A Lesson on Becoming Resident in Spain
No regrets in expat life – just lessons learned. Click the link below for lesson #1. A Lesson On Becoming Resident in Spain
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What is the Golden Visa and how to obtain it
Information about the Golden Visa. 1. What is the Golden Visa and what are the requirements to obtain it? The “Golden Visa” is permission to reside in Spain issued to natural persons without any time limit on the length of stay, including the right to work in Spain. The basic requirement is that the interested
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Ask for Angela
Ask for Angela is a safety campaign for anyone (male and female) who feels unsafe on a date or a night out. They can discreetly use a code word (Angela) and staff at the venue support that person by getting them to a safe space. The aim of this campaign is to reduce sexual violence
List of the Public Holidays in Spain 2019
Link to blog on website below: https://www.expinsure.com/news/article/list-of-the-public-holidays-in-spain-2019 Spain is notorious for its siestas and fiestas and there’s quite the handful of holidays for you to enjoy the time off work and school to celebrate in the sun. Here’s a list of all the public holidays of 2019 that you simply cannot miss: Tuesday January
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Brexit Updates – How to Keep up to date
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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Get your little expat speak like a little Spaniard
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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Important Links for Moving to and living in Spain
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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Winter in the Costa del Sol
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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More good news coming up for Inheritance Tax in Andalucia.
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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Not so warm welcome
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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