Turnkey Relocation in Gran Canaria
Canary Islands
Las Palmas is unusual among the destinations here in that it is a working city on an island, not a resort. That makes a full relocation more straightforward than elsewhere in the archipelago: year-round services, established schools and healthcare, reliable connectivity, and a rental market that is used to long-term residents rather than only holidaymakers.
The island logistics still apply — customs on personal effects, and mainland procedures meaning a flight — and so does the Canary tax framework once you begin working. For the remote workers who make up much of the incoming population, the relocation and the tax registration are effectively one project, and running them separately is what creates avoidable rework.
Local context: Gran Canaria
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Las Palmas, the province that also covers Fuerteventura and Lanzarote |
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| Connectivity | Las Palmas has among the best fibre and co-working provision in the archipelago, which is why the remote-work caseload concentrates here |
| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Las Palmas |
| Local context | Las Palmas is one of Europe's best-established remote-work bases, so digital-nomad structures and Canary-specific tax setups are the everyday work here |
| Indirect tax | IGIC, not mainland IVA, at a lower general rate |
| Tax regime | Régimen Económico y Fiscal de Canarias (Ley 19/1994), including the RIC reserve and the ZEC zone |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria for state taxes; the Canary tax body for IGIC |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the central Oficina de Extranjería |
Sources: Gobierno de Canarias — Tributos · Ley 19/1994 — REF de Canarias (BOE) · Zona Especial Canaria (ZEC) · Agencia Tributaria
What we handle: Turnkey Relocation
Visa, housing, schools, utilities, bank and phone — all handled.
- Visa & residency strategy for the whole family
- Housing search and lease support
- School search and enrolment for children
- Empadronamiento (town-hall registration)
Questions about this service
Is Las Palmas practical for a family, not just a solo remote worker?
Yes — it is a real city with a full range of schools, healthcare and services, which distinguishes it from the resort areas. The considerations are the island ones: travel to the mainland, and specialist services that may mean a flight rather than a drive.
Should the tax setup happen before or during the move?
Planned before, executed as part of it. You cannot register before you have the right to be here, but knowing in advance that you will register under IGIC rather than IVA changes how you talk to clients about invoicing — and doing that conversation once, in advance, is much better than reissuing invoices later.
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