Hola!

In one week, i will be officially madrileño
I am moving from austria to madrid and there are some things that have to be done, but i cannot find anything about it in the web... so probably you have some tipps for me;)

i have to go to the local oficina de empleo, the registration office and the office for social security...

i guess first i should go to the registration office: are there local offices, for each district, or is there one main office?
The same question for the oficinas de empleo...

I heard horrible stories about the bureaucracy in spain... is it really that bad??

thanks for your help
Mario

There are district offices for registration (depending of the town council), public employment offices (INEM) and Social Security.

I think I heard you have to do some paperwork at your consulate or one of our ministries. You can of course come in, but must do the paperwork.

In the old times paperwork in Spain was hell. Nowadays it uses to be bad, but can vary from average to hell depending on the issue.

If you know spanish, here is an essay of one of our most brilliant clasic writers (Mariano José de Larra 1809-1837) on the matter.