Living abroad

The support and care functions for those living abroad are entrusted to the General Directorate of Migration and are materialized in a series of economic benefits and assistance aids, as well as subsidy programs to contribute to the maintenance of associations and the reception and protection of elderly and dependent people. In addition, the Spanish Office of Return offers citizens general information on the return process and directs them to the competent Administration body for the procedure or subject matter under consultation. The General Directorate also assumes the duties of Secretary of the General Council of Spanish Citizenship Abroad, an advisory body that represents Spaniards living abroad.