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Living in Spain as an expatriate

Use this tag for questions on living in Spain as an expatriate. For questions relating to living abroad as a Spanish citizen, use the tag instead.

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Landlord in Spain Withholding Apartment Deposit

Earlier this year I moved to Spain for 6 months as part of a work project. While there, I stayed in a rented apartment, which my company paid for. However, I had to pay for the security deposit out of my own money as that was my responsibility. I've…
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Is 500 Euro enough to survive in Jaén, Spain?

I am applying for a Ph.D. exchange program in Jaén, Spain. The coordinator is saying that the amount is 500 EUR/month. Are 500 euros enough to survive in Jaén, Spain as a Ph.D. student?
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Which visa for about a year in Spain with flexibility for Schengen?

Citizen USA, retired. My tentative plans for next year are to go to Spain early in the year and find a low-cost apartment, probably in Navarra or La Rioja. Most of the year will be spent wandering around on hiking trails, improving my Spanish, and…
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What do I have to do on my end once I get approved for Spanish family reunification visa?

I am from the United States and my husband has applied for me to come live with him in Spain. He is not a Spanish citizen so we have applied through the family reunification visa. I have not found anywhere online someone in this same situation. Has…
Nat
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Overstaying 90 days while waiting for the NIE in Spain

Please help! I’m an Australian citizen. I came to Spain and have applied for the NIE. I'm still waiting for the decision from the immigration office. My 90-day stay expires before I get my NIE approved, and as far as I understand, it will be no…
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Options for EU person to move to Spain without a having secured apriori a job

Both my girlfriend and I are EU citizens (same country) and recently I moved to Spain as I got a job in Madrid. Now, we are planning for my girlfriend to also come along, but the problem is we couldn't find her a job a priori as her field of…
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Moving to Spain prior to 31st March

I've read through the many similar posts here and on other expat. forums, I am trying to gain clarity on exactly what is needed because it's not as simple as I thought. I have no intention of flying under the radar and want to do this by the book,…
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Student Visa in Spain

I have a student visa in Spain, which will expire in a few months. I want to come back to the US for a few months and then return to Spain to continue my studies. Do I need to start all over, or can I extend my visa for another year? Is it a…
Nancy
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Article 10 family card questions

I have some questions re the above. 1 what is SS? Which is referred to above extensively? 2 Our situation is as follows. My wife has a Moroccan passport and has been in Spain 7 years and is now 1.5 years into a 5 years residency permit. I am…
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How to extend my visa in Spain to stay studying language?

I had a Schengen visa to visit Spain for 90 days and took a 3-month language class. Now I want to extend my visa in Spain to study more. Any suggestions on how to do this? I have searched some ways to apply for staying more: Make a couple claim…
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Will they revoke my student visa if I don't go to school?

Will my Spain student visa be revoked if I don't attend class all semester? I had a changes of plans and will be backpacking through Europe instead.
alicia
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Searching the Catastral in the Canary Islands

Is there a way to search the Catastral in the Canary Islands for a Surname or Company name to find the address of that person?
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Get invitation letter and then find a place to rent

We are making an invitation letter for a friend (from Tunisia) to stay with us (in Spain) while she works as an intern, we already have the invitation letter from the company, but we still lack one of the requirements for the student visa (more than…
Kevin Martellotti