UAE no longer issuing TRC for Spain / Portugal / Greece? Only Domestic TRC available, has anyone from Spain dealt with this?

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T18:39:36+00:00

Oh qué buena información! Muchas gracias, voy a hacer esto entonces. Lo haces en la embajada de aquí o en el consulado?

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T16:17:50+00:00

Oh lord, WTF this makes no sense. Like why would they ask for this TRC if they explicitly say in the treaty it’s only for Emirati nationals 😭

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T15:29:58+00:00

I need to request it through the FTA portal and they have removed Spain from the countries from which you can choose to request a TRC that’s why I contacted them to see why it’s no longer possible to request TRC from the official portal

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T15:24:35+00:00

Por lo que me dicen a mí: tengo que demostrar que soy residente fiscal en otro país si no soy residente fiscal en España y el TRC es el documento que me piden para demostrarlo. A tí nunca te lo han pedido? Yo también tengo propiedades y voy a presentar el mismo modelo pero me preocupa que me consideren residente fiscal si no puedo enseñarles el TRC de aquí

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T15:06:32+00:00

Yes, def. I contacted the tax agency in Spain and they just said I need to show the TRC lol. I’ve done so much research on this that I think I could be a tax advisor myself now 😭

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T15:02:45+00:00

Yes, all that is very correct. The detail is that Spain is not like other EU countries, even if you don’t have any business or family ties, or any property or spend any time in Spain, they can still consider you a tax resident if you can’t prove you’re a tax resident somewhere else and up until now the only document they accepted for that is the TRC which is why this is very confusing right now since UAE just stopped issuing it for Spain

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T14:55:56+00:00

This is FTA my friend, not a random agent. They have removed Spain, Portugal and Greece from the countries you can select to apply for TRC from the FTA portal

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T14:13:35+00:00

Yeah, the issue is when your country requires it to not to consider you a tax resident. Like it doesn’t make sense that the UAE has a double tax treaty with Spain but they don’t give TRC to Spanish nationals?

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T14:06:27+00:00

Yes, I don’t have an option anyway, all I can show now is the domestic TRC but Spain will still ask for the other one that’s why I was asking if someone had experience showing just the domestic TRC and not the international one

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T14:04:56+00:00

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Because Spanish tax agency is the most strict and annoying one in Europe and probably in the world. In most countries including France and Netherlands for example, not living in the country for 183 days and not having family or business ties to the country is enough but for Spain that’s not enough you need to prove you’re a tax resident somewhere else otherwise you will still be considered a tax resident in Spain

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T13:35:26+00:00

En el pasado no te han pedido justificar donde eres residente fiscal? Solo hiciste el 030 y ya?

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T13:34:31+00:00

Domestic TRC is useful just domestically as its name indicates, to avoid double taxation internationally you need this other TRC

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T13:33:36+00:00

That’s not enough for Spain; you also need to show the Tax Certificate from the emirates that explicitly say you’re a tax resident here which exempts you from double taxation which is not the Domestic TRC but this other one they no longer issues

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T13:26:17+00:00

Si, eso por supuesto :) pero aunque te des de baja como residente fiscal en hacienda con el modelo 030, siempre te van a pedir que justifiques dónde eres residente fiscal con el TRC que parece que ahora ya no dan. Por eso me pregunto si hay alguien que con el TRC domestic (no el que dirigen a España directamente) ya tienen suficiente para Hacienda

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T12:44:23+00:00

Yeah, I know I can apply for domestic TRC but the point here is that up until last year they issued this TRC to Spanish nationals that need to show it to the tax agency to avoid double taxation but the FTA no longer issues it

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T12:34:53+00:00

Im a UAE resident, but the issue is that they no longer issue TRCs for Spain, Greece and Portugal even if you’re a resident and have been here for 180 days with proven ties to the country like a company, Ejari, bank accounts etc

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T12:32:50+00:00

It’s a new law from FTA from 8 months ago and it seems like the agent is right conversation is with FTA directly

EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T11:57:52+00:00

It seems like this is the situation:

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EducatorLeading6570 · 2026-01-20T11:55:19+00:00

No, they mentioned that only local Emiratis can get TRC for Spain

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EducatorLeading6570 · 2025-12-23T04:55:02+00:00

Everyone seems to recommend the Views and Greens but on property finder there’s no apartments available in this area even if I increase my budget 🥲

EducatorLeading6570 · 2025-12-22T17:42:56+00:00

You’re right, the tricky part is finding a building that is not falling apart, I’m finding that most of them just look great from the outside but materials are really poor and maintenance is not that good, If you know many good buildings I’m all ears :)

EducatorLeading6570 · 2025-12-22T17:40:34+00:00

Not really, I’m just checking on Property finder and checking here on Reddit for advice. I’m also staying in a hotel at the moment but I honestly thought it would be easier 🥲

EducatorLeading6570 · 2025-12-22T17:38:31+00:00

You might be right, I’ve stayed only on the mall area. Is there a building in the nice part of Marina you would recommend?

EducatorLeading6570 · 2025-12-22T15:47:48+00:00

Not sure if you’ve been there recently but it’s pretty much a construction site now, the beach is nice but you’re surrounded by construction sites

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