Illes Balears

Moving to the Balearic Islands

Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera share one regional government, while each of the islands' municipalities registers its own residents.

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The same across the whole Balearic Islands

  • The Balearic government sets regional transfer tax and the education framework
  • IB-Salut runs public healthcare across the islands

Decided by your own town hall

  • Empadronamiento rules, which are set by each of the island town halls
  • How strictly rental contracts are checked, which is stricter in seasonal areas
  • Municipal tax and waste rates

Where in the Balearic Islands are you moving?

Requirements can vary by municipality. Choose where you will live so we can prepare the right process.

Mallorca

Mallorca is one island with 53 municipalities, so almost every practical step depends on the town you actually live in rather than on the island as a whole. Immigration paperwork is centralised in Palma, while registration, local taxes and waste charges are decided by your own ajuntament.

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Palma

Palma is the administrative centre of the Balearics. The Extranjería office and the regional tax office are all here, which also makes it the busiest municipality on the island for appointments.

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Ibiza

Ibiza has five municipalities and an economy built around a short, intense season. That shapes the paperwork: housing evidence is checked strictly, and appointment capacity is far tighter between May and October.

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We also handle applications in Menorca, Formentera, Calvià, Santa Eulària. There is no separate page for those towns yet, the intake still applies your exact municipality.

How Move Spain works

Four clear steps apply everywhere in Spain. We prepare and coordinate the official process. Availability remains with the authority, and you attend where required.

  1. 1You

    Choose your destination

    Tell us where in Spain you are moving.

  2. 2You

    Choose your service and pay

    Select your package and pay securely.

  3. 3You

    Complete your registration

    Provide the required household and identity information.

  4. 4Move Spain

    We prepare and coordinate

    Move Spain prepares the paperwork and helps arrange the official appointment or step. Availability remains with the authority.

What Move Spain cannot do for you

Some steps are legally yours alone. We say so up front, because a surprise halfway through a Spanish procedure costs you far more than an honest sentence here.

You attend in person

  • NIE number: Extranjería takes your signature and checks your original ID at the counter.
  • Empadronamiento: Most town halls ask you to sign at the counter, a few accept an online submission.

You pay the authority directly

  • Modelo 790 code 012 fee, charged by Spanish government, Policía Nacional.
  • Padrón certificate, charged by Your Ayuntamiento.

An external provider is involved

  • Sworn translation, charged by Sworn translator (traductor jurado).
  • Notary or certified copy, charged by Notary.
  • Courier or postal costs, charged by Courier service.

Move Spain is a private relocation service, not a government authority. We prepare, check and coordinate. Why we started Move Spain.

Questions people actually ask

Not sure what applies to you?

Answer a few plain questions and Move Spain determines your route, your documents and your real costs before you pay anything.

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