Day 751 of trying to change my address in Spain
(this is not an exaggeration)
WTF happened?
For most of this period, I was waiting for the sellers of my property (6 people) to complete various paperwork with the town hall. This allowed them to register their ownership after inheritance, before the property passed to me.
I owned the property as soon as I bought it, but local authorities ha it registered to the deceased until all paperwork was done.
A few months ago, I was finally able to register it as my own. Then I had to pay the backtaxes on the property. Joy.
Anyway, I've been trying to register it as my primary address.
There are two ways to do this:
1. Get an appointment in person, bring 6 separate pieces of paper, and pray that the civil cervant feels like doing their job.
Last time I did this it took 7 visits to the government building and 2 phone call. Also not a joke.
2. Submit the paperwork online.
I went for option 2. Sounds easy, right?
Well, it took 2 hours of research to find the right portal, logins, and documents. 3 hours trying to submit the form, and no joy.
It needs electronic certificates and auto-signing software that I can't use on my mobile phone or computer.
I asked a developer friend for help.
It took us 2 hours to submit the form. Done!
But wait.
The process usually takes 4-6 weeks to approve. (Why???)
I waited.
Yesterday, I logged in to see that one of the forms the text said I DIDN'T need was 'pending submission'. I'd have to submit it.
I filled in the form (asking 10-20 questions to AI to help me find the right codes and numbers).
Unable to submit. Same problem with the autosigning software.
Sigh.
I'll get a fucking appointment in person and waste another morning on this.
Nope. No appointments available.
You have to log in on Friday morning at exactly 8am to reserve an appointment.
The saga continues.
And now I've spent 20 minutes writing about this insanity.
TL;DR
You need a PHD in administration to change your address in Spain.
I do not have a PHD. I only have PTSD.
Delete the bureaucracy.
Delete the state.
(this is not an exaggeration)
WTF happened?
For most of this period, I was waiting for the sellers of my property (6 people) to complete various paperwork with the town hall. This allowed them to register their ownership after inheritance, before the property passed to me.
I owned the property as soon as I bought it, but local authorities ha it registered to the deceased until all paperwork was done.
A few months ago, I was finally able to register it as my own. Then I had to pay the backtaxes on the property. Joy.
Anyway, I've been trying to register it as my primary address.
There are two ways to do this:
1. Get an appointment in person, bring 6 separate pieces of paper, and pray that the civil cervant feels like doing their job.
Last time I did this it took 7 visits to the government building and 2 phone call. Also not a joke.
2. Submit the paperwork online.
I went for option 2. Sounds easy, right?
Well, it took 2 hours of research to find the right portal, logins, and documents. 3 hours trying to submit the form, and no joy.
It needs electronic certificates and auto-signing software that I can't use on my mobile phone or computer.
I asked a developer friend for help.
It took us 2 hours to submit the form. Done!
But wait.
The process usually takes 4-6 weeks to approve. (Why???)
I waited.
Yesterday, I logged in to see that one of the forms the text said I DIDN'T need was 'pending submission'. I'd have to submit it.
I filled in the form (asking 10-20 questions to AI to help me find the right codes and numbers).
Unable to submit. Same problem with the autosigning software.
Sigh.
I'll get a fucking appointment in person and waste another morning on this.
Nope. No appointments available.
You have to log in on Friday morning at exactly 8am to reserve an appointment.
The saga continues.
And now I've spent 20 minutes writing about this insanity.
TL;DR
You need a PHD in administration to change your address in Spain.
I do not have a PHD. I only have PTSD.
Delete the bureaucracy.
Delete the state.
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