7 Biggest Challenges of Moving to Spain

Spain Revealed
30 May 202116:55

Summary

TLDRThis video script discusses the top seven challenges faced by individuals moving to Spain, including choosing a place to live, understanding the cost of living, and dealing with visa applications. It highlights the allure of regions like Andalucía and Valencia, and touches on the complexities of taxes, real estate, employment opportunities, and the importance of learning Spanish. The creators offer an eight-week online course to navigate these challenges and set up an ideal life in Spain, with the first intake already sold out.

Takeaways

  • 😀 Moving to Spain involves various challenges including legal, emotional, and family aspects.
  • 📚 The 'Move to Spain Masterclass' is an eight-week online course designed to provide tools and knowledge for a successful move to Spain.
  • 🎓 The first intake of the course is already sold out, indicating high interest and demand.
  • 🏠 The decision of where to live in Spain is critical and can greatly affect one's experience, with popular regions including Andalucía, Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, and Northern Spain.
  • 💶 The cost of living varies across regions in Spain, with the Basque Country and Madrid being more expensive, while Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha being cheaper.
  • 🔍 A website called Numbeo is useful for comparing cost of living between different regions and cities in Spain.
  • 📑 The visa application process for moving to Spain can be overwhelming due to varying requirements by different consulates.
  • 🏡 Buying property in Spain involves understanding additional fees and taxes on top of the purchase price, which can be confusing.
  • 🏢 Work options in Spain are limited for non-residents, with common visas including the entrepreneur visa, self-employment visa, and work permit through company sponsorship.
  • 💰 Taxes in Spain can be complex, and it's important to understand the implications of becoming a tax resident, especially for retirees and US citizens.
  • 🗣 Learning Spanish is crucial for integration and a richer experience in Spain, with regional languages also present in some areas.

Q & A

  • What is the main purpose of the 'Move to Spain Masterclass' online course?

    -The 'Move to Spain Masterclass' is designed to provide tools, knowledge, and a roadmap to make the relocation to Spain successful and help set up an ideal life in the country.

  • How many responses did the creators of the 'Move to Spain Masterclass' receive as preparation for the course?

    -They received 300 responses from people sharing their biggest challenges when it comes to moving to Spain.

  • What are the four main areas in Spain that people generally gravitate towards when considering a move?

    -People generally gravitate towards Andalusia (specifically Málaga), the Costa de la Luz, Valencia, Madrid and Barcelona, and Northern Spain (Green Spain, including Galicia, Asturias, and the Basque Country).

  • What is the 'non-lucrative visa' and why is it significant for moving to Spain?

    -The 'non-lucrative visa' is a common visa for those who do not live in the EU and wish to move to Spain. It requires applicants to show they have sufficient funds to support their life in Spain without the need to work.

  • Why might the requirements for the non-lucrative visa differ depending on the consulate?

    -Different consulates may interpret and apply the law differently, leading to variations in the requirements they set for the non-lucrative visa application.

  • What is the significance of the website 'numbeo' in relation to moving to Spain?

    -The website 'numbeo' is helpful for comparing the cost of living between different cities, including those within Spain, to help potential movers budget and plan accordingly.

  • What are some of the common challenges people face when navigating the real estate process in Spain?

    -Challenges include understanding the fees and taxes on top of the purchase price, which can vary between 10-15%, and dealing with different types of real estate agents and their access to properties.

  • What are some of the work visas available for those wishing to work in Spain?

    -Some common work visas include the entrepreneur visa, self-employment visa, work permit through company sponsorship, and the golden visa which is obtained by purchasing property worth 500,000 euros or more.

  • How does the tax situation in Spain differ for US citizens compared to other nationalities?

    -US citizens are subject to taxes on their worldwide income due to the US being one of the few countries that tax based on citizenship, not just residency. This means they may need to file taxes in both Spain and the US.

  • Why is learning the Spanish language important for those planning to move to Spain, even if they are moving to areas with English-speaking communities?

    -Learning the Spanish language is crucial for integration and having a richer experience in Spain. It also helps in areas where English may not be widely spoken, and understanding local regional accents and languages can be beneficial.

  • What are some of the regional languages spoken in different parts of Spain, apart from Spanish?

    -Apart from Spanish, regional languages include Valenciano, Catalan, Basque, and Gallego, with the prevalence varying from region to region.

Outlines

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🏠 Challenges of Moving to Spain and the Move to Spain Masterclass

This paragraph introduces the topic of moving to Spain and the various challenges one might face, including legal, emotional, and family issues. The creators have launched an eight-week online course called the 'Move to Spain Masterclass' to provide tools and knowledge for a successful relocation. The course aims to set up an ideal life in Spain and has already seen its first intake fully booked. The hosts gathered responses from potential movers to identify the seven most significant challenges, which they will discuss in the video. Viewers interested in future courses are encouraged to join a waitlist via a link in the description.

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🌍 Deciding Where to Live in Spain: Regional Preferences and Cost of Living

The paragraph delves into the critical decision of choosing a place to live in Spain, highlighting four popular regions: Andalusia, particularly Malaga and the Costa del Sol, the Costa de la Luz, Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, and Northern Spain or 'Green Spain'. It discusses the importance of location on the overall experience in Spain and provides insights into the cost of living, which varies by region. The paragraph mentions a website called 'Numbero' for cost comparison and introduces a cost of living tool developed by the course creators. It also shares personal insights on living expenses in Madrid, emphasizing the need to understand regional cost differences.

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📑 Navigating Visa Applications and the Real Estate Process

This section addresses the complexities of visa applications for non-EU residents, focusing on the non-lucrative visa and its requirements, which can vary by consulate. It points out the challenges of meeting the criteria and the importance of having organized documentation, especially within a 90-day window. The paragraph also covers the real estate process in Spain, including the fees and taxes associated with purchasing property, the role of real estate agents, and the importance of understanding the market and legal aspects before buying a home.

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💼 Work Visas, Taxes, and the Importance of Financial Planning

The paragraph discusses various work visas available in Spain, such as the entrepreneur, self-employment, and sponsored work visas, as well as the golden visa for property investment. It touches on the transition from a non-lucrative visa to a work visa after a year and the student visa as alternative paths to working in Spain. The paragraph also emphasizes the complexity of Spanish taxes, the importance of understanding tax liabilities as a resident, and the potential for double taxation, especially for US citizens. It advises viewers to consult with a tax advisor and to be aware of worldwide income taxation if they become tax residents in Spain.

🗣️ Language Barriers and the Benefits of Learning Spanish

This section highlights the importance of learning Spanish for those planning to move to Spain, especially for integration and a richer experience. It dispels the myth that language can be learned once in Spain and stresses the value of starting the learning process early. The paragraph also mentions regional languages like Catalan, Valencian, and Basque, which may be encountered in different parts of Spain, and suggests that learning Spanish is essential for dealing with local life and bureaucracy.

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Keywords

💡Challenges

Challenges refer to the difficulties or obstacles that individuals may face when moving to a new country. In the context of the video, these are the legal, emotional, and family-related hurdles that the presenters discuss as common issues for those moving to Spain. For example, the script mentions 'seven of the biggest challenges' as a central theme of the video.

💡Online Move to Spain Masterclass

The Online Move to Spain Masterclass is an eight-week course designed to provide tools, knowledge, and a roadmap for a successful move to Spain. It is mentioned in the script as a resource that the presenters have launched to help people overcome the challenges of moving to Spain, with the first intake being completely sold out.

💡Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol is a region in the southern part of Spain, known for its beautiful beaches and Mediterranean climate. The script refers to it as a popular area for people wanting to move to Malaga province within Andalusia, highlighting its great infrastructure and attractiveness.

💡Non-Lucrative Visa

A Non-Lucrative Visa is a type of visa for individuals who wish to move to Spain without the intention of working. The script explains that applicants must show they have sufficient funds to support themselves in Spain. It is one of the common visa types for people moving from countries like the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

💡Cost of Living

Cost of Living refers to the amount of money needed to sustain a certain standard of life in a specific region or city. The script discusses how the cost of living varies across different regions in Spain, with the most expensive being the Basque Country and Madrid, and the cheapest being Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha.

💡Numbero

Numbero is a website mentioned in the script that helps individuals compare the cost of living between different cities, including those within Spain. It is used as a tool to understand the financial implications of moving to a new location.

💡Real Estate Process

The Real Estate Process encompasses the steps and considerations involved in purchasing a home, especially in a foreign country. The script discusses the various fees, taxes, and the complexity of the process in Spain, including the role of real estate agents and the additional costs on top of the purchase price.

💡Work Visas

Work Visas are permits required for individuals who wish to work in a country other than their own. The script covers different types of work visas available in Spain, such as the Entrepreneur Visa, Self-Employment Visa, and the possibility of transitioning from a Non-Lucrative Visa to a work permit after a year.

💡Taxes

Taxes in the context of the video refer to the mandatory financial contributions required from individuals and businesses to fund public services. The script discusses the complexity of understanding and dealing with taxes in Spain, especially for those who become tax residents or have worldwide income.

💡Language

Language is a crucial aspect of integrating into a new culture and country. The script emphasizes the importance of learning Spanish for those moving to Spain and mentions the additional challenge of regional languages like Catalan, Basque, and Galician, which vary in prevalence across different regions.

💡Golden Visa

A Golden Visa is a type of residence permit offered by Spain to individuals who make significant investments in the country, such as purchasing property worth 500,000 euros or more. The script mentions it as an alternative route for those who wish to move to Spain and have the financial means to invest in real estate.

Highlights

Launching an eight-week online 'Move to Spain Masterclass' to provide tools and knowledge for a successful move to Spain.

The first intake of the course is completely sold out, indicating high demand and interest.

300 responses were received regarding the challenges of moving to Spain, emphasizing the importance of addressing these concerns.

Four popular regions for relocation in Spain are identified: Andalucía, Valencia, Madrid/Barcelona, and Northern Spain (Green Spain).

Costa del Sol in Andalucía and Costa de la Luz are highlighted for their contrasting appeal to potential residents.

Valencia is presented as a more affordable and manageable alternative to Barcelona.

Madrid and Barcelona are popular choices for those seeking a bustling city life.

Northern Spain, known as Green Spain, is becoming an attractive option for retirees due to its cost of living.

The cost of living varies significantly across regions in Spain, with the Basque Country and Madrid being the most expensive.

Numbero.com is recommended for comparing cost of living between different regions and countries.

A custom cost of living tool is developed as part of the masterclass to provide personalized insights.

The Non-Lucrative Visa is a common route for non-EU residents to move to Spain, with varying requirements by consulate.

The importance of being organized and having checklists when dealing with visa applications is emphasized.

The real estate process in Spain can be complex, with various fees and taxes on top of the purchase price.

Different types of real estate agents in Spain are discussed, including their access to the property market and fees.

Work visas and permits in Spain are explored, including Entrepreneur, Self-Employment, and company-sponsored visas.

The Golden Visa program is mentioned as an alternative for obtaining a work visa through property investment.

Transitioning from a Non-Lucrative Visa to a work visa after one year in Spain is discussed as a viable option.

The importance of understanding Spanish taxes, especially for retirees and tax residents, is highlighted.

The potential complexity of taxes for US citizens living in Spain due to double taxation agreements is noted.

Language learning is identified as crucial for integration and a richer experience in Spain, with regional languages adding an extra layer of complexity.

A blog post on how to learn Spanish effectively is mentioned, with a link provided for further guidance.

Transcripts

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hey spain lovers so moving to spain is

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full of a lot of challenges there are

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legal challenges emotional challenges

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family challenges and today we're going

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to cover

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seven of the biggest challenges that

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people face or expect to face when they

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move to spain

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so as you may know yoli and i have

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recently launched our eight week

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online move to spain masterclass this is

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a master class and

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an online course that's going to give

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you the the tools the knowledge the road

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map

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to really make your move to spain

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successful and set up your ideal life

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here

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and by the time this video is released

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we're actually already running the first

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intake of the course which is completely

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sold out

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and as preparation for this wonderful

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master class

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we ask you guys what the biggest

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challenges

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are for you know when it comes to moving

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to spain

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and we got so many responses 300 of them

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yeah

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and while 300 is too many so we're not

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gonna be covering all of them but we're

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going to cover

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seven of the biggies the ones that

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consistently

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showed up in there and we're gonna make

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sure that all of that

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is pretty clear and before we dive in if

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you want to take this course in the

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future

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click the link in the description below

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so you can get on the the wait list of

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people for future intakes all right

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should we dive into the seven problems

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concerns challenges of moving to spain

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let's do it

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right let's go so number one

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where are you gonna live in spain this

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is obviously a big challenge you have to

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figure out and overcome because where

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you live will really

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set up how much you enjoy your

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experience here it really is critical

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so what we've found is people generally

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gravitate to four different areas of

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spain

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i think the most obvious one is under

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lucia you know when people think of life

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in spain they think of

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a lot of the imagery of andalusia they

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think of the weather and so we're seeing

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a lot of people who want to move to

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malaga

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that province within the andalusia

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comunidad i can't blame you guys

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yeah i mean it is a beautiful place and

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malik is great because the costa del sol

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for example has great infrastructure

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it's a beautiful part of spain you've

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got the mediterranean right there

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but what we are also seeing is more

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people starting to say well maybe i want

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to move to the costa de la luz which is

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over to the west and is a little more a

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little less built up

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you'll be more around more spaniards

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rather than a population of people that

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are spaniards and people who have moved

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to spain as well

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so i think a little bit more

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undiscovered in the sense it's around

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the khadith area

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we're seeing that as well and i would

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also say the second area is is valencia

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valencia is really huge and i think what

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we're seeing is a lot of people

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are starting to think that maybe instead

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of barcelona they would move to valencia

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it might be a more livable place you

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know there's concerns in barcelona

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with just the cost of living being

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expensive valencia is cheaper

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and the other thing that you're going to

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find is barcelona is if you're in the

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center obviously it's a really touristy

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city so valencia is maybe a little

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cheaper more manageable

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warmer in the winter because it's

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further south so we're seeing that as

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well in valencia i mean

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in preparing this i was looking at

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valencia's like i want to move to

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valencia oh really

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make paella militia sorry

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see you see around there i guess

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don't worry madrid is also on the list

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it is madrid and barcelona

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madrid and barcelona are also on the

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list and people tend to go and uh

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kind of group those together because

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they want to be in a big bustling city

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so it's sort of deciding between those

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two we dive in the course and really

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look at the differences between those

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two and i think the last one which is

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interesting there was more people than i

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expected who want to move to northern

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spain what we call green spain

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galicia asturias paisbasco the basque

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country

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quite a few what number of people talk

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about san sebastian they've been they've

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had great food it's a beautiful town

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expensive up there uh in san sebastian

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yeah but great

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wallet yeah totally so for many people

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this is about how long they can stretch

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their retirement money right so it's

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very very important to know

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to have a really good idea about the

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cost of living in spain

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so it's gonna depend on your lifestyle

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but also in the region where you're

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gonna live

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so most expensive regions are for

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example the basque country

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madrid catalonia is pretty expensive as

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well

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cheapest regions are extra madura and

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castillo more or less

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and then there is other areas that are

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also cheaper not the cheapest but

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cheaper say malaga valencia

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asturias galicia those are more

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affordables

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now there is this website called numbero

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and it's pretty

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helpful when it comes to figuring out

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what your cost of living is going to be

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so it allows you to go in there and do a

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comparison

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between the place where you live in the

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united states or the united kingdom or

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wherever you are

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and the place that you are looking at or

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considering and even also comparing

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cities within spain see what is cheaper

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and what's more expensive

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i did find it a little bit wonky so we

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have developed our own

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cost of living tool which is pretty

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which is the course

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it's pretty cool yeah so we decided for

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the master class and it has a bunch of

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fireballs of course

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so for us for my treat a couple living

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in madrid with our

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lifestyle eye catch which is neither

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very rich neither very poor

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i'm between 2500 with a mortgage with a

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1 000 euro mortgage paying there every

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month

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that's not bad two and a half thousand

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euros to live in with a mortgage in

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madrid and you can think that's one of

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the most expensive

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exactly always bear in mind that android

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is one of the most expensive places to

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live in

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in spain so number three another bunch

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of comments we got from people

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is that they're overwhelmed by the

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paperwork that they're going to need to

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apply for their visa now if you don't

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live in the eu already you will need to

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apply for a visa to move to spain

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one of the most common ones that we see

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from people say the united states or

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australia new zealand uk

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is the non-lucrative visa which is a

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visa that you have to show that you have

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a certain amount of funds available to

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support your life in spain

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and you can't work while you're in spain

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but here's the trap or the tricky area

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the law

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that creates this non-lucrative visa is

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you know it's one law it says one thing

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but when you want to get it you have to

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apply to the consulate where you live

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you know there's a few in canada there's

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a few in australia there's probably one

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or two in new zealand but there's many

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united states for example and some in

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the uk

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and when you apply to that those

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consulates they apply the law in

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different ways so if you're applying to

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the chicago consulate

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sometimes very different you know the

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the chicago concert might have one type

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of

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requirements the los angeles one

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slightly different i mean all around the

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same kind of idea

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but quite important differences so one

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of the key things with the non-lucrative

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visa is that you have to show that you

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have all these funds

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you know either savings or income

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although that's a bit fuzzy that you can

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support your life here

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and here's the thing the law says how

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much you need per person and per

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additional

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people in your family however for

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example the washington dc concierge

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actually requires less

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than the law and they actually don't

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even write that on properly on the

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requirements they figure you don't need

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to know anyway they change the

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requirements and also they don't explain

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the requirements you really have to dig

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in there and that's what we do in the

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course is we really go and look at the

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different variables here

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and so that's one of the challenges the

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other one is how you make up that income

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you know ideally it's savings or it can

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be retirement money

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there are some consulates that will

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allow passive income remember you're not

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allowed to work on that visa but they'll

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allow you know maybe you have a blog or

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something like that but others will not

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allow that at all

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so positively earned exactly

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yeah passively earned money it is

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feasible it's a bit of a pipe dream but

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less work than than active income and

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just getting on top of all the paperwork

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is really hard when you

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submit your application to the consulate

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there's certain key documents that can

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be no

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older than 90 days old from the date of

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application so you really have to hustle

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in that three-month period to get all

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this you know criminal background check

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together so we go through all this in

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the course but i

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understand that's really overwhelming

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for people and the key is to be

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organized to know what you need and be

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really

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organized checklists checklists

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right so the next challenge is the real

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estate process

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and of course it can be very very

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daunting to buy a house

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in a country that is not yours and first

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of all you need to know that you guys

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as future residents of spain you can buy

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a home you can even buy a home not being

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a resident

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in spain one of the things that people

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find very confusing

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is the whole fees so taxes

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and fees that you're going to be paying

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on top of the

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purchase price so this is usually

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between 10 and 15

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of the purchase price but it depends on

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whether

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you got a real estate agent involved or

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whether you got a lawyer involved so all

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of these

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variables are always there also the

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region changes and whether it's new or

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or second hand so depending on the

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region you're going to be paying more or

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less

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taxes and yeah depending on whether it's

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new

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or not it's going to have a different

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kind of tax and a different percentage

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so all of those things

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need to be taken into account as well

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another question that we got a lot is

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real estate agents what's the deal in

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spain now you have

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the barrio real estate agents the ones

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that you find around

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the corner there see one there and

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i mean those ones sometimes well most of

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the time they come

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attached to the really cool house that

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you sell only the alistar and that you

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want to buy

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and they man they are attached to it and

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there's no way to get rid of them

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so i'd say that the big problem with

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this kind of agents is that they don't

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really have

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a huge percentage of properties of the

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market they just have a

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small corner so you're like well i'm

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interested in like a first floor with a

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ratha with an outside area they're gonna

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show you maybe two

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so there's another kind of agent that is

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the agent that

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is specialized in people that are moving

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to spain

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so of course they will speak english and

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a lot of the time they will act as a

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buyer's agent so they will have access

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to the whole market and they will have

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a really wide range of properties to

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show you

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according to the briefing that you have

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given them which is

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very very handy now the real estate

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agent fees are all over the place it

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varies regionally

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whether it's the seller that pays the

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fee or whether it's the seller

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and the buyer that pay the the fee

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so a little bit uh tricky there but uh

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you'll you'll get there so a lot of

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people also wrote to us and said that

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they were a little overwhelmed by the

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idea of how they could work in spain now

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in the course we don't cover precisely

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how to get a job

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because that's a whole other process but

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we do cover the work visas that are

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available and how you might be able to

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achieve them and some of the most common

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ones there's the entrepreneurs visa

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the self-employment visa and there's

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also getting a work permit by virtue of

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being sponsored by a company

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but those are actually quite challenging

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ones to do for the entrepreneur visa for

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example

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you actually really have to be doing a

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startup or something quite similar they

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invented the wheel guys

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pretty much and only if it's an app and

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then the

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self-employment visa if you're applying

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for that you have to show a business

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plan

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and then for the getting a work visa to

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be sponsored by a company that job or

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the role you're going to do has to be on

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a skills

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shortage list so those are quite limited

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but there are other routes

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another route for example is to get the

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golden visa this is the one where you

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buy property worth 500 000 euros or more

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in spain that gives you a work visa

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but i realize that for a lot for most

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people that is you know out of your

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reach

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but there is another way is if you come

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on a non-lucrative visa remember that's

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the really common one

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and you can't work on that visa but

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after a year on that visa you can

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transition

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to a self-employment visa or to a work

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visa working for a company

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and those transitions are easier than if

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you had applied for those

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self-employment or work visas from your

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home country in the first place

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there's also the student visa although

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that is a longer path because you have

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to be on that student visa you can work

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at the same time although only about 20

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hours a week and you have to be on it

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for three years before you can

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transition to

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kind of a full work visa and study you

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have to study that's true

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if you want to go you don't want to go

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back to school that's a that's a bad

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idea yeah

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i hope that they loosen these up in the

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future and allow people to work remote

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in spain and pay taxes and

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and i think there's a lot of people who

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want to do that because they're location

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independent particularly after covert

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but right now it's still a little narrow

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in that area

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okay and connected to working and the

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whole idea of money are taxes now

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i just a little pet peeve here i get

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very annoyed when people complain about

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taxes i love paying taxes because it's

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taxes that

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great create the great health care that

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you know is looking after our baby

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it pays for the road out there so i'm

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going to push back against the whole

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anti-tax thing i love paying taxes

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there you go you know what you said

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anyway taxes but what i don't like about

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taxes they're very complicated to figure

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out

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and so when it comes to the world of

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taxes here in spain you have to really

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do your homework before you move here

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and for a lot of people who are retired

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and moving here taxes are important

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because you've got to figure out

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how long is that pool of money that

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retirement money going to last or how

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far is it going to go

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really important now people freak out a

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lot when they see

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higher income tax rates in spain but

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some of the tax

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experts i've spoken to have said and

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although this will vary

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had said for some of their cases some of

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their clients they find that the

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total tax they end up paying is actually

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quite similar to their home country

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it's just the mix and the concepts are a

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little bit different

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so we cover those in the course we go

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over the different concepts and and and

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how they kind of work

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but one of the key things is if you're

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in spain for 183 days in a calendar year

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you're going to become a tax resident

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and what that means is it doesn't assume

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you have to pay taxes in spain and back

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home

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but you're gonna have to file

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potentially in both places

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particularly if you're from the usa

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because the usa along with eritrea are

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the only two countries in the world

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that if you're a citizen of that country

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you're paying taxes

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lifelong taxpayer i don't pay tax in new

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zealand i'm no longer a tax resident in

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new zealand that stopped a long time ago

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but for the us

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and the era trans that really they hold

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on to you

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as i say there are double taxation

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agreements so you shouldn't be double

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taxing but you will have to pay more

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you'll be double filing

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double filing exactly here's the thing

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sometimes i think people think that oh

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look i'm just going to move to spain and

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if i earn some money in canada or in the

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united states i'll pay that money

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there in those taxes there and i'll pay

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any money i earn in spain in spain no no

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no

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if you're a tax rise in spain you pay

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tax on your worldwide income

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so you really need to figure it out so

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you need to understand the broad

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concepts

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but then you've got to talk to a tax

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advisor if you're concerned about this

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because

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if you just leave it then you might be

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you know happy as larry

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living in spain and three years later

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you get an email you're gonna

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knock knocks tax company and said hey

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our country's shared data and they saw

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that

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you haven't been paying tax so yakasha

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so you've got to be a little bit careful

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about that about the tax thing so

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i love tax i go with access new t-shirt

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i love text

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next one is concerns about language now

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you have done

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all your paperwork your visa you have

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your dream home

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everything is perfect now in your taxes

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paying your taxes

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now you need to live in spain so

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wow do i need to learn the language how

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am i going to

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learn the language will will i get by

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without knowing

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a lot of spanish at first now of course

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there are areas with the

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large english-speaking communities but

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if you really want to

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integrate and that's what most people

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want you need to learn the language and

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don't leave it until the last minute i

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would just

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start as soon as you make the decision

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of living in spain

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start learning it because it will really

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pay off you need to just kind of

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start building your base and then once

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you're here of course

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you will be able to absorb it much

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faster right

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yeah i think some people think that one

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of the biggest challenges is going to be

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like the visa

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and figuring out the text and they kind

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of leave the language thing of like of

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course when i'm in spain i'll learn

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spanish yeah but yeah i mean that's

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you know the better you can have your

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spanish by the time you get here yeah

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you're just gonna have

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a kind of a richer experience yeah you

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gotta get in there

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yeah a lot of people are very interested

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in moving to the really authentic place

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where there is no english spoken

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and while that can be really fulfilling

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and awesome

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it can also be very very challenging so

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if you're like aiming for a kind of

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place like that

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really work in your spanish you got to

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work on that spanish and your thick

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local regional accents

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so james wrote a fantastic blog post

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about how to learn spanish i will link

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to it below

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make sure now just in case this wasn't

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hard enough

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there are several regions in spain that

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have i called visual language so

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apart from spanish you are going to have

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valenciano or catalan or basque or

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gallero for example so how present are

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these languages it's going to vary from

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region to region i would say that you're

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going to see

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way more catalan in catalonia obviously

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but way more catalan

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then you will see gallego for example in

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galicia that is a little bit kind of a

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lesser known so we've only scratched the

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surface in this video we cover so much

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more in the master class and if you're

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interested in getting on the list for a

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future intake click the link in the

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description down below

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can't wait to be your instructor about

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how to move to spain and also

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click the playlist that's appearing up

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here so you can explore more videos and

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