19-06-2008, 16:07
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Originally Posted by Lorenzo
I wonder if anyone can give me any pointers on this one?
My Dad lived in Mallorca for many years and held a Residence card latterly. He never wished to return to the UK and never left Mallorca during the last 6 years of his life.
Does anyone happen to know where I could get hold of a copy of one of the application forms that is used to obtain a Residence card?
I read somewhere that if you take up Residence status in Spain that you cannot be officialy domiciled anywhere else. Does anyone know if this is true? Does anyone have any articles I could read or know a good solicitor who is experienced in these matters who I could contact to find out for sure? Thanks for any help you can give me on this one!
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I live in Tenerife, but obviously the same law applies. It is very hard to take a domicile off someone. The domincile of someone is usually the place where they are born.
As for the resident's card, a bunch of English do-gooders from Malaga area took Spain to the European Court of Justice about the resident's card and won, so it is their fault it was scrapped under EU law.
I have the stupid Certificado de Registro - A4 sheet of green paper. As you say it is of no use in banks etc. But if you want to benefit from the 50 per cent Balearic travel discount (we get it in Tenerife) then you need this document as the old residencia (even if valid) is no longer acceptable and neither is the certificate from the ayuntamiento. The law was amended in January of this year.
When I applied for my Cerificado de Registro I didn't have to hand my resident's card in. If they are taking it off you in Majorica and you want to hang on to it report it missing at the police station before you apply for the new one.
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