Living in Spain – are we “Expats” or “Immigrants”? – originally posted on our other blog, The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky I was talking to an American “expat” when he said it: “We are only expats if we are here on a temporary basis, otherwise we are immigrants. And I prefer to be an immigrant […]
Opening a Spanish Bank account without an NIE
Opening a Spanish Bank account without an NIE You might find yourself having to open a Spanish bank account. For us it was a requirement when getting Spanish private health insurance coverage (a requirement of the Spanish non-lucrative residence visa). The issue arose when we met with an agent from Adeslas (one of the most popular private […]
Where to live as a retiree in Spain? Places…and comparing Theory vs Reality
Where to live as a retiree in Spain? In early 2020 we travelled around Spain looking at different places that could be our potential future home. We had done a lot of reading, been through many posts with titles such as “Top places to live in Spain” but we were still uncertain and confused. As […]
Getting Your Spanish Residency Card (and getting that TIE appointment)
Getting Your Spanish Residency Card I’ve previously written about getting a Spanish non-lucrative residence Visa. The application is done from your home country and is officially the 1st step in obtaining your Visa. The Visa that your local consulate puts in your passport is only good for 90 days from your stated arrival date in […]
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain (and why it’s perfect for the times)
Why we chose Nerja as our new home in Spain Originally posted on our other blog, The Travels of Bbqboy and Spanky. It’s funny looking back at our post of prospective new bases in Spain. It was written in early January a couple of months before Covid and obviously our priorities have changed since then. We’ve […]
How to Get a Spanish Non-Lucrative Residence Visa (a step-by-step guide)
Originally posted on our other blog, The Travels of Bbqboy and Spanky Earlier this year when we started looking into living long-term in Spain we really didn’t know anything about the process. When we did some research it all seemed a bit intimidating. We are now back in Spain with our long-term Visas. I can […]
