About lashend

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United States

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Spain: Looking for advice from Americans in Spain:

Dear Nathan, If you want to remain within the law, the situation is a little trickier than you might be anticipating. Regarding the visa: Your most likely option is the Visado de Residencia No Lucrativa. For this, you'll need to show that you have a certain amount of money available in your bank account (USA bank account is ok); or a contract guaranteeing you a certain monthly income (for example, from a USA company that employs you, while you work from home, wherever home happens to be). To find out just how much this total or monthly requirement is, contact the consulate to which you will apply for the visa. (It will be “around” 25,000 euro per person per year.) You'll also need to show that you have housing for the upcoming year, or a reasonable plan for procuring it (Again: I recommend asking the responsible consulate for further specification). Also: health insurance. Also: no police record. And some other paperwork-type items. Again, the thing to do here is to contact the consulate to which you'll apply and get the right/exact details from the people who will process and approve your application. See here an example of the application form and process from the Chicago consulate http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/CHICAGO/es/ServiciosConsulares/Serviciosconsularesenchicago/Documents/documentosvisados/nolucrativa.pdf On another note, you’ve written that you want to work. To work (legally) will require you to have a work-permitting visa, and you will not be able to “just apply for one” and then, say, show up and start applying for jobs. It would be theoretically possible to get a job with a Spanish employer ahead of time and go from there, but this is extremely likely: the unemployment rate for Spanish young people ranges from 25-50% depending on the region, and, unless you’re a world-recognized astrophysicist contracting with the national science laboratory, employers are unlikely to receive “permission” to hire you. So, if you want to work, you’ll need to (1) get a job or contract with an American / or international company which happens to have a branch in Spain, and manage to get yourself assigned to Spain; (if this interests you and you have some good qualifications, think about, e.g., the international consulting companies); (2) position yourself as a “teacher” of some sort and get a contract with one of the international schools or language schools; (3) work for yourself, and be sure – before applying for the visa – that you can prove the necessary income or savings availability (e.g., if you are, say, a translator or a web designer, show that you have a history of regular and sufficiently remunerating contracts). I don’t want to dissuade you with the “hardness” of the process. You can do it! Be aware, though, that it’s going to take a lot of work, and maybe some creative problem-solving along the way. ¡Mucha suerte!

Spain: Barcelona rental - any other ways besides using agents?:

Hi, Enjoy Barcelona! Try www.loquo.com Saludos,

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