Rules about moving from Portugal to Spain as a US Expat

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Member since 08 April 2018

MTracy123Member23 April 2018 11:35:37

As US expats, If we move to Portugal and later decide to move to Spain, do we have to go back to the US to complete the residency paperwork required by Spain?

Thanks so much!

EBM removals and Storage Member

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EBM removals and StorageMember23 April 2018 14:21:12

As long as you have an EU ID you should be good

RibeiraSacra Serial expat

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RibeiraSacraSerial expat23 April 2018 16:55:47

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If on a visa you may well have to reapply. Visas are given out on a country by country basis.

Johncar Spain expert

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JohncarSpain expert23 April 2018 17:30:14

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Take a lol here

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/r … dex_en.htm

MTracy123 Member

Member since 08 April 2018

MTracy123Member24 April 2018 02:07:35

Thank you everyone for your responses. We will make a trip to Spain this summer and ask many questions while there. Thanks again!

MTracy123 Member

Member since 08 April 2018

MTracy123Member24 April 2018 11:24:16

We would like to travel from Madrid to Barcelona by train. Is there a recommended website where I can purchase the tickets in advance of our trip? Thank you!

SimCityAT Expert

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SimCityATExpert24 April 2018 12:13:16

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MTracy123 wrote:
We would like to travel from Madrid to Barcelona by train. Is there a recommended website where I can purchase the tickets in advance of our trip? Thank you!

http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html

PapaLima Contributor

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PapaLimaContributor30 April 2018 18:19:41

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If you are US expats, your residency and visas for Portugal would NOT be any good in Spain. Each nation has its own process for non-EU nationals. Having residency permission in one EU nation does not entitle you to move to another EU nation.

The good news is that you would not need to go back to the US to apply. You can apply for a Spanish non-lucrative visa (retiree visa) in Portugal. You can always apply for that visa in a nation that you are legally residing in (so you would have to show the Spanish consulate in Portugal your Portuguese residency papers).

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