Guides

Clear answers about moving to and living in Spain.

Practical, plain-language guides to Spanish procedures — written by the people who handle them.

NIE, TIE and padrón: what each one is and the order to get them

Three words every newcomer to Spain hears in the first week, and they are often confused. Here is what each one actually is, who needs it and the order that usually works best.

Non-lucrative vs digital nomad visa: which one fits you?

Both routes let you live in Spain without a Spanish employer, but they rest on opposite ideas: one forbids work, the other is built around it. Here is how to tell which one fits your life.

Moving to Spain from the US: your first 30 days

The visa gets you through the door. The first month in Spain is about turning it into a working life here: an address on record, a residence card, a bank account and the digital tools that make everything else easier.