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Current register · 14 entries
Register
Date, subject and area. Each entry answers three fixed questions: what happened, what changes, what it means.
March 2026
- 24.03.2026 Reform of the surrender procedure under the European Arrest Warrant Criminal
- 20.03.2026 New non-resident tax return form for arrendamientos de temporada (seasonal lettings) Tax
- 18.03.2026 New administrative criterion on arraigo social Immigration
- 11.03.2026 Update of the valor de referencia (reference value) and its effect on ITP transfer tax Real estate
- 05.03.2026 Transitional regime for investor residence permit (the so-called Golden Visa) applicationsSuperseded Immigration
February 2026
- 26.02.2026 Evidence of financial means for non-lucrative residence: revised criterion Immigration
- 19.02.2026 Decision period for international remote working applications Immigration
- 12.02.2026 Withholding on account on property sales by non-resident sellers Tax
- 06.02.2026 Licensing and registration of viviendas con fines turísticos (tourist lets) in Costa del Sol municipalities Planning
- 02.02.2026 Legalisation and Apostille of civil status documents at the consulate Immigration
January 2026
- 29.01.2026 Revision of the general planning schemes in coastal municipalities of Málaga Planning
- 21.01.2026 Counting days of presence and the tax residence of the relocated taxpayerSuperseded Tax
- 15.01.2026 Land Registry registration of purchases by non-resident companies Real estate
- 08.01.2026 Appointments and fingerprinting at the Málaga immigration offices Immigration
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