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Relocation & immigration — Tenerife

Canary Islands

The largest Canary Island offers spring-like weather all year and a special low-tax regime (the Canary Islands have their own IGIC instead of mainland VAT). It’s popular with remote workers and businesses alike.

The Canaries’ distinct tax rules (IGIC, ZEC) make specialist tax advice essential — our partners know the island specifics.

Services in this city

Residency & Legal StayImmigration law in the Canary Islands is the same national law as on the mainland — the Oficina de Extranjería de Santa Cruz de Tenerife applies identical rulesLearn more →Company Formation & BankingIncorporating in Tenerife means incorporating into a different indirect-tax systemLearn more →Taxes & AccountingTax in Tenerife is not mainland tax with better weatherLearn more →Turnkey RelocationRelocating to Tenerife means relocating to an island, and the practical consequences run through everythingLearn more →Property Buyer’s AgentBuying in the Canaries changes the indirect tax on the purchaseLearn more →Residency After the Golden VisaThe investment visa is gone as of 3 April 2025, and in the Canaries the replacement conversation is unusually intertwined with taxLearn more →Translation & ApostilleTranslation work in Tenerife is shaped by distanceLearn more →Temporary Protection (Ukrainians)There is no reception centre in the Canary IslandsLearn more →

Local context: Tenerife

Administrative facts for Tenerife
Extranjería officeOficina de Extranjería de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the province that also covers La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro
Island accessInter-island flights or ferries are part of the calendar for anyone whose file touches another island in the province
Company registryRegistro Mercantil de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Local contextYear-round mild weather draws long-stay remote workers, and the island tax rules make the choice between autónomo and an SL a genuinely different calculation from the mainland
Indirect taxIGIC, not mainland IVA, at a lower general rate
Tax regimeRégimen Económico y Fiscal de Canarias (Ley 19/1994), including the RIC reserve and the ZEC zone
Tax administrationAgencia Tributaria for state taxes; the Canary tax body for IGIC
Work authorisationGranted by the central Oficina de Extranjería

Sources: Gobierno de Canarias — Tributos · Ley 19/1994 — REF de Canarias (BOE) · Zona Especial Canaria (ZEC) · Agencia Tributaria

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