Any advice WTR NIE, Mortgages, getting a bank account

waynethomasfitzgerald

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waynethomasfitzgerald

11 January 2024 23:41:57

waynethomasfitzgerald

11 January 2024 23:41:57

Hello, I'm Wayne and I would like to buy a holiday apartment in Spain. Right now it's just the start of a dream but I'd appreciate any advice WTR NIE, Mortgages, getting a bank account. I live in Ireland so it's somewhere to go and feel the sun

Bhavna

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Member since 01 June 2015

Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems

Bhavna

12 January 2024 04:12:49

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Bhavna

12 January 2024 04:12:49

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Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems

@waynethomasfitzgerald

Hello,

Please note that I have created this new thread on the Spain forum so that members can guide you.

Do you already know in which region you'll like to settle ?

Regards

Bhavna

gwynj

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Bansko, Blagoevgrad

gwynj

12 January 2024 16:53:49

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gwynj

12 January 2024 16:53:49

2009

Bansko, Blagoevgrad

@waynethomasfitzgerald

Welcome to the expat.com forum and good luck with your Spanish dream!

The NIE is the easy bit, you can apply at your local Spanish consulate/embassy. You do need a NIE to purchase a property (but you don't need to be a resident).

We opened a "non-resident" account at Banco Sabadell once we had our NIEs.

I'm not sure if it's super easy to get a mortgage as a non-resident. If you have cash (from savings, or from upping your Irish mortgage) it might the easier way to go.

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