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Basic Legal Support – Your First Legal Steps in Spain, Well Guided

We provide you with legal guidance on the key procedures to start your new life in Málaga.

We provide legal guidance for the key procedures to start your new life in Málaga. Upon arriving in Spain, the first legal steps can be confusing. What is the NIE? What is the empadronamiento for? How do you get a digital certificate? At Welcome Málaga, we solve your doubts and guide you step by step in everything you need to be legally prepared and operational. Our team, specialized in relocation and local regulations, ensures you understand every step without jargon or complications.

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Our team, specialized in relocation and local regulations, ensures that you understand every step, without technical jargon or complications.

What does this service include?

  • Personalized guidance on processes such as obtaining the NIE, managing the empadronamiento, and digital certificate

  • Review of your documentation for each procedure

  • Clear explanation of requirements and steps to follow

  • Resolution of basic legal questions about your situation in Spain

  • Translation and support in your language

Why Welcome Málaga?

  • We have in-depth knowledge of local regulations and procedures

  • We explain everything clearly and with a personal touch

  • Our approach is practical, fast, and focused on real solutions

  • Digital nomads, entrepreneurs, and newly arrived families

NIE application​​

The NIE is your identification number in Spain. Without it, you can't sign contracts, open bank accounts, or work.

With Welcome Málaga:​

  • We explain whether you need the white or residence NIE

  • We prepare the EX-15 form or others if applicable

  • We book your appointment and tell you what to bring

  • We will accompany you ​

Registering in the municipal census

With Welcome Málaga:​

​​Allows you to

  • Access public healthcare

  • Enroll your children in school

  • Apply for residence permits

  • Advice based on your situation (rented, owned, subleased…)

  • Review of documents and authorization letter if you are not the contract holder

  • Appointment management and/or accompaniment to the Town Hall

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It allows you to:

  • Request the code online

  • Verify your identity at an official office

  • Install the certificate on your computer

  • Set it up for easy use

We manage your digital certificate

Don’t know where to start with paperwork in Spain? We help you understand everything clearly from day one.

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