Hello all! My Fiance, 2 daughters and I are making the big move from Vancouver BC to Barcelona. Had a few questions I would like to ask all you peoples out there!

I have done alot of research on the internet but have yet to call a Spanish Embassy to confirm some requirements(which I will be doing tomorrow)

1. I am a EU Citizen and my Fiance and I have been living together for over 2 years and I was wondering if this means she does not need to obtain a work permit anymore? or do we have to be officially married? Or is this even true? Someone else has posted this but no one replied with a real answer so I thought Id try again.

2. I have been looking to rent in the city and have started to taken a liking to the District of Gracia and even Eixample and Ciutat Vella. Which district is best for a more laid back family not so much into the night scene.

Or.

would it be better to live just outside the city? I want to be close to the metro so I can get to work/ finding work somewhat easily.

3. Does anyone know how much a Nanny’s wage goes for in Spain? Child care centres are hard to get into and can be pricey so Id like to get a nanny for my children just like here in Canada.

I believe that is all for now!

Thank you all in advance and hopefully join all of you soon in Spain!

I have a great affinity for Gracia so I’d suggest it over others. Probably northern part of the district where it becomes more hilly but quieter.

You have to be married. Living together doesn’t count for her visa.

Nannies are pretty inexpensive. Many Ecuadorians and El Salvadorians are providing very economical nanny services. Look and ask around locally once you arrive.

Awesome! thank you very much! So with that being said about having to be married, is there a certain amount of time we have to be married or just as long you have official papers of marriage? Obviously our plans of getting married are there but I guess we just have to move to up.

Check out this article on getting into the EU as a Non-EU married to a European.

Yes awesome atricle, helped me alot. SO if anyone needs to know read the article posted above.

SO what I got from that article is..

Get married, register my marriage to the italian government, thats where Im from. Once I land in Spain go to the local city hall get a NIE number then go to the government office and get the EX 16 form filled out with all the right documents. Wait for the letter go to the police dept. and again bring the necessary documents and pay them 10E and we should be good to go. Easy enough just make sure you have all documents and enough photocopies.

One question though, Why do the police give you a form to go to your bank? Why cant you just give them the money there? Police dept in Spain dont except cash?

So I was explaining to my fiance what has to happen when our move happens and then she gave me these papers printed from the website from the Spanish Consulate in Toronto. They are about long term vistas. The one Im confused about is the Kinship visa.

If someone could read it and explain to me why a spouse of a spanish resident has to pay 762.00 for his/hers visa when the process in the article our Admin posted seems alot different?  Iv tried calling them and left numerous messages to get back to me but it seems like they are never in the office or check their messages.

It was originally written by an American. Perhaps it’s different in Canada. If so, please please come back and let us know what the differences are. We’ll go back and update the article as such.

That page also says there are different fees depending on the relationship, so…

Will do my friend. Once I finally get a hold of the Consulate or a immigration expert here in Vancouver