Spain Forum

Spanish Healthcare for Pregnant Girlfriend.

2011-12-14T10:55:51+01:00

Hi,

Im hoping someone can help with our predicament:

I currently live in Mallorca with my girlfriend. We are both UK nationals. I am a Resident in Mallorca and run my company as an Autonomo so pay into the system. I have my Empadramiento and Health Card. My girlfriend works for a major airline and works out of London airports so commutes back on a weekly basis. She has a NIE but is not a full Resident as she pays her taxes in the UK.

We recently had the great news that she is pregnant. We obviously want to have the baby in Mallorca but aren’t sure about where we stand with Health care for her during the pregnancy.

Any advice would be gratefully received!

Thanks

UCETAM

2011-07-18T22:13:50+01:00

Has anyone heard of this cooperative? I heard they offer 1 - 2 year visas to North Americans. I know it is based out of Madrid and includes nearly 100 English schools in that area. However, I am wondering if anyone works for U.C.E.T.A.M that can give me any advice. Their website does not offer any information on job availabilities, and I wanted to check on here before emailing the administrative email.

Thanks!

Secondary School Education

2012-02-01T11:58:24+01:00

Hola everyone

My partner has just accepted a job in Gibraltar with a view to us all moving out to Spain in the next three months. He has secured a house for rent in Manilva but we’re in desperate need of some information on schools for my two teenagers ages 13 and 14.

It seems this could be a real issue as the International schools are proving to be out of our price range, quoting approx 3500 Euros per term, per child. I’m sure I have seen lower fees quoted on forums and wonder whether I am just looking at the wrong schools.

We initially thought we could send the children to school in Gib but it seems you have to be resident there, although my partner has seen many children crossing the border into Gib the mornings. Perhaps you can pay for the schools there?

We would much rather live in Spain but are not sure we can make the move now because of the schools.

Does anyone have any advice or can throw some light on something I may have missed?? Please!

Many thanks

Surviving and Thriving in Spain

2012-02-07T18:19:55+01:00

Well, a lot of us are.

I see even on this page yet another call from a UK media company, seeking schadenfreude for their viewers back home… I am getting rather sick and tired of it, and would like to tell a different side of the story. If you’d like to be involved, I’d love to tell your story too…

Please have a look at http://costaconnected.com/success-spain/, and if you are interested please jump in.

Thanks for your time folks and keep smiling,

BDP

Practise Spanish with natives for FREE

2012-02-07T12:06:39+01:00

Hi,
we are a language exchange group, we meet every Thursday at Downtown Madrid, calle San Mateo, 21 - Metro Alonso Martinez.
We start at 18:00 until 23:30, you can come at Downtown Madrid whatever you want or can
Map: http://downtownmadrid.es/dondeestamos.html

If you want to improve your Spanish with natives and meet new friends, you can join us!!!

See you!!!
Gemma
idiomas at downtowmadrid dot es

Those who moved back to UK from Spain

2012-01-22T13:46:26+01:00

There have been many over the last couple of years who have stated that they are moving back to the UK because they can not afford to live in Spain. Most state that it is the rate for the pound.

This question is to those who have moved back to the UK;

If you had your time over again and had waited would it have made you stay in Spain?

One of the main comments is that the decline in the pound has made their pension worth a lot less, but if we look at it closer, has it! if we say the pension in 2006 was £1000 the rate was 1.45, if we say a rate of inflation for the pension is 2% then the 2011 pension would be £1104 with an exchange rate of 1.21.

So in 2006 £1000 at 1.45 would give you €1450
In 2011 given 2% inflation per year £1000 is now be £1104 at 1.21 which would give you €1335

That is down €115 per month

So, does €115 per month make it worth the cost of moving back to the UK, with the loss on the price of your house, legal costs and removal cost.

Or, are those who were thinking of moving back, now with the increase in the value of the pound are you still looking to make the move back to the UK with its high inflation and poor weather.

Valencia - Beautiful house for long term renting in Valencia

2012-01-24T17:51:00+01:00

Beautiful house for long term renting in Valencia

We rent our house because we move out of Spain.
Here I send the photos of the house located in Campolivar (Valencia)

http://housing.justlanded.com/en/Spain_Valencia/For-Rent_Houses/House-for-renting-2032825

If anyone is interested, please contact me at vjcasanova@gmail.com

How can I find roommates in Spain?

2012-01-21T22:32:58+01:00

Hello all,

I found a piso in Cordoba I fell in love with. Unfortunately, to afford it I need to find two roommates. How do I go about this? Time is running out to sign the lease and I’m getting scared.

Thanks!

UK Passport renewal - from Spain

2011-12-12T19:09:12+01:00

Just been through the (expensive) process, if you need too as well suggest you start here
http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/passports/how-to-apply/spain

I used a local courier company to get the papers to Madrid which also checked the forms (they found a small problem, so it was worth their fee, as it saved having it rejected in Madrid)

The new passport has a chip and so can be used in machines at airports which might save queuing at border control.

The new one arrived in around 3-4 weeks, but guess it is their quiet time now.

English student moving to spain.

2012-01-09T01:59:36+01:00

Hi everyone I am new here to this forum and I joined because I need advice. I want to go to Spain to study, Valencia Spain however I do not speak much Spanish. Are there any colleges that offer classes in English? Please help me out here I am so lost. Of course when I get to Spain i will learn Spanish but I would prefer to take my classes in my first language which is English. Also what about student accommodations? I am looking for a college with a hostel. Thanks for reading. Hope someone can help me.