Marnie22
French expat in Spain
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About me
French
Lives in El Masnou, Catalonia
Speaks Fran莽ais, Anglais, Espagnol, j'apprends le Catalan
Registration: 10 May 2015
Indian community in Barcelona by Ayshameetu
Hi, I would like to know which area in Barcelona have the most Indian community. Tia
I do not know about the Indian community but there is an important Pakistanese community (they own most of the Indian restaurant) you will find them south of Raval, Rambla de Raval, Read More
Long term rental by Speete
Hi. My wife and I have had a holiday home in Arboleas for a number of years and having sold we want to swap the countryside for the city. We are keen to live in Almeria City for at least 6 months. Our preference would be a furnished 2 bedroom flat ...
I come from France, commission for renting is the same here, between 1 month of rent and 10% of 1 year of rent, and the service is the same ... Read More
Long term rental by Speete
Hi. My wife and I have had a holiday home in Arboleas for a number of years and having sold we want to swap the countryside for the city. We are keen to live in Almeria City for at least 6 months. Our preference would be a furnished 2 bedroom flat ...
In Catalu帽a also you can not be real estate agent just because you decided you will be one ... you have some laws http://habitat-abogados.com/la-ley/aicat-requisitos-para-ser-agente-inmobiliario-en-cataluna/ Read More
English Speaking School Needed
You have Saint Peter and Saint George in Barcelona which are private English schools but it is quite far from Arenys de Munt I think it is the same time to go to Saint George in Girona ... After in the "Maresme", the coast from ... Read More
How to get an internet connection in newly-purchased property by rudannamh
Buenos dias! We've just bought a place in a pueblo in east Tenerife and need to get an internet connection. We don't want fixed or mobile phones, and obviously want the best speed/cost combination available. I've searched our address ...
They almost never answer the best is to go directly and check with them Read More
How to get an internet connection in newly-purchased property by rudannamh
Buenos dias! We've just bought a place in a pueblo in east Tenerife and need to get an internet connection. We don't want fixed or mobile phones, and obviously want the best speed/cost combination available. I've searched our address ...
The time really depends on the city, the infrastructure, is there a technician available (For me even for an activation, they send a technician to install the box and test everything) ... as it is just an activation it should be fast (they will give ... Read More
How to get an internet connection in newly-purchased property by rudannamh
Buenos dias! We've just bought a place in a pueblo in east Tenerife and need to get an internet connection. We don't want fixed or mobile phones, and obviously want the best speed/cost combination available. I've searched our address ...
Find a Movistar shop, go there and ask them to have Internet, you will need an ID, a NIE number, and a Spanish Bank Account Number (it is the easiest way) Read More
Free Spanish lesson by BEEVEE8
Can any please let me know how and where I can register my husband and Ii into free spanish lesson in LLiria, we are new here and really want to learn the language.
Of course, a lot of Brits only speak English in Spain, in France ... but most of the time it is just because they do not learn another language, they do not make the effort The ones who try, learn, take lessons, manage to have at least a level to ... Read More
Free Spanish lesson by BEEVEE8
Can any please let me know how and where I can register my husband and Ii into free spanish lesson in LLiria, we are new here and really want to learn the language.
I know 2 types of Brits in Spain : the ones that do not speak a word or just Hola, Gracias, and another type with quite a good level (or above), enough to have a casual conversation and for the day to day life Anyway, how can you have a confortable ... Read More
Health care in spain will be free by Johncar
It appears there will be free health care in Spain [url]https://www.thinkspain.com/news-articles#p:/news-spain/30639/government-to-make-healthcare-free-and-universal-again-within-six-weeks[/url]
You should not rely on this because sometimes everybody can access sometimes not, PP in charge not possible, PSOE in charge possible, no clue about the next government in charge what will they do? For example in Catalonia, anybody, even migrants ... Read More
Andalusian Property Advice by bernie80
Hi! My partner and I are planning on relocating to Andalusia from Australia next year. I think that we will rent a place first and then look at buying somewhere, but after hearing a few horror stories about property purchases in Spain, I want to ...
Also some agency wont even reply to foreigners especially if you message, email them, calling is better First time I was looking for an apartement in Spain I answered to maybe 50 ads 3 answers : 1 cancelled the visit last minutes, 1 was taken by ... Read More
Cabo Roig
The best is to contact the city directly 1) To know more about the schools 2) They will be able to tell you if there is still some room in the school for your son 3) To give you all the information about what you need to register your son Read More
Claiming a Spanish Pension
If you have worked at least 15 years in Spain ... Read More
Landlord wants to evict us (Tennant rights) by nickxix
Dear members, Me and my roommate have a quite complicated situation with our landlord. Background: Me an my Roommate (R.) moved into a new appartment in mid march. Nice appartment close to the beach, huge rooftop, reasonable price. Everything ...
I can see that you are in Barcelona in your profile, you can ask for an appointment with the offices of the city that give advice, even legal advice regarding renting issue http://habitatge.barcelona/es/red-de-oficinas Read More
Life as a female expat in Spain by Priscilla
Hello, While moving to a new country and discovering new cultures is definitely an exciting adventure, everybody experiences it differently. It can be particularly different for women, in both positive and negative ways. What are some positive ...
Are you a man making guess about how is it to live in another country as a woman ? :whistle: Read More
Life as a female expat in Spain by Priscilla
Hello, While moving to a new country and discovering new cultures is definitely an exciting adventure, everybody experiences it differently. It can be particularly different for women, in both positive and negative ways. What are some positive ...
I feel exactly the opposite in Barcelona, I also travel a lot, I lived in Paris, Australia, use to live half time in London on my own, and I feel really safe in Barcelona, My only issues were with tourists I am wondering if it is because I look ... Read More
NIE help! by josephineholf
Hello everyone! I know there is a lot of posts surrounding the topic of NIE but none of them seem to answer my specific questions! I'm English and I will be moving to Seville in September. I have had a job offer and they need me to get an NIE ...
I personally applied for the NIE first, from France to the Spanish consulate in Paris, because they needed it for the contract and I was not living in Spain at the time A simple NIE allow to open a bank account easily, a mobile line, to rent ! ... Read More
Considering a move from California by Jumptheppond
A perfect storm has occurred. Work has slowed down significantly, my landlord wants to buy me out of my lease, I currently single, and I have been considering both a career change and a city change for some time now. Now is the time to move to ...
To have a look at the apartments to rent you have https://www.idealista.com/ keeping in mind that renting on your own is a 1 year minimum contract and it is really not easy to get something without a permanent contract and when you are new in the ... Read More
Considering a move from California by Jumptheppond
A perfect storm has occurred. Work has slowed down significantly, my landlord wants to buy me out of my lease, I currently single, and I have been considering both a career change and a city change for some time now. Now is the time to move to ...
Sorry... I missed the German passport For healthcare, you will probably need a private insurance first and once you have a job you will have access to the public one as RibeiraSacra said Read More
Considering a move from California by Jumptheppond
A perfect storm has occurred. Work has slowed down significantly, my landlord wants to buy me out of my lease, I currently single, and I have been considering both a career change and a city change for some time now. Now is the time to move to ...
Hi, Just some answers, so a 1 bedroom in Barcelona between 700 and 1000鈧� a month if you go out of the city I guess there are some around 500 (no so many one bedrooms to rent in the area) The first thing to do would be to have a look at the ... Read More
Moving from Scotland to Spain by Mellyhud
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well. I was wondering if anyone could help me? My partner and I are from Glasgow, Scotland and are planning on moving to Spain in the next 1-2 months, but we don鈥檛 know the best area to move to. We ...
I know you have some flights to Glasgow from Reus Airport, and near Tarragona and they are quite cheap as it is RyanAir and that Reus Airport is not as popular as the Barcelona one, which not so far away, and Tarragona is a nice city not too ... Read More
Driver's License by MarniLynne
I need to change my Canadian Driver's License to a Spanish License. Has anyone done this and, if so, what is the process? Do I need my driver's abstract from Canada? Thanks, Marni
Hi I do not know if you are talking to MarniLynne or me :lol: I personally took it in French one year ago and the translation was ok, Spanish would have been complicated at the time Read More
Driver's License by MarniLynne
I need to change my Canadian Driver's License to a Spanish License. Has anyone done this and, if so, what is the process? Do I need my driver's abstract from Canada? Thanks, Marni
A Canadian took the exam where I live, just speaking English and a few words of Catalan, he was at my school where they speak Catalan and Spanish and just a little bit of English he managed to have it, I think you need to take some training, anyway ... Read More
Driver's License by MarniLynne
I need to change my Canadian Driver's License to a Spanish License. Has anyone done this and, if so, what is the process? Do I need my driver's abstract from Canada? Thanks, Marni
I am afraid that you need to take the tests (theoretical and practical) to have a Spanish Driving license there is no bilateral agreement between Canada and Spain ... Good luck Read More
Malgrat Da Mat Public Transport
Hello Definitely the Train, it is a bit more than one hour, most of the time you will have a train every 20 minutes more or less Malgrat is zone 5, a card with 10 tickets to go to Barcelona is 40 euros (you can have several people on the same ... Read More
Moving to Barcelona?
Hello, you have a bus from Castelldefels to the Airport going through other cities (L99) http://www.baixbus.cat/ca/linea-autobus-l99 if you want to rent in Catelldefels it is around 700/800 a month minimum for an apartment Read More
How to move to Catalunya
You do not choose where you pay your taxes it is chosen by the time you spend there if you spend more than 183 days YOU HAVE to pay your taxes here, if Spanish tax office finds out you are living here without paying taxes it will cost you a lot ... Read More
Best cities to live in Spain by Julien
Hi, It聮s not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Spain. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...
No Barcelona is not about hating people from the rest of Spain, for so many reason, because first of all Barcelona is less than 50% independentist (other parts of Catalunya are way more), because the independentists know the problem is with the ... Read More
The jobs that are the most in-demand for expats in Spain by Priscilla
Hello, We invite you to share some information regarding the job market for expats in Spain. This information will be incredibly helpful to anyone considering moving there, so we're very grateful for your contribution. What are the types of ...
So I will speak for Barcelona : If you have no qualifications as an expat you have a lot of call centres you just need to speak any language that is not Spanish, it is almost 100% of expat If you have qualifications in IT and you speak at least ... Read More
Moving my dog to Spain by jl.andersoncleaver
Hello all My name is Jess and I am a cancer patient. Knowing that cannabis is legal in Spain, my family and I are looking at relocating to Spain perminantly. This is so I can grow my plants and treat my cancer in the long term. There is only 1 ...
Hi, I am sorry I do not know exactly how to bring your dog, but I am sure you can I know a lot of people who did, including my mother who came here 2 weeks with our 2 dogs. So do not worry it is possible you just have to check which papers you ... Read More
Benefits for pensioners by jenniferO
Hi all, I joined this forum late last year in preparation for my move to Spain later this year. Today i called into my accountant just to run a few things past him, and was shocked to hear that I may not be eligible for an old age pension ...
It seems weird as Spain is asking to justify that you have enough money to live there and or take an insurance, would you have the name of the EU rules, please ? Read More
Benefits for pensioners by jenniferO
Hi all, I joined this forum late last year in preparation for my move to Spain later this year. Today i called into my accountant just to run a few things past him, and was shocked to hear that I may not be eligible for an old age pension ...
Hi Jennifer, To have the pension in Spain you need at least to work 15 years in the country. If you never worked or less than 15 years you have another one but you need to have lived at least 10 years in Spain and the maximum per month is around ... Read More
Americans possibly moving to Barcelona
Hi, English is not a problem at all in Barcelona, indeed it is, because it took me more time to really speak in Spanish because most of the people speak English here, the only "issue" could be for paperwork and administration but you can ... Read More
Elementary/primary school suggestions by Palooka
Hello! We are hoping to move from the USA to an area north or west of Valencia (thinking within 25 minutes' drive of city center) the next 6 months. We would like our two children ages 3 and 5 to attend school there in September. A bit about us ...
Hi, Home Schooling is technically illegal in Spain from 6 to 16, this is the bad news, good news is that Montessori is quite trendy right now, you will find some, even international one, with a quick google research: http://www.imsv.es/en/ I do ... Read More
Agency fees? by MTMT
I have been looking at some postings on websites like idealista, and it turns out that those postings from agencies, the real estate agency is asking an agency fee of 1-2 months rent! I understand they're doing a job - but this is a bit ...
It is standard the only way to not pay it is to go without an agency (it was also standard in France) Read More
Need help/advices for salary offer by mansnothot
Hi, I got a job offer in Barcelona. I am very interested. Unfortunately, I do not know much about the living cost in Barcelona... The yearly salary proposal is 48K euros (based on 14 months): this is "brutto". Anyone can help me to ...
Hi, If single, nothing but your salary you will be around 34k per year in your pocket (taxes are taken on your salary) which is way enough to live nicely in Barcelona https://cincodias.elpais.com/herramientas/calculadora-irpf/ Renting is ... Read More
Hello, I'm new (ish) to Pordic near St Breiuc.
Maybe try the English pub ... it is generally where the english people are Read More
Looking for work by Leoking4work
Hello everyone, I have just returned to England from central Brittany with the view of returning in a few weeks. I am in the process of looking for work, preferably something manual in the building/gardening field. I was pursuing an Apprenticeship ...
With these apprenticeships specifically, it is really special ... Britanny Ferries might be a good idea ! Even if Roscoff is not near by you are on a boat for a few days (I don't know exactly how long, but a few days and then as many days at ... Read More
Looking for work by Leoking4work
Hello everyone, I have just returned to England from central Brittany with the view of returning in a few weeks. I am in the process of looking for work, preferably something manual in the building/gardening field. I was pursuing an Apprenticeship ...
Central Brittany might not be the best option in France (I come from this part) maybe check on the coast, futhermore there are more and more British retired people they might be happy to find someone like you to do some work or gardenning Read More
Safety in Spain by Christine
Hi, We would like to talk about a sensitive but important topic: do you feel safe in Spain? How would you define the level of safety in the country? Can you walk safely during the day and at night without any fear? Do you think there is ...
I come from Paris, and will be living in Barcelona really soon. I heard about pickpockets, but as there is pickpocket too in Paris It seems ok with the same habits : keeping your bag near to you, don't let your phone on a table ... At first ... Read More
New members of Spain forum, introduce yourself here 聳 4th quarter of 2015 by Julien
Newbie on Spain forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your expat projects ...
Hello, I am French but I will start working in Barcelona in December with Spanish people for an English company to deal with French speaking contract (and others) (I already work for an English company in France ... but it won't be the same) ... Read More
Barcelona language question by crayfishx
Hi I am English and my wife and 11y/o step-son are from Argentina, we currently are living near Malaga and are considering a move to Barcelona next year. My main concern about moving to Barcelona as opposed to somewhere near Madrid is the language. ...
All the people in Barcelona speak castillan spanish ...for the day to day life you don't need catalan But for the school I think it is at least a part in Catalan, I have visited one when I was younger most of the kids were speaking Catalan. One ... Read More