Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 18 - 24 July 2019 Issue 1776

10 EWN 27 June - 3 July 2019
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Suspect ‘killed ex’
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New residency
requirements
ARRESTED: Man has been remanded for the killing of his ex.
LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered
when living in the UK.
There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition
and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures
relating to a variety of topics.
While there are new rules for British nationals applying for residency in Spain, there will
be no change to the right and status of EU nationals living in the UK, nor UK nationals
living in the EU, while the UK remains in the EU.
As an EU citizen it is now mandatory to register as a resident if you intend on living in
Spain for more than three months.
You must register in person at the Oficina de Extranjeros (immigration office) - visit:
http://www.seat.mpr.gob.es/portal/servicios/extranjeria/extranjeria_ddgg.html for regional
offices - or a designated police station, which you can find at: https://www.policia.es/docu
mentacion/oficinas/oficinas_extran.html
You must make an appointment online before going to your local office or station, which
can be done on the Spanish public administration website: https://sede.administracione
spublicas.gob.es/icpplus/index.html
When making your appointment you must select the province where you live and then the
option ‘certificados UE’ and follow the instructions.
You take the following documents with you to your appointment:
Passport or other identity document (not expired)
Official form (EX-18), two copies, filled and signed by the UE national.
In addition, you will need other documents, depending on your situation:
• (employed) - contract of employment or other proof of your employment status.
• (self-employed) - proof of registration in the register of economic activities or other
proof of your employment status.
• (not employment in Spain) - Proof of: health cover valid in Spain; sufficient means to
support yourself and your family.
• (pensioners) - provide proof of public health cover.
• (students) - proof of your registration in an educational establishment; proof of public or
private health cover; formal declaration that you have sufficient means to support yourself
during your stay.
*You will be issued with a credit-card sized residence certificate which will include your
name, address, nationality, NIE number, and date of registration.
*The old A4 residence certificates are still valid, and you do not need to apply for a creditcard
sized alternative unless your circumstances change, for example you move house.
But you can if you want to, at any time.
*After five years of being registered as a resident, you can apply for a certificate of permanent
residence in Spain. The card will be similar, but state that you are a ‘residente permanente.’
This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice.
If in any doubt, seek professional help.
by Dilip Kuner
THE ex-partner of a
woman found buried under
a workshop floor of
their shared home has
been remanded in custody
accused of her killing.
Jaume Badiella, 54, is
said to have broken down
and confessed to being responsible
for the death of
Mónica Borràs Villaró, 49,
when police investigating
her disappearance dug up
Lucky escape
A MOTORCYCLIST
escaped with a broken
leg after being trapped
between a taxi and two
buses in a Barcelona
crash.
Twenty people were
hurt in the crash which
involved two buses, a
taxi and the motorcyclist.
None of the bus passengers
were seriously
hurt, although the motorcyclist
was taken to
hospital for treatment
to the fracture.
The incident meant
that traffic was brought
to a standstill in the
Plaza de Espanya for a
little more than an
hour.
Apparently, the accident
happened when a
taxi braked hard and
the motorcycle hit him.
A bus was also unable
to stop in time and
hit the motorcycle and
finally another bus
crashed into the first.
The motorcyclist was
sandwiched between
the taxi and the first
bus.
A passenger on the
first bus explained that
the vehicle braked
twice: “Then people
started screaming, glass
broke. Most of the passengers
were sitting because
the bus was empty.
“I got a wound on my
lip because I hit the
seat in front of me.”
her body.
Badiella was watching
at the time as officers lifted
tiles in his home in Terrassa
to make the gruesome
discovery. They had
used radar to pinpoint the
location. Badiella has
since invoked his right to
silence.
He has always denied
any responsibility for the
disappearance of his former
partner last August.
He was the one who reported
her missing. Although
they were no
longer romantically involved,
they still shared a
two-storey house in the
Catalan town.
The suspect maintained
that she has stormed out of
the house after one of her
periodic outbursts that she
received medication for.
Police were highly suspicious
as she left behind
her mobile phone, keys
and car behind.
Lived with
corpse
THE grown-up son and daughter
of an elderly woman found
sealed away in a wardrobe may
have been living with the
corpse for two years. In a statement
to a judge, the son has
confessed to smothering his
mother then collecting her pension.
Police are awaiting forensic
reports, but say neighbours in
the tiny village of Pozondon
(Teruel) - population 45 - had
not seen the old lady for two
years.
Officers from the local council
had reported worries about
the well-being of the woman to
social services two months ago.
The two children have been
arrested and are under investigation
for possible murder and
social security fraud.