Spain Guide
Getting used to living in a new country is always a challenge. The Just Landed Guide is designed to help you deal with the day-to-day challenges of living, working or studying in Spain. It is full of useful information and step-by-step guides on how things work and how to survive in Spain.
Visas & Permits
- Residency and NIE: How to become an official resident in Spain
- Citizenship: How to become a Spaniard
- Glossary: The most important identity numbers and papers
Jobs
- The job market: Job perspectives for foreigners in Spain
- Work permits: When and how to apply for them
- Working: Salaries and working hours
Housing & Rentals
- The rental market: How hard is it to find accommodation?
- Getting started: How to prepare your housing search
- Where to look: The best places to search for accommodation
- Paid services: Estate agents and room finding services
- Apointments: Visiting an apartment
- Contracts: What to bear in mind when signing a rental contract
- Glossary: Language help for your housing search
Property
- Introduction: Buying property in Spain
- Research: How to find your dream property in Spain
- Estate agents in Spain: Buying property through an agency
- Fees & Taxes: Costs of buying property in Spain
- Types of property: Apartments, townhouses, villas and country properties
- Buying property: Conveyancing, contracts, final checks and completion
Health
- Medical system: Public and private systems in Spain
- Accessing care: How to cover your medical costs in Spain
- Emergencies: What to do in case of emergencies
- Pharmacies: Treatment advice for many common illnesses
Money
- Opening an account: How to open a Spanish bank account
- Spanish banks: Where to manage your finances
- Services: Banking services, cash machines and opening hours
- Currency exchange: A beginner’s guide to moving money abroad
- International currency exchange: Glossary of financial jargon
Language
Telephone & Internet
- Getting started: Telephone providers in Spain
- Internet access: How to get an internet connection at home
- Getting connected: How to get a fixed phone line in Spain
- Internet cafés: Where to go online without a connection at home
- Calling: How to use the phone in Spain
- Dialing codes: The most important prefixes in Spain
- Mobile phones: The Spanish mobile operators
- Mobile rates: What to consider when choosing a calling plan
- Which deal: Prepaid or contract?
- Provider choice: Choosing a mobile operator
- Cheap International calls: Using a 902 direct dial service
- Direct dial service: Use 902 999 007 to save money
- Direct dial rate comparison sheet: How much will you save
- Calling cards: How to save money on international calls
- Choosing: Choosing a prepaid calling card
- How to use: Using an international phonecard
Education
- Introduction: The spanish education system
- Pre-School education: Kindergarten and nursery schools in Spain
- State schools: Grades, enrolment and school-hours in Spain
- School life in Spain: Language, holidays and school hours
- Private schools in Spain: School degrees, fees and other criteria
- Making the right choice: How to choose a private school
- Higher Education: Universities, qualifications and fees
- Studying in Spain: Applications and costs
Business
- Introduction: A word of warning
- Research: How to carry out your research
- Legal & Professional Advice: How to find professional help
- Business Premises: What are the options?
- Business Entities: What kind of company is your best option?
- Incorporation: How to legally incorporate your company
- Accounting: What you need to do
- Buying an Existing Business: What to look out for
- Employing Staff: The implications of employing people in Spain
- Planning ahead: Financing your business in Spain
- Grants & incentives: Financial assistance for setting up a business
- Loans: Getting a loan for your business in Spain
- Taxation: The Spanish tax system
- Tax declaration: How to declare taxes in Spain
- Business taxation: Company taxation in Spain
- Additional taxes: Capital gains tax, VAT and property tax
- Social Security: The social security system in Spain
Travel & Leisure
- Driving in Spain: Street conditions, traffic and rush hours
- Car Insurance: Which insurances do you need for your car in Spain?
- Driving License for Spain: Recognition of Spanish and foreign licenses
- Importing a Car: How to bring you car to Spain
- Car rental: All you need to know to rent a car in Spain
- Exchanging your driving licence in Spain: How to get a driver's licence in Spain