Death process in Spain – what to do when someone dies All you need to know about dying abroad in Spain, death registration of an expat resident in Spain, the funeral process and celebrations of life. Funerals happen very fast in Spain. I remember speaking to a British person who sold funeral insurance here in […]
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So just how do you get married in Gibraltar? Gibraltar is a spit of land off mainland Spain. It is not an island. You can walk or drive across the border very easily. Once you are there, very bizarrely you are surrounded by all things British. In fact Gibraltar is still a British Overseas Territory,
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As many of you know, I was asked to attend an EU Exit Partnership Conference with the British Embassy last week. Please find below 5 key EU Exit messages from the day. Things could change during the course of this week and therefore please stay up to date by signing up for updates to the Living in
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I Children are amazing, they seem to have an extraordinary capacity to adapt to new environments and situations. When living in a foreign country, it amazes us to see how quickly they can learn the local language. So little ones would seem to be the perfect expats. But, are they? The reality is that we
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After attending an informative event with Mijas Foreigners Department and the British Consulate, I thought I would upload the resources they provided at the event. Please also note the following websites contain regularly updated information by the British Consulate:- 1️⃣Information about living in Spain https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain2️⃣Preparing for EU Exit https://www.gov.uk/government/brexit3️⃣Information in the case of a no-deal
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This beautiful mountain called ‘La Concha’ towers over Marbella. Isn’t it gorgeous? Something I love about this part of the Costa del Sol is how you get such elevation so close to the sea. Recently I hiked with a friend part of the way up this mountain. We turned back because it was threatening rain. Winter
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Inheritance Tax Allowances for Andalucia have increased with effect on the 1st of January 2018. This is the biggest tax reform made in Andalucia in the past 35 years whereby 95% of the inheritances will be tax exempt. Most expats coming to Andalucia to live their dream of retiring under the sunshine have the dilemma
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Chapter 3 Not So Warm Welcome Spain welcomed us with sunshine, as I was hoping for. Straight from the plane, full of positive attitude, we jumped into our rented car and whoosh we went. We were driving from Alicante towards Valencia and the road is next to the sea. It’s a beautiful paseo with
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So, we’ve decided to move out for the UK to Spain. Health issues, lack of sun and urge to learn new language. Now boxes are half packed, transport is organised and in a week time we’ll be in the sunny land. Moving with small kids is a challenge, but also an adventure. I’ll be
Are you living in Spain? Or Planning to move over here? If this is the case, this bit of info about the NIE, might interest you… What’s the NIE? The NIE stands for: Número de Identificación de Extranjeros/Identification Number for Foreigners. 20 Interesting situations where you will need the NIE:
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