Updated August 2023 I’ve updated this post because I’m bored by the people always making an issue of “Expat VS immigrant”. It’s ridiculous and as exciting to me as arguing over how to pronounce “potato”. You may identify as an “immigrant”. I might identify as an “Expat”. It depends on your personal circumstances and intentions. […]
Opening a Spanish Bank account without an NIE (and securing private health insurance)
Opening a Spanish Bank account without an NIE How do you open up a Spanish bank account without an NIE? All the reading I did stated that you require an NIE (Número de identidad de extranjero ie. Foreigner’s identity number) before opening an account. There’s a lot of reasons why you might need a local bank account: paying various […]
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 Spanish Residency Card. The Visa that your local consulate puts in your passport is only good for 90 days from your stated arrival […]
How to Get a Spanish Non-Lucrative Residence Visa (a step-by-step guide)
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. Having done it by ourselves, I can tell you that the process wasn’t as complicated as we thought. Yes, it takes organization getting all your paperwork together. That’s what […]
Why Spain? How we got here
Why we decided to live in Spain Back in 2017, after over three years of full-time travel, we started thinking that we should settle down somewhere. We were getting tired of living out of our suitcases. 3 places topped our list: Prague (a city we had spent a combined 7 months in. We love Prague), […]
