Moving to Illes Balears
Steps and rules that apply across Illes Balears, each with its official page, and the cities we cover in full.
Cities in Illes Balears
Steps across Illes Balears
Health
Book a GP appointment (cita previa)
Primary-care appointments at IB-Salut are booked via the EspaiSalut portal/app or by phone on Infosalut Connecta 971 220 000.
Find or change your health center and GP
Your public GP and health center in the Balearic Islands are assigned from your home address; a change procedure exists but its details were not found on official pages.
Get vaccinated in Illes Balears (seasonal campaign and appointments)
How IB-Salut takes appointments for the 2026-2027 flu and COVID-19 shots, and who is recommended.
Education
Enroll a child in school
Admission to publicly funded schools (public and concertados) runs through a regional process in spring; late and mid-year arrivals apply via the zone information and enrollment office.
Pets
Dog microchip and the RIACIB registry
Dogs, cats and ferrets in the Balearic Islands must be microchipped and recorded in RIACIB, managed with the vets' college COVIB; the vet enters the data.
Good to know in Illes Balears
- Balearic IRPF deduction: landlord 'other expenses' on permanent rental housing
- Balearic IRPF deduction: landlord insurance against unpaid rent
- Balearic IRPF deduction: tenant rent deduction for specific groups (under-36, disability, large family)
- Catalan and Spanish: co-official languages
- Climate in Palma and what to expect
- Get your IB-Salut health card (tarjeta sanitaria)
- Learn Spanish at a public school in the Balearic Islands
- Pharmacies and duty pharmacies (farmacia de guardia)
- Regional public transport: TIB and the intermodal card
- Regional taxes affecting residents (IRPF scale, ITP, ISD)
- Register as a job seeker with SOIB
- Rent levels in the Balearic Islands
- Rental deposit (fianza) in the Balearic Islands
- Shop opening on Sundays and holidays in the Balearic Islands
- Social services entry point
- Specialists and mental health care in the Balearic Islands
- Taxis and ride-hailing (VTC) in Balearic Islands
- Urgent care, ER, 061 and 112 in the Balearic Islands
- Wages, minimum wage and cost of living
Official sites for Illes Balears
- Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears
- Butlletí Oficial de les Illes Balears
- Sede Electrónica - Personas - CAIB
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