Andalusia

Moving to the Costa del Sol

The Málaga coastline from Torremolinos to Estepona. Immigration paperwork for the whole strip is handled by Extranjería in Málaga, while registration, local taxes and waste charges belong to the town hall where you actually live.

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The same across the whole Costa del Sol

  • NIE and residency appointments are handled by Extranjería in Málaga province
  • Andalusia sets transfer tax on property

Decided by your own town hall

  • Empadronamiento document lists and appointment systems
  • IBI property tax rates
  • Waste and municipal service charges

Where in the Costa del Sol are you moving?

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

Málaga

Málaga has grown into the main hub of the Costa del Sol for professionals and remote workers. Andalusia sets its own transfer tax and education rules, while registration stays with your town hall.

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Marbella

Marbella is a municipality with a large permanent international population, its own town hall district in San Pedro Alcántara, and immigration paperwork that is handled in Málaga rather than locally.

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We also handle applications in Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Fuengirola, Mijas, Estepona, Sotogrande. 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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