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Legal Guides for NRIs in Spain

A directory of this platform's complete, reviewed legal guides for the Indian/NRI community in Spain, organized by topic.

Complete Guides for NRIs in Spain

  • Property for NRIs in Spain

    The notarial apostille route for a Power of Attorney (via the Colegios Notariales, distinct from the Ministry of Justice's electronic apostille system), stamp duty and registration, and selling inherited property in India as an NRI.

  • Inheritance for NRIs in Spain

    Spain's legitima forced-heirship rules, significant regional (foral) variations, the EU Succession Regulation's professio juris choice-of-law option, and how Indian succession law governs assets located in India.

  • Tax for NRIs in Spain

    The India-Spain DTAA and its 2024 MFN-driven rate cut on royalties and fees for technical services, and Section 195 TDS on Indian-source income.

  • Immigration for NRIs in Spain

    OCI card rules for Spain's Canary Islands-rooted Indian-origin trading community, the 2026 Citizenship Amendment Rules, and why dual citizenship is not available.

  • Family for NRIs in Spain

    Why Spain is not a Section 44A reciprocating territory, the Section 13 fresh-civil-suit route for enforcing Spanish judgments, and cross-border custody.

  • Business for NRIs in Spain

    Spanish company law's lack of any director-residency requirement, the practical banking friction around it, the end of the Golden Visa route, Indian company incorporation for NRIs, and repatriating business profits.

  • Compliance for NRIs in Spain

    NRE/NRO/FCNR accounts, the USD 1 million NRO repatriation scheme, the Agencia Tributaria, and annual FEMA compliance for NRIs.

Property Law Deep-Dive for Spain

Beyond the general Property guide above, this platform also covers Power of Attorney and selling inherited property from Spain in full depth:

How These Guides Are Reviewed

Every guide on this platform is reviewed by a named, credentialed author whose byline links to a reviewer bio page on this same domain -- see each guide's byline for the specific reviewer. Guides are updated as the underlying Indian law or Spain-side process changes; see the Recent Regulatory Developments for NRIs in Spain page for a log of specific dated changes already reflected in these guides.

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