Anders Eliasson -> RE: Spanish Paperwork (Mar. 18 2011 8:29:57)
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Burocracy in Spain is like Franz Kafka´s the Process. You cannot understand it. The thing is that Spain is different. The law is for politicians and burocrats, not for people. This means that you should always try to do things without consulting burocracy. When are doing work on our house, we dont ask. We do it illegaly. Everyone does so if its not a really major work. Changing windows, doors, building rooms, even changing roof is normally done without a licence. I´ve been in contact with Spanish burocracy in other aspects. I´ve imported a caravan. It was pretty simple here in Huelva (and also in Granada) but in other parts of Spain its basically impossible. Dont build yourself a boat in Spain following the rules. Its EXTREMELY complicated and costy compared to other EU countrys. On the other hand, Sole and made a registred relationship (Not married, just registered) and because she knew where to push the button, we only needed about 1 fourth of the papers that the Danish embassy told me, that according to Spanish laws, was nescessary. When you buy things from outside EU, if you buy small quantity, (strings, tuners etc,) and you have it posted with normal post, you dont normally pay VAT, but if you use a delivery service like DHL, it always ends up in costums and then its really troublesom and expensive to get your goods. Every little village has its own burocracy, with way to many people employed. Every little village is in debth. And so is it all the way through. Its a really lousy working society. But noone cares. Thats VERY spanish
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