Visats BCN

07/10/2019

Ja tenim nova web! Podeu veure els seus continguts en Català, Español, English, Farsi, Rus i Àrab Esperem que us sigui d'utilitat

Ya tenemos nueva web! Puede ver sus contenidos en Catalán, Español, English, Farsi, Ruso y Árabe Esperamos que os sea de utilidad

We have a new website! You can see its contents in Catalan, Spanish, English, Farsi, Russian and Arabic. We hope you find it useful

“Mireia, no sólo te ayuda en la presentación de tus papeles oficiales, te ofrece soporte emocional hasta que consigues tu NIE. La amabilidad y profesionalidad de Mireia y su equipo es patente”

29/08/2016

Copyright Anna Vital

19/03/2016

Holders of passports who do not require a visa to enter Spain
1. The European Union, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland
2. For visits not exceeding ninety days per six-month period, visas are not required for holders of valid passports issued by the following countries or dependencies:

Albania *
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bosnia Herzegovina *
Brazil
British nationals (Overseas)
British overseas territories citizens (BOTC)
British overseas citizens (BOC)
British protected persons (BPP)
British subjects (BS)
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Dominica
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Israel
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) *
Japan
Korean Republic
Liechtenstein
Macao Special Administrative Region
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro *
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Northern Mariana Islands (passports from the US)
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Serbia **
Seychelles
Singapore
Taiwan (only holder of passports which contain identity card number)
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
USA
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vanuatu

* Only when holding a biometric passport. If not, a visa is required.
** Only when holding a biometric passport. If not, a visa is required, excluding holders of passports delivered by KOORDINACIONA UPRAVA.

3. Holders of Travel Documents issued under the Geneva Convention of July 1951, by the following countries:
Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
4. Crew members of airlines and merchant navy.

5. If you hold a valid residence permit in any of the Schengen member states, you are entitled to re-enter the Schengen area without a visa on production of your proof of residence and your passport.

6. Under Directive 2004/38/EC and according to Real Decreto 240/2007, 16 February, family members of an EU/EEA national in possession of a valid UK Residence Card specifying its condition as a family member do not require a visa to enter Spain when travelling with the EU/EEA National or joining him/her in Spain. Otherwise, a visa will be still required (Real Decreto 1161/2009, 10th July 2009). For spouses and/or children of Spanish Nationals the above condition applies provided that the marriage and/or birth is registered according with the Spanish Civil Register (original Libro de Familia). Please note, that the UK Residence Permit must state literally that the holder is a family member of an EU/EEA National. If not, a visa is required.

This information applies only to ordinary passports. All other nationalities, not listed above require a visa.

• New residency requirements for EU citizens planning to live in Spain for more than three months. The Spanish Government has introduced new residency requirements for all EU citizens who plan to reside in Spain for more than three months. For more information, click here.

11/10/2015

Be patient with us; we are working on some exiciting news... still working, and always working...

27/08/2015

Exciting news are coming soon... Please stand by...

21/08/2015

In Europe at this hour; people are leaving for an unofficial meeting with friends and coworkers whilst in other parts of the world; cities and villages have reduced activity because they are celebrating 'Shabat'..

Whatever your belief is; country of origin - here at Visats we will work for you so you don't have to!

08/08/2015

We travel a lot which we can do since we're always connected - how about you?

23/04/2015

Happy Sant Jordi to everyone!

La Diada de Sant Jordi, also known as El dia de la Rosa (The Day of the Rose) or El dia del Llibre is a Catalan holiday held on 23 April, with similarities to Valentine's Day and some unique twists that reflect the antiquity of the celebrations.

The main event is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts, loved ones and colleagues. Historically, men gave women roses, and women gave men a book to celebrate the occasion — "a rose for love and a book forever."

In modern times, the mutual exchange of books is also customary. Roses have been associated with this day since medieval times, but the giving of books is a more recent tradition originating in 1923, when a bookseller started to promote the holiday as a way to commemorate the nearly simultaneous deaths of Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare on 23 April 1616. Barcelona is the publishing capital of both Catalan and Spanish languages and the combination of love and literacy was quickly adopted.

22/04/2015

Are you planning to buy a property and then rent it out for a secure income?

In recent years holiday lets income in Spain has been an explosion in the market for holiday rental of flats in certain areas of Spain. From the legal point of view there are two legal issues to consider.

License to rent the flat as a holiday let. A license allowing the flat to be let for holiday lets needs to be obtained from the town hall /or local authority. Quotas for licenses may vary even in the same city for different districts. In some areas no new licenses are issued. It is worth getting advice before embarking on this activity.

From the tax point of view holiday lets fall in the same category as hotel rooms in terms of VAT. At present 10% VAT needs to be charged, therefore quarterly VAT tax forms must be submitted and an annual declaration at the end of the tax year needs to be submitted too. All income needs to be included in the tax form as income, either as a resident if the person receiving the income is resident in Spain or, if not, as non-resident (modelo 210). The owner must issue their clients with an invoice showing VAT separately.

If the owner is a non-resident, he/she will have to register for VAT and nominate a representative in Spain.

This is an important point to make since a big part of the market seems to ignore these crucial issues, recent cases initiated by the tax office have ended up with hefty fines for owners; tax authorities are making sure that due tax and VAT is paid for all rental incomes. It is worth noting that Energy Companies are obliged to submit energy consumption data to the tax office quarterly so that proper cross-checks can be made and fraud detected. Please ask for further info.

Contact us to find out how!

19/04/2015

Turisme de Barcelona. Some Reasons to Choose Barcelona.