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Hey Guys!
Welcome and today we're going to talk about things we did before moving to Spain and how did we prepare ourselves for this move.
It's no surprise that Spain is a popular destination for expats. There's more to it than beautiful weather, long stretches of beach, and delicious food. Moving to Spain has several advantages, including a better work life balance and a higher overall quality of life. Family, friends, socializing, and resting are all top considerations for Spaniards.
According to the latest recent figures from the Spanish government, the country has 5.6 million foreign residents. With everything Spain has to offer, from the sunny climate to the laid-back lifestyle, that number is only expected to rise, with life in Spain more enticing than ever.
You've done your job on the country you want to visit! There were a few things you had to complete before you departed. Planning a move may be a stressful experience. While some of the things you'll need in your new country may be easy to come by, others may be more difficult to get or substantially more expensive. On the other hand, because you'll be moving, you won't need most of your belongings in this country.
Before we move to Spain as an expat, we have ensured some things that are mentioned below.
▶️ Things we did before moving to Spain:
• Learn Spanish lessons
• Turned over business
• Taking care of health and ensure to maintain medicine.
• Book everything in advance.
• Join the Facebook group of the city, which will be very helpful to know everything.
• Stop all the subscriptions that charge credit.
• Porting the cell phone number so that you will be able to get a call, text messages, or anything like that from any of the accounts to your existing number.
• Sell the things that you don’t need.
We hope that these tips will very helpful for you when move to Spain as an expat from US. So, let’s enjoy the video and share your thought in the comment box.
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Success to your new home and journey in Valencia. Welcome in 🇪🇺. At first 5 years it's really not easy to adjust the mentality here. But honestly they're friendly that made me strong to stay alone with my daughter. Get helped from the government and some kababayan too. I stayed almost 14 years as a Belgian citizen. I'm luckily satisfied spent the half of my life here.
Greetings from Belgium.
Oh wow! Good to know, thanks! We are looking forward to experiencing different cultures for sure and we feel like Europe is our best chance at that.
¡Muchas gracias!🥰
Awesome vid. Very informative. Wishing you guys all the best.
Thanks brotha! Appreciate the support 🙌🏼
Another very cool video! And love the tower video with that awesome soundtrack!
Thank you!
Your energy is beautiful and the videos are well structured and presented. Good luck at your new place and have an amazing sunny future! 🌞
Thank you very much, we sincerely appreciate your comment! ☺️☺️☺️
Chào bạn! Cám ơn bạn chia se video rất hay về sắp xếp 1 hành trình đến spain💯👍
Chúc 2 bạn có 1 chuyến đến Spain thật tuyệt vời và những kỷ niệm khó quên 🥰💕
Đó là niềm vui của chúng tôi! Cảm ơn đã xem 🙏🏼
I’m very happy and excited for you guys!!! we hope someday we move to Spain also!!! Hugs
Thank you! All the best to you and your future move!
Congrats po sa inyo
Salamat ng marami! 🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing all your tips. We're moving next month and we still have lots to do! Time to port our cell numbers now. :)
Yep! We ported them 1 week before we left and just used prepaid sims for that last week.
Hello! I found this video of you on Pinoy in Spain. And we are also moving to Alicante, Spain. Hopefully before the second quarter of this year 2022 we can finally move there. Thank you for the tips.
You are welcome! We received so much help and assistance from total strangers and we hope our videos can pay it forward. Which consulate are you applying at?
You could have flown to Barcelona which was a lot closer to Valencia. Norwegian flies direct LAX-BCN. Best time to fly for cheaper rates could have been after the new year. Glad that you moved to where paella was 1st introduced. Hope you get to visit the famous farm/restaurant outside of the city that still makes the authentic paella. Enjoy and best of luck!
Thank you! Good to know. Valencia is beautiful and we’re glad we made the move 💕
Wow, how did I miss this one? I'll have to go back and see what else I missed. Still have the desire to retire to Spain(hoping for next year, late summer, early fall), still scared to death about everything involved. So. Much. Involved!! But thanks for the great tips. I'll need to come back and review the info about cell phones because it confuses me. Did you make a video about that? I'd be very interested in that. Thanks again! Love your videos 🤗
Not yet, we should make a quick video on Google Voice! Thanks so much for watching!
Hola, I just came across your video. Cool with lots of info. Kamusta na kayo, we just recently moved to Valencia from the US. Welcome to Valencia. Will contact you via FB.
Thank you Jen for reaching out. Let’s connect one day soon. - Bea
Bienvenidos sa Esp mga kabayan!
Yessss salamat kabayan! We are loving it so far!
nice sharing kapatid
Thank you 🙌🏼
Congrats! Welcome guys! Enjoy and stay safe... Valencia po ata kayo kabayan? Ganda po dyan, 2020 nagbakasyon po kami dyan.
Salamat! Yes sa valencia kami! Me encanto 🥰
@@EverythingIsBoffo nice! Enjoy kabayan
How many suitcases did you bring with you ? did you ship some things to Spain? thank you for sharing. It’s very interesting !! 🤗🤗
We brought 6 suitcases total, we didn’t ship anything! Thanks for watching! ☺️
New fren po welcome to Spain!
Thank you for the warm welcome! Kita kits tayo sa Jollibee! 😋
New friend here💃 from Malaga Spain☺️
Hola Señora! Encantada!
Thanks for the video. Quick question: Do you have to freeze your credits while you live abroad for safety concerns? If so, does that mean that it will be frozen for like years since you guys are living abroad for years already?
Hello! Yes we froze our credits for all 3 credit bureaus just to be safe. It only unfreezes if we remove the freeze.
Nice vid We are about 2 months behind you guys. Moving to Valencia March 21st! Relate to everything you talked about but didn't know about porting numbers. Question -- were you able to fly with just your vaccine documents or did you need to get a Covid test (72 hours). I think as of Feb 1 it will be the vaccine documentation only.
Sweet! We were able to fly with the vaccine documents but needed to create accounts at and download the app from spth.gob.es and complete the profile 48 hours before our arrival into Spain. This generated a QR code that we showed upon arrival.
BUT... before boarding our flight from Newark to Madrid, I almost had a heart attack when the ground attendant asked for my negative covid test, and I showed her the QR code from Spain and she insisted she needed a covid test. And then I showed her my CDC card. So weird she didn't ask for that at all!
I just found your channel last night! cool content! How old is your English bulldog? I have one as well. :D
Hey Rachel, thanks for watching. She passed away unfortunately, she was 11 years old. Hugs your bully for us!
@@EverythingIsBoffo Omg I'm so sorry to hear that. Will hug my bully for you guys. take care!
Hi guys welcome to spain 🇪🇸!
I live here in Barcelona.I’ve been here for 3 years.Great video,thanks for sharing.Goodluck & More Power!
Thank you for the warm welcome! We hope to visit Barcelona soon, when we’ve found a place and settled for a bit. ☺️ any tips for us first-timers?
Bienvenido en españa po...
SALAMAT 🙏🏼
I thought maybe you would talk about how you shipped your stuff over. Or did you even have any stuff left? Did you just go with your luggage or did you ship something over?
We sold everything we had so we just came here with some clothes and sentimental items. If you have Facebook, you can join our group of people moving to Spain and ask there! ☺️ facebook.com/groups/letsmovetospain/
Have you followed the youtube channel a couple of nomads? They are a couple with a dog who moved from USA to Valencia as well!
No, but we’ll check them out! Thanks for the reco. ☺️
You guys are AWSOME.
Question please. I have to apply for the NLV through LA Consulate as well.
Is the process simple enough for me to apply without a lawyer’s assistance? They charge 3k!
My case is not complicated at all, just want your opinion
Did you guys simply followed the checklist or did you find 3rd party help?
Lastly, what was the most difficult step or thing to get done from The consulate checklist?
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Hello. Please watch out other videos where we talked about gathering our documents for the NLV!
And no, we did not hire a lawyer. We just followed what was listed on their page.
is this a permanent stay..? and just curious how many years was it from the date of discussion and agreement of moving to Spain till your arrival.. I am sure this was and is a huge undertaking... I was there for a first time visit for some weeks and it was a huge process and covid made things more intense.. thanks for your contact the last time for future questions..
We’re just a few key strokes away if you have questions and yes, this is a permanent stay (hopefully) We decided to move in July 2020 and left December 2021. Even that wasn’t enough time to prepare but it’s also kind of parenthood (from what we’ve read) that you’re never going to be fully prepared for it. Thanks so much for watching! Hope to see you around more here 🙌🏼
Hi question which visa you guys have
After a year living in Spain do you consider to buy a place there?? Thank you
One day but not in the too near future.
welcome to Spain kabayan 😊
Maraming salamat! Nakaka excite na nakakatakot! 😊 pero mostly excited.
@@EverythingIsBoffo if you need some help dont hesitate to ask us. by the way we are from Madrid.
@@villareashop7808 thank you! Masaya kami na maraming gustong tumulong samin, and we hope to pass it on din sa mga nagbabalak pa lang lumipat. ☺️ the true Filipino spirit of bayanihan!
Hello guys! Would it be possible, to converse with you guys and DM you, what would be the best way to do so?
I just have a ton of questions.
I'm on Instagram as everythingisboffo. Install the app to follow my photos and videos. instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=1qvxi3ynsvs90& 😊
What kind of visa did you get
Here’s the visa we got 😊 czcams.com/video/SAkMb8_nYkA/video.html
So bigger questions... did you ship your belongings to Spain? Did you just take clothes and nothing else? What did you do for visas? Which type did you get?
We took 6 suitcases of our belongings. We sold everything else on Facebook Marketplace, we had a garage sale, and gave away to family and friends. We shipped some boxes to the Philippines for our families.
We applied for the Non Lucrative visa. czcams.com/video/SAkMb8_nYkA/video.html
Watching po... im curious , why did you do that☺️ i mean to leave US and to live in Spain😊
Great question! We actually did a video about that ☺️ czcams.com/video/Iu-XsL3-ZRg/video.html
Hi why did you decide to move to spain?
Hi Josie! Great question ♥️ We made a video about that! czcams.com/video/Iu-XsL3-ZRg/video.html
Did you research taxes (wealth taxes) before moving?
Yes we did! ☺️
@@EverythingIsBoffo this is something else I need to figure out. Would love more info on that too 😊
@@tobyo99 for anything money related we recommend asking an accountant and financial advisor, as your mileage may vary. 😊
@@EverythingIsBoffo I'm an accountant (or was, just retired!) and thought I could figure it out on my own. Still hoping to do that and hoped maybe you have info you could share. but then youtube doesn't allow external links so Duh on my part! Not sure my financial advisor knows this kind of thing but worth the ask. And yea, I hear you about people's mileage regarding taxes 👍
@@tobyo99 oh good for you! I hated taxation and accounting in college! I cannot wrap my head around it, and will always need help!
My support to your channel. Stay safe, Jesus loves ❤️ you!!
Thank you brother 🙏🏼
@@EverythingIsBoffo No problem
Did you sell your house?
We were only renting, we sold our cars, our furniture, everything that could not fit in a suitcase.
Congrats for your move. One piece of advice, stop thinking like you are in the US. You are in Europe now and this mentality that you need to take medicines from the US because they don’t have it in Europe. See what is the generic name of each medicine you use and that is enough. In Europe is even cheaper. A doctor is very easy to reach. The insurance is very cheap. Along with Spanish classes, research health insurance companies, rentals rules, …
Thanks! Just didn’t want to have to think about the meds in our first few months here… definitely looking forward to the better healthcare system. Just got our SIP cards at the centro de salud so so far so good.