Canarias

Moving to the Canary Islands

The Canaries follow Spanish immigration and registration rules but sit outside the EU VAT area, applying IGIC instead. That changes several cost calculations compared with the mainland.

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The same across the whole Canary Islands

  • IGIC replaces mainland VAT across the islands
  • Immigration and registration follow the same national and municipal logic as the mainland

Decided by your own town hall

  • Empadronamiento rules per island municipality
  • Municipal tax rates

Where in the Canary Islands are you moving?

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

Tenerife

The Canary Islands sit outside the EU VAT area and apply their own indirect tax, IGIC, instead. That single fact changes purchases and several cost calculations compared with mainland Spain.

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We also handle applications in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura. 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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