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Moving to Spain: The Complete Guide & Checklist
Planning your move to Spain? Start here.
Moving countries is exciting. It is also a lot easier when someone has already thought about the things you’re likely to forget.
This 22-page practical guide is designed to help you turn the big idea of “We’re moving to Spain!” into a manageable list of things to research, organise, check and actually do.
It covers the practical side of your move without pretending that everyone’s situation is the same.
Whether you’re moving from Europe, the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, or somewhere else entirely, this guide gives you a useful framework for planning your move to Spain.
Inside you’ll find
- How to work out which route applies to your situation
- A master timeline for planning your move
- Documents and identity
- NIE, residency and registration basics
- Padrón / empadronamiento
- Social Security and healthcare
- Digital identity and Spanish online administration
- Driving licences
- Money and banking
- Finding somewhere to live
- Work, business and remote working
- Healthcare and insurance
- Family, children and pets
- What to take — and what you really don’t need to drag across Europe
- A Spanish language survival kit
- What to do when you need to make a phone call
- Moving day
- Your first week and first month in Spain
- The little things nobody tells you
- Your own personal move plan
- Important contacts
- Final checks
🔎 More useful Spain guides are available online
This guide includes links to our most useful step-by-step Spain guides. We’re continually adding and updating these resources, so if you see a topic you need more help with, check the telmyfriends website for the latest version.
And there’s something else…
Moving to Spain can be perfectly manageable until you suddenly have to make a phone call in Spanish.
A landlord wants to discuss something.
The electricity company needs information.
You need to arrange an appointment.
A delivery company calls.
A healthcare provider needs to speak to you.
That’s where telmyfriends comes in.
Your Complete Guide includes your first month of Expat Basic 15m free, giving you 15 minutes of live telephone interpretation.
You speak. We communicate what you said. They respond. We communicate their response.
No advice. No opinions. No taking sides. Just helping you communicate when language becomes the problem.
A practical guide, not legal or professional advice
This guide is designed to help you organise your move and know what you need to investigate.
Immigration, residency, tax, financial, healthcare and other requirements can vary according to nationality, residence status and individual circumstances, and official requirements can change.
Always check current information with the relevant Spanish authorities and obtain professional advice where appropriate.
Ready to start planning?
Plan it. Tick it. Survive it. Enjoy it.
You’ve got this.
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