Hi grazza, I bank with BBVA and spoke to the branch manager, who replied 'we cannot change your account identifier to correspond with your NIE as it is the bank's policy that foreigners are identified by their passport'. I assume that there is no law to mandate this and it is a policy that BBVA and ...

Hi Hercules,

That I do not know ..... alas if only anybody could understand or fathom some of the institutions working practices.

Regards,

Mike

The card payment option also threw an error .... I guess for the same reason. Additionally, I tried a UK Bank card and as expected, it liked this even less. Anyhows ... a handy page for non resident tax payments for different modelos is here -> https://www.agenciatributaria.gob.es/AEAT.sede/en_gb/In...

OK .... I think I've got to the root cause of this. I tried online at BBVA but they point me to the AEAT website to perform the online payment. For those in the future who need to make a payment and get an NRC, then the payment instructions can be found at https://www2.agenciatributaria.gob.es/sopor...

Hi Beach ... I was trying to file a return with electronic cert using the link https://www1.agenciatributaria.gob.es/es13/h/ie02100a.html?idi=EN I also tried out your suggestion of generating a manual one, using the link https://www2.agenciatributaria.gob.es/es13/h/ie02100b.html?idi=En , which worke...

BACS has now been largely superseded by FPS but like BACS, deals with domestic payments only. In the UK, a lot of inter euro transactions happen over the SEPA network which is not fully integrated into BACS or FPS. Anyhow, hope I haven't sent you all to sleep. An ex consultant on BACS/SEPA/FPS .... ...

Hi Beach .... Hi Enrique, Well I've tried fiddling around with everything (it's not like I haven't done this before) but alas the same error appeared. Beach ... I guess you meant the 'Fecha de Devengo' should be 31122013 Beach ..... you may well be right about the systems expectation of date ranges ...

Yikes .... deadline close! When I sign and send the 210 (online version with cert and asking to debit my account) I get an error back saying 'Errors detected ... Domiciliación fuera de plazo' Anyone seen this before and can give me some hints as to what it is referring to and how to resolve? Many th...

If you employed the worker directly, then there MAY be a possibility that you have some liability. If the worker worked for a contractor ... then you need to track down the contractors insurance documents for that period ... 'Seguro Accidentes para Convenios' and 'Seguro Colectivo de Vida Riesgo'. F...

Can highly recommend that part of Galicia and if you want some hassle free tourism, then Santiago de Compostela is only a short train ride away .... see route map -> http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/mediadistancia/mapas_y_trayectos/mapa_galicia.html . Coruna's also a really nice chilled out city .... q...

If you cannot find a good local supplier and you appreciate a really good steak then look at mail order from these guys -> http://www.trasacar.es/ingles/index.html who have an online shop at -> http://tiendagourmettrasacar.com They supply a restaurant that I have an interest in, and the quality is s...

Hi All, I am looking for a TV with Digital Terrestrial (TDT) for Spain, and prefer the Samsung. I have to purchase about 8 of them and suspect they may be cheaper in the UK. So the question is one of TDT Tuner compatibility given that the UK standards are DVB-T2 / C MHEG5, whilst Spain’s appear to b...

If looking in to buy in the mountains/valey, a good general rule of thumb is to buy south facing and half way up the slope. If on the valley floor, you wont see much direct sunlight in the winter and if your south facing then you'll maximise the sun available to you. Half way up, protects you from t...

I should add that the last 2 paragraphs, are my words.

About a year and a half ago on this very forum, Ama was kind enough to advise on the form filling and wrote ....... "The procedure is the following: Complete form online: https://www.agpd.es/portalwebAGPD/canalresponsable/inscripcion_ficheros/Notificaciones_tele/obtencion_formulario/common/pdfs...

A quick question to the Guru's, In the UK, you get IHT relief on Business Assets as long as the business is still trading. I have a commercial property in Spain that a business of mine is currently trading from. How is this regarded for IHT purposes in Spain (as a resident or as a non resident)? Man...

Within the EU, meat and dairy products are fine to cross borders. The 'special restrictions' that were put in place at the time of foot and mouth have long since been recinded. Best thing would be to vacuum pack on a card (do you know a friendly bar or hotel manager?) or if not, clingfilm on card, i...

I had a similar situation with a hire car company and used my Barclaycard Credit Card. I phoned them up and said that the amount had fraudulently been taken from my card and I was in dispute with the company. Credit Card companies don't pay the retailer for some time and Barclaycard put a 'stop' on ...

Hi Unicorn,

Why are they getting in a tizz about a UK license. because the logo on the 'card' part clearly shows it's a European license issued in the UK?

Not trying to make a point but genuinely perplexed.

Mike

From time to time on this forum, I've answered questions that relate in general to how the youngsters around us can move around Spain on the cheap and / or have an income. A few Spanish friends of ours have had their offspring use the services of www.blablacar.es to great effect, travelling around -...