Moving to Spain 🇪🇸 | Our Visa Journey, Big Location Change & Why We Chose Marbella!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! We’re officially moving to Marbella, Spain! 🇪🇸 But it hasn’t been easy—between securing our Non-Lucrative Visa (NLV), navigating the Spanish bureaucracy, and making a last-minute change to our landing city, this has been a whirlwind journey!
📌 In This Episode, We Cover:
✅ Our NLV Visa Process – How we secured our appointment, required documents, and key challenges
✅ Visa Application Hurdles – What surprised us about Spain’s visa requirements (passport validity, apostilles, financial proof & more!)
✅ Why We Chose Marbella – The big reasons we changed our original plan
✅ Spanish Healthcare & Insurance – What you need and how to get covered before moving
✅ Financial Considerations & Taxes – What expats need to know before choosing a city
✅ Learning Spanish Before the Move – Our strategies for becoming fluent
✅ Next Steps Before Moving Day!
💡 Considering a move to Spain? Drop your questions in the comments, and we’ll share our experience!
🔗 Helpful Resources & Links:
🇪🇸 Visa Assistance Service We Used → https://www.bureaucracy.es/
🏡 Our Recommended Spanish Health Insurance Broker →https://gideagestion.com/
📖 Best Spanish Learning Resource, we LOVE our tutor,
Ava Rios - [email protected]
Spanish music playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
Gypsy Kings, of course: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jc49...
Here’s one that’s supposedly "good for learning Spanish”. Might be boring compared to the other link but may be worth sharing: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HB...
Spanish show that we're obsessed with: Money Heist on Netflix. We watch in Spanish with English subtitles, for now, but will move to Spanish subtitles soon!
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