Gaudi
@gaudi
Tunisian expat in Spain
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351 posts
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About me
Tunisian
Lives in Barcelona
Speaks arabic, french, spanish, catalan, english
Registration: 23 April 2009
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Blocked Bank Account by GuestPoster256
Hi all, I hope everyone is well. This is my first time posting on a forum for help with these matters. I'm normally pretty stubborn about these things - trying to do things myself, trying to do things properly and legally, etc - however, ...
Hi, Some banks are rigourous with this question. The bank cannot totally freeze your account, it freezes inputs (they don't allow money to come in your account) but you can empty your account and close it. Many other banks can open you an ... Read More
Capital gains tax by Frimley 2000
Does anyone have experience regarding spanish capital gains tax? My husband is over 65, we've lived in Spain for over 3 years and are both fiscal residents and residents. We have been told my husband is exempt from paying this tax as he is ...
Hi, Fiscality does not depend on age in this case, but on the benefits level. If you are resident in Spain these standards apply for you: Till 6.000 Euros: 19% From 6.000 to 22.000: 21% From 50.000 Euros: 23% Hope this could help. Regards Read More
Advice moving to Tunisia by leslicat
HI everyone, I am Leslie, a British-Colombian journalist. My partner from Italy and I will soon be moving (late September) to Tunis to study Arabic and English. Any recommendations for language schools? Also, where should we live in Tunis? How much ...
Hi, Depending on the area and neighbourhood, Alexander's propsal could be really interesting, because, 600TD, is more or less the price for a furnished studio. Read More
How I currently feel living in Barcelona by Paganos
Well, it has been 4 years now living in BCN and I have to say that in those years I have found that people here can be rude, the service is awful, restaurants need health inspectors to check out their establishments, (food poisoning 3 times) - food ...
I live in Barcelona since 1996, and I tried many kinds of restaurants in Barcelona, what Paganos says is true in the majority of the so-called touristic restaurants in Barcelona. There is a real lack of health control on restaurants and it is ... Read More
turkish companies in tunisia by pinka
plz help me find turkish companies in tunisia , very urgent thx a lot
Hi Pinka, Why don't you try with the Turkish embassy, they have generally a list of official translators based in the country. Regards Read More
انت مبتصليش لييييييييييييييييييييييييي& by Mostafa samy
RAMADAN KAREEM :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPzsUVEHoNU
Le message en arabe dit " Pourquoi tu ne pries pas ?" Read More
New Friends in Barcelona by robcliff
Hey, My name is Robin and I'm moving to Barca in Feb 2011 to open a new office for an online travel company. I don't know anyone there and I'm moving over on my own so looking to meet new people. I'm from Ireland but have traveled a lot and really ...
Hi Robin and welcome to Barcelona, there are plenty of irish pubs :) No big change of scenery :) Read More
Pension fund?? by Jonny5
Hi I've been working in Spain for about a year now and I love the lifestyle and the job and definitely want to stay for many more years. It has come to my attention though that because i'm paying taxes to Spain and not to my home country (England) ...
Hello everyone, You have 3 different options: 1- Bring your contribution from your native country and add it to the contribution you are paying for the Spanish social security service and have a spanish pension. 2- Take your contribution in Spain to ... Read More
Import from overseas. by Aisylu
Hello everyone. Have anyone ever imported goods from overseas? Can you advice how i should proceed in case if i want import things from Brazil. Do they have any companies that take care of shippings by a ship?
Hi Aisylu, Our company exported and imported products many times from Latin American companies, what we do, we just hire the services of a forwarder and there are many here in Barcelona, I can suggest you some of them if u want. Cheers Read More
Helping schools in Morocco by Rahil012
My name is Rahil Virani and I'm a student from Texas A&M University. Recently, I was given the opportunity to create an overseas project or help with an ongoing overseas issue. After speaking with many of my colleagues, we decided it would be a good ...
Hi Rahil, For such activities, you need a local partner, I can propose an NGO: "Association Béni Zemmour pour le développement social & culturel à Boujaad & Environs" Their objectives are to integrate women in the development process, children ... Read More
EXPAT BLOG party - 11/09 by CatrionaM
hi everyone! i'm proposing another meeting for all those in barcelona that are looking to make friends. some people already met in july and i heard that they had a great time. how does everyone feel about Saturday 11th september? one member even ...
Sorry, will be out of Spain till the 16th of September, but still interested in future meetings. Read More
EXPAT BLOG party - 11/09 by CatrionaM
hi everyone! i'm proposing another meeting for all those in barcelona that are looking to make friends. some people already met in july and i heard that they had a great time. how does everyone feel about Saturday 11th september? one member even ...
Hi there, Am another Barcelona expat interested in this expat meeting in September. Cheers, gaudi Read More
a visit to tunis, tunisia by viva10
hello everyone. I have plans of going to tunis on august and i would like to ask of the following: 1. what can be the mode of transportation around the city? how much does it costs, or are there metered taxis? 2. do i need to reserve for my hotel, ...
Hello Viva 10, I will try to answer your questions here: 1. what can be the mode of transportation around the city? how much does it costs, or are there metered taxis? + Inside the city, just taxis, outside them collective taxis or train. Not ... Read More
Staying Positive in Winter??? by niamhg
Has anyone else moved to Ireland from a hot country? I'm finding it hard to keep smiling when it's so grey outside! I'm Irish but lived in Thailand and Australia for years (cough, more than I care to admit!) and it's so depressing when it's grey ...
I suffered the experience when I lived in Brussels. For a mediterranean, it is a sad, dark and rainy city. I managed to "survive" for one year thanks to what we call human heat to recover the lost sun heat. I did not miss any party, any travel and ... Read More