If you’ve started researching a move to Spain, you have probably come across the term NLV or Non Lucrative Visa. Since the delights of Brexit, you can no longer move to Spain long-term without first acquiring a visa, and an NLV is the type that will be needed by most people from the UK. This…
Brexit has brought a lot of changes to both people wanting to move to Spain permanently and to those wanting to visit on holiday. Some of the changes create some serious issues such as now having to get visas to live in Spain on a permanent basis, while other changes aren’t quite as important but…
We’ve written a few posts about doing research before moving to Spain, and have produced a paperwork checklist for those making the move, but one question we get asked a lot is HOW and WHERE to begin with finding out all the information you need. Moving to another country is a huge step and there’s…
I worked in estate agency in the UK for 12 years so I was pretty clued up about buying property and all it entails…but it all works quite differently in Spain and we did come across a few unexpected surprises! If you are planning on buying a house in Spain, it’s definitely worth being aware…
When planning a move to Spain, most families understandably want to take their beloved pets with them. When we moved in 2019 it was fairly easy to bring our cat with us – a few jabs and a pet passport and he was ok to travel. Post-Brexit however, taking pets from the UK to Spain…
No matter how much research you do before you move to Spain, there will always be some unexpected things that surprise you. We haven’t come across anything major that we wish we’d known in advance, but there are a few things that would have been helpful to know. If you’re planning a move to Spain,…
With the arrival of 2021 comes a host of new rules for UK nationals wanting to move to Spain. If you were already living in Spain legally before 1st January then not much should change for you, as long as you were registered as a resident before 31st December 2020. You can read this post…
Deciding to move to Spain was definitely one of the best decisions we’ve ever made, and we haven’t looked back. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t have some worries (a lot!) about moving abroad. Some of the most common fears about moving to Spain were definitely on our mind for months before we made the…
I’m sure we don’t need to tell you that moving from the UK to Spain isn’t cheap. Any house move is expensive, and moving abroad even more so. There are a lot of costs involved in moving to Spain, some you might not have even thought of. It’s important to budget for your move to…
Deciding what to sell and leave behind when you emigrate to Spain is really difficult. Many things will have sentimental value and be difficult to leave. Other things will have cost you a lot of money and you feel bad parting with them. So, how do you know get rid of, and what to pack…
