'Padron' brings win-win situation

Alfaz del Pi Town Hall: residents should register

ALFAZ DEL PI wants its foreign residents to put their names down on the padron (register at the Town Hall).

A campaign in five languages is urging residents who registered more than five years ago to verify their details and officially confirm that they are still in town. The advantages of registering are also explained to new arrivals and those who who have never bothered to do so.

“You are Alfaz” the posters tell residents in Spanish, English, Norwegian, French and German, reminding them that registering is a right as well as a duty. 

This is especially important in Alfaz, where foreign-born residents from 100 different countries outnumber the Spanish.

The campaign points out that presence on the padron is a win-win situation as it brings the right to an important array of municipal services.

Regstering is also mutually beneficial as the bigger the population, the bigger the grants from the national government in Madrid.

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    • Frank Lazzara

      04 December 2014 • 21:10

      My wife and I are moving to Alfas from Florida in Jan 2015. I want to register at the local Ayuntamiento, but how is it done? Do I need more than my passport and property deed? Can I get the application form before my arrival?
      Also, we have our approved Retirement Residency Visas with NIE in our passports but need to get our residency cards. Can we also get these at the Ayuntamiento?

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