What’s Next?

2026 saw the NALCAP program get cancelled and brought back with significant delays. After all this, many regions decided to opt out altogether. 2027 will see Galicia create their own program, and hopefully, Madrid and Andalucia will make their return too. As NALCAP participants and aspiring participants look at the school year ahead, it’s time to look ahead at the program as a whole and upcoming content on Residency2spain.

Each year, I diligently update my guides, answer individual questions, and try to expand the information available. Most of this work is done during school breaks since I can’t quit my day job, yet. This summer I spent a lot of time updating my viewers about all the changes being made as the program was resuscitated from the dead. I was also able to expand my visa guides to include general student visa applicants (outside of the NALCAP program). Making a similar guide for Canadians is also in the works.

Even though I won’t have as much time when the school year kicks off, I still do my best to provide up-to-date info for my viewers, so without further ado, here is what’s coming next.

Galicia Launches Its Own Aux Program

Galicia was one of the victims of these egregious lawsuits last school year, receiving a fine of 3.5 million euros from the Inspección de Trabajo. For this reason, they have decided to not participate in the auxiliar program this year with NALCAP. Instead, they have announced their own program starting the second trimester of 2026-2027 (around January).

There haven’t been any exact dates announced yet, and we are still waiting on specific information from Galicia on how the program would work. As soon as I receive information on it, I will create suitable guides for those interested in working in Galicia.

How to Get Married in Spain

I didn’t move to Spain for the food, weather, culture, language, or quality of life. Those are great perks, but I came for love. If you’ve read some of my previous blog posts about my personal life, you’ll see a bit about my Spanish partner and our story. After living in Spain for 6 years and being Pareja de Hecho for 4, we’re finally getting married.

I share guides here about processes I have gone through personally. That’s why in 2027, I will be creating a guide on getting married in Spain (Civil Wedding).

Here is what we have done so far for our 2027 wedding:

1. Reserved a venue (that also handles decorations and catering)
2. Booked a DJ
3. Got an officiant
4. Selected music (first dance, what to walk down the aisle to, classic party songs that need to be included, etc.)
5. Booked an appointment to turn in documents at the civil registry.
6. Gathered said documents.

Within a year prior to your ceremony date, book an appointment at your Registro Civil for “Bodas Civiles / Capacidad Matrimonial: Entrega de Documentación”.

Our civil registry sent us a guide, documentation checklist, and application form which I will link below.

We haven’t yet attended that appointment, so more information will come later. Weddings can be quite expensive regardless of where you celebrate, so if you have found my guides useful, please consider donating or using my referral links to help me afford the life milestones ahead. Any contribution amount is greatly appreciated and benefits us immensely.

Applying for a Long-Term Residency Card

After 5 years with residency (not estancia), you qualify for the Tarjeta de Larga Duración. I will reach year 5 with Pareja de Hecho in 2027. My current TIE will expire in May, and so I will be applying for long-duration residency at the same time. From what I’ve read, it appears to be a simple enough process. As soon as I complete this process, I will create a new guide on it.

Additionally, my digital certificate has recently expired (after 4 years with it), so I will have to renew it. I’ll add extra info on that once I’ve completed that process too.

This work is only possible due to my viewers, so thank you again! Please continue to use and share my guides. I will continue to do my best to add information and update my content as things change. Hopefully there will be fewer dramatic changes in the future, but there’s always something. For all current auxes, good luck as you embark on your adventure in Spain! Have fun and be safe!

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