork
The best use of your time during the whole move. The FNMT procedure step by step, the mistake that forces you to start again, and the backup almost everyone forgets.
FamilyEnrolling your child in a Madrid school when you arrive mid-year
State, concertado, private: three systems, three logics. Extraordinary admission, the decisive role of the padrón, and the two-track strategy to run in parallel.
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