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Spain's annual income tax season runs from April to June and if you're here on Spain's digital nomad visa, it's likely you'll have to complete one.

Spain's golden visa will officially be scrapped on Thursday April 3rd 2025. To mark its end, here are ten revealing stats about arguably the best residency scheme for non-EU nationals.

Spain has launched a new digital version of the DNI identity cards for Spanish nationals. Here's what you need to know, from how to get it to what you'll be able to use it for.

Rain returns to Spain after arrival of spring, Ukrainian couple die after Málaga balcony fall and more news from Spain on Wednesday April 2nd.

A Spanish political party has lodged a proposal to prevent foreigners from buying property in Spain if they can't prove that they've lived in the country for at least five years.

If you’re reading The Local Spain, the chances are that you're an ‘extranjero’ or ‘extranjera’.

The UK's ETA visa waiver becomes obligatory for Europeans from Wednesday April 2nd, but there is still confusion for certain British dual nationals who have received very different official advice from the UK.

On Saturday April 5th, tens of thousands of citizens across 40 cities in Spain will take to the streets to demand more effective measures to combat the country’s housing crisis.

Discover the surprising connection between a small town near Seville and the samurais of Japan.

Despite the current economic boom, new Eurostat data places Spaniards' purchasing power as far behind the EU average as it was in 1999, with Spain now trailing behind countries such as Cyprus or Malta.

Spain's far-right Vox rallies behind France's Le Pen after poll ban, two year old killed in gang crossfire in western Spain and more news on Tuesday April 1st.

The U.S. administration calls on Spain to increase military spending in its first official contact with the country since Trump took office.

If you're moving to Spain or buying a property here, you'll need an NIE or Foreigner Identification Number. Here's our step by step guide on how to apply for one.

Five people died and another four were seriously injured following an explosion on Monday at a coal mine in Spain's northern region of Asturias, officials said.

Spain's train strike is back on for 24-hours on Tuesday April 1st. Find out which services will be affected if you're due to travel that day.

Find out who has to complete the income tax declaration this year and who is exempt.

Spain's annual income tax campaign begins, the golden visa officially ends and Easter celebrations to take place across the country. Here's what's happening in Spain in April 2025.

Rule changes in April 2025 mean that most towns and cities in Spain that don't already have a waste collection tax will be forced to implement one or increase their rates.

On Wednesday, April 2nd the UK's new ETA travel authorisation system became obligatory for European travellers. Here's how it will impact residents of European countries.

If you’re a non-native Spanish speaker who wants to obtain Spanish nationality after ten years of residency, you will have to sit a Spanish language exam if you want to obtain citizenship. Is your Spanish good enough?

Reuters photographer Jon Nazca has traveled to Ronda in the southern Spanish city of Málaga to compare this year’s empty streets to the festivities seen in 2019 and 2018

In a surprise institutional statement, Quim Torra said the date will not be set until the regional budget is passed in parliament

El Roto cartoon, January 29, 2020

Spain is planning to repatriate citizens who are trapped in the Chinese city due to a coronavirus outbreak, but for Dácil Sánchez that means leaving her partner behind

The picturesque spot in Mallorca is home to just over 600 people, but the high number of visitors in the summer is putting a strain on resources

China has recommended that foreigners stay put in the quarantined city, but added that it will not prevent them from leaving

Oriol Junqueras, who is serving a 13-year sentence for his role in the 2017 breakaway bid, appeared at an investigation commission into the suspension of the Catalan government’s regional powers

Quim Torra got his Together for Catalonia party to abstain from the day’s voting after the speaker warned him that his own vote would not be counted

The female employee discovered a pen drive that had been used to record her when she got changed at the Madrid clinic where she worked. The victim has also won compensation

Diego Pérez de los Cobos tells court he would have removed Josep Lluís Trapero from his role as head of the regional police force for his leadership in 2017