Shawn
@CooleyCasa
American expat in Spain
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About me
American
Lives in Sitges, Catalonia
Speaks English, learning Spanish
Registration: 31 July 2015
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Cashing a US drawn check in Spain... by sherri
My US bank closed my account for no actively(not very nice of them, since there were charging me service fees) Now I have my USA federal tax return check and I need to deposit it. Has anyone had to deposit a US drawn check into a Spanish bank ...
We brought a money order over from the US to deposit into our Spanish bank account when we moved here. After almost two months of the deposit not showing in our account we questioned the Spanish bank (Sab****) and the representative said they had ... Read More
Rental property searches
Hi everyone! My husband and I are considering a move to Northern Ireland some time next year. We'd like to get an idea of the housing market, but we haven't settled on a specific location. Can anyone recommend websites or apps that we can ... Read More
Rental property searches
Hi everyone! My husband and I are considering a move to Ireland some time next year. We'd like to get an idea of the housing market, but we haven't settled on a specific location. Can anyone recommend websites or apps that we can use for ... Read More
Train travel
Hi everyone! Does anyone have suggestions for how to research prices for train travel? My husband uses the Renfe website, but it won't let you search out more than a few weeks and we like to plan months in advance. We took the train last ... Read More
Spain Non Lucrative Visa by jjmcmillin35
Hello! I am contemplating applying for the Spanish non-lucrative Visa and I have a few questions about this process so hoping someone else has done it and can help me out! 1 I work remotely for a US company. Would this be a permissible source of ...
Since we have no earnings in Spain, we were told there was nothing to report. Read More
Spain Non Lucrative Visa by jjmcmillin35
Hello! I am contemplating applying for the Spanish non-lucrative Visa and I have a few questions about this process so hoping someone else has done it and can help me out! 1 I work remotely for a US company. Would this be a permissible source of ...
My husband and I are currently living in Spain under a non-lucrative visa. We are from Florida, so our Spanish Consulate was the one out of Miami and we only went to them for answers as that would be where we would submit our application. I work ... Read More
Health insurance - pre-existing conditions by CooleyCasa
Hi everyone! My husband and I just had our visas approved and will be moving to Spain on Sept. 17. We currently have travel insurance to satisfy our visa requirements, but we would like to find more comprehensive coverage. Can anyone recommend ...
Inge Kol, As Americans, we purchased Patriot Travel Medical Insurance thru the agency my employer uses. It cost $1,500 per year (2 year limit) for both of us with a maximum coverage of $50,000 (the minimum coverage required for visa) and no ... Read More
which language by tugceturuncatti
hello before moving to barcelona, which language should i learn? catalan or spanish? i do not speak any of them and cannot decide on which i should invest my time. i am plaaning to get a job and live there on finance business in the meantime. thank ...
I would start with Spanish as Catalan is a regional language and might not be useful if you visited Madrid (for example). Read More
Health insurance - pre-existing conditions by CooleyCasa
Hi everyone! My husband and I just had our visas approved and will be moving to Spain on Sept. 17. We currently have travel insurance to satisfy our visa requirements, but we would like to find more comprehensive coverage. Can anyone recommend ...
Mike, We were just approved for health insurance through DKV! It was a lengthy application to list all of our pre-existing conditions, but they did approve us. You should look into the company if you haven't already. Good luck. Shawn Read More
U.S. Citizens and Visas by cshelly12
Hi! I am very interested in living in Spain, either short-term or long-term. I am an experienced bilingual (Spanish/English) and ESL teacher and am considering the following options: 1) Looking for a teaching job in Spain 2) Continuing to ...
We had three different appointments with three different departments before we were issued our cards. Unfortunately, I don't remember who they were with or where we went. Try the website Como consulting . com, it has a lot of helpful ... Read More
U.S. Citizens and Visas by cshelly12
Hi! I am very interested in living in Spain, either short-term or long-term. I am an experienced bilingual (Spanish/English) and ESL teacher and am considering the following options: 1) Looking for a teaching job in Spain 2) Continuing to ...
My understanding is that the 90 days on the visa sticker in your passport is the amount of time you have to enter the country and start the paperwork for residence. You have to make several appointments to complete the paperwork to obtain your NIE ... Read More
Health insurance - pre-existing conditions by CooleyCasa
Hi everyone! My husband and I just had our visas approved and will be moving to Spain on Sept. 17. We currently have travel insurance to satisfy our visa requirements, but we would like to find more comprehensive coverage. Can anyone recommend ...
We may be discussing two separate issues. The original topic was about needing insurance coverage for a non-lucrative visa which allows for residency, but only for a year. Maybe you are referring to permanent residency which I am not privy to the ... Read More
Health insurance - pre-existing conditions by CooleyCasa
Hi everyone! My husband and I just had our visas approved and will be moving to Spain on Sept. 17. We currently have travel insurance to satisfy our visa requirements, but we would like to find more comprehensive coverage. Can anyone recommend ...
Sadly, as I mentioned having our NIE I undervalued its significance. Our NIE card states Permiso de Residencia. Therefore, we do have our residency cards. I believe that the insurance requirement is so that we do not burden the Spanish system by ... Read More
Health insurance - pre-existing conditions by CooleyCasa
Hi everyone! My husband and I just had our visas approved and will be moving to Spain on Sept. 17. We currently have travel insurance to satisfy our visa requirements, but we would like to find more comprehensive coverage. Can anyone recommend ...
Johncar, I'm not here to argue with anyone, but Spain is allowing us to live here (we have our NIEs and everything) using the travel insurance. I'll keep you posted when we renew our visas next month using the same insurance. Have a great ... Read More
Health insurance - pre-existing conditions by CooleyCasa
Hi everyone! My husband and I just had our visas approved and will be moving to Spain on Sept. 17. We currently have travel insurance to satisfy our visa requirements, but we would like to find more comprehensive coverage. Can anyone recommend ...
Johncar - I'm unsure of most of the information in your post, but I do know that the travel insurance we purchased was sufficient for our non-lucrative visa. Else, they wouldn't have approved our visa. I suggest to anyone wanting to move ... Read More