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Spain Expat is the leading independent information site specifically for expats moving to Spain or already living here. Below you’ll find all of our information articles listed according to category/topic for your convenience.

Business Most recently updated in our Business in Spain topic:
Business Taxes in Spain Companies in Spain: The Types of Business Entities for Creating Companies in Spain Start a Business in Spain Make a Living in Spain: Five Ideas for Supporting Yourself in the Spanish Economy Business Etiquette in Spain Start a Bar in Spain Business in Spain
... more Business in Spain
Finance Most recently updated in our Finance in Spain topic:
Spain Returns to the Peseta Cost of Living in Spain Banks in Spain: Foreigners, Spanish Bank Accounts Currency Exchange and Solutions for Expats Taxes in Spain: Tax Rates and Special Expat Taxes Spain – So just how much are we talking about?
... more Finance in Spain
Language Most recently updated in our Language in Spain topic:
Castellano vs. Español Spanish Slang The Best Ways to Learn Spanish Sworn Translations in Spain Certifying Your Language Skills The Languages of Spain: More Than Spanish The Best Ways to Learn Spain’s Other Languages Learning Spanish, Important Lessons for Expats
... more Language in Spain
Legal Most recently updated in our Legal in Spain topic:
Spanish Citizenship and Dual Nationality The Tourist Visa: Staying in Spain and the Schengen Area EU Residency in Spain for EU Citizens, Their Spouses and Family Members The EU Blue Card in Spain Student Visas for Spain Arraigo: Staying Legal in Spain When All Else Fails Social Security in Spain Voting in Spain Visa for Spain Registering as a Non EU Spouse in Spain NIE, DNI, NIF, CIF, Social Security Driving in Spain: Licenses and Regulations Embassies and Consulates for English Speaking Countries Consumer Complaint Forms - Hojas de Reclamaciones in English Getting Married in Spain - Non-EU Foreigners Marrying a Spaniard The Gestor / Gestoria Getting Married, Weddings & Giving Birth in Spain Wills: The Legal Will & Inheritance in Spain
... more Legal in Spain
Living Most recently updated in our Living in Spain topic:
Empadronamiento in Spain: Registering in Your Community Villas in Spain Doctors in Spain Health Care and Medical Insurance in Spain Apartments in Spain Buying and Selling a Second Hand Car in Spain Sending/Receiving Mail and Packages in Spain Emergency Telephone Numbers in Spain Pregnant in Spain! Spanish Traffic Accident Report Real Estate in Spain University Exchange Programs in Spain Universities In Spain Property in Spain: the Nitty-Gritty of the Comunidad de Propietarios Property in Spain & The Comunidad de Propietarios Schools and Higher Education in Spain
... more Living in Spain
Lifestyle Most recently updated in our Lifestyle in Spain topic:
Spanish Recipes and Cuisine Weather in Spain The Vegetarian’s Survival Guide to Spain Spanish Art & Culture English Church Services in Spain Spanish Holidays Jewish Spain Spanish Cultural Commentary You know you’ve lived in Spain when…. Fiestas in Spain Shopping! in Spain
... more Lifestyle in Spain
Moving Most recently updated in our Moving in Spain topic:
Moving to Spain Moving to Spain: To Do List Cheap Flights to Spain Furniture and Furnishing Your Home in Spain Importing Pets to Spain Importing Cars: Bringing Your Car to Spain
... more Moving in Spain
Play Most recently updated in our Play in Spain topic:
Beaches in Spain Skiing In Spain Sports In Spain Dating in Spain Tennis In Spain The Hottest Way To Find Spanish Love Dating in Spain Tips Gay In Spain
... more Play in Spain
Technology Most recently updated in our Technology in Spain topic:
Spain Internet: ADSL, Cable and Wireless TV in Spain, Satellite and more VoIP in Spain: Vonage, Skype and Other VoIP Providers Spain Telephones, Telefónica & Cheap Calls from Spain Mobile / Cell Phones in Spain Wireless Internet For a Rural Community: Broadband Almost Anywhere in Spain Electricity in Spain
... more Technology in Spain
Working Most recently updated in our Working in Spain topic:
How to Write a Great Spanish-Style CV or Resume Workers’ Rights in Spain Resources for the English Teacher in Spain Teach English in Spain: Teaching TEFL/TESOL, TEFL Courses Teaching English in Spain: Teaching In the Black Teach English in Spain: Teaching at Summer Camps Teaching English in Spain North American Cultural Ambassadors Working in Spain, Being Autonomo Jobs in Spain Freelance Visa for Spain Teach English in Spain: The To Do List For Becoming a Teacher Film Jobs Working in Spain Teach English in Spain: Teach Private Classes Work Visa for Spain
... more Working in Spain
Top 7 Most recently updated in our Top 7 in Spain topic:
The Top 7 Ways to Meet Spaniards Top 7 Signs You’ve Integrated in Spain 7 Things Every Expat in Spain Should Know Top 7 Tips For Apartment Hunting in Spain Spain’s Top 7 Contributions to the World Top 7 Aspects of Living and Working in Spain Top 7 Fun Things To Do As An Expat in Spain Top 7 Great Things About Living in Spain Top 7 Questions for Expats
... more Top 7 in Spain

How to use Spain Expat

Spain Expat is the leading independent information site specifically for expats moving to Spain or already living here. Above you’ll find all of our information articles listed according to category/topic for your convenience, as follows:

The same categories are listed above, and throughout the rest of the site so you can explore the articles of that category by going to, for example, moving, which will take you to the moving to Spain section with descriptions and links to: Moving to Spain: To Do List, Importing Pets: How to Bring Your Pet to Spain, Cheap Flights to Spain: Avoiding Problems, Moving to Spain: The Move, and Importing Cars: Bringing Your Car to Spain.

To take advantage of our comments feature, please sign up under the “spainexpats” section on the left of each page. Once you’re signed up and signed in you may leave your comments regarding the information discussed on that page. If your comment is not relevant to that article’s information it will be rejected.   If you feel that you can provide a valuble note of information, please submit a comment! Hundreds of thousands of people will appreciate it every year!

If you have a question about any aspect of living in Spain feel free to venture to our Spain Expat Forums where, again, you’ll need to be registered and logged in to leave a question. We encourage free discussion, but please refrain from posting under the influence.

Thanks to cool new technology, we now offer expats a jobs in Spain section where you can find the latest jobs available through out the country. Recruiters and companies can post their jobs here, it’s almost free.

We’ll try to keep you informed about changes to the site as best as possible from the Site Notes (see top right) and our RSS feeds (see left under “syndicate”). Most of all, we hope you appreciate the information provided here, find the services advertised useful, and perhaps get a laugh from the latest Spanorama. Welcome to life in Spain!

Spain Expat Notes

08 02 2012

Change Is Good

What is it that excites you? Comfortable can be nice, sure, but at some point you need to stop dreaming, take the leap and then grow from the experience. Have you been itching to move to a new city? Open a business? Learn a new language? Or something else entirely?

Tell me, what are you going to do this year? 

If you’re considering making the move to Spain though, you’re in luck, as here at Spain Expat we’ve been busy adding and updating articles to help you do just that.

The article on EU Residency in Spain for EU Citizens and Their Family Members makes it a snap.

Young Americans and Canadians, however, might be interested in the North American Cultural Ambassador program, and the young (and young at heart) of any nationality in how Spain’s Student Visas work.

Otherwise an EU Blue Card might be just the thing if you’re a highly skilled professional.

Everyone should be familiar with the different Banks in Spain though. 

Whatever you do this year, don’t be afraid to make plans, or to put them into action either. Shouldn’t this be the year you took the bull by the horns?

... more site notes

Send a student to journalism school - 22 03 2011

Do You Have a Plan? - 07 04 2010

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Recent Talkbacks
On EU Residency in Spain for EU Citizens, Their Spouses and Family Members, Dreamer said:

"Hi Billy,

The article has just been updated with all the new info."

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"Can a british resident live in spain? Is Britain considered part of the European Union?
What about taxes for running a business in Spain for an Expat?"

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