Hello

I am an english woman currently living in the Domincan Republic with my Dominican husband and our three small children.

I speak spanish very well and actually own my own business here in the DR, however as we have decided as a family to move back to the UK and as we are self employed here we can not apply for a spouse visa even though we earn three times the minimum income otherwise required.

So it has been sugessted we travel to an EU country first and Spain is the obvious choice as we are a spanish speaking family and I have to find work (even though financially we will not needed) so as we can then apply for a Family permit to move back to the UK.

As i have three small children and do not need to earn a particular amount, just be employed or self empoyed in Spain, I am looking for suggestions of work i can do that is part-time or on a self employed basis. We will be living off our salaries from the Dominican Republic. In a perfect world i would like a job where i could work from home, but I am open to sugestions and advice.

We have not decided on an area just yet, ideally Madrid would be perfect as being near the english consulate would be an advantage, however i realize the south and expat areas would offer me more perhaps.

I need advice on schools for my daughter who will be six in July, she is a spanish speaker, but understands english perfectly.

Advice on best areas to live with children for 3-6 months. Furnished rental properties etc.

Also perhaps advice from anyone in a similar situation to myself or someone who has done so I would really apreciate any comments.

Just intrigued why you think being near the English consulate is advantageous…....

Also I would have thought using the term ‘British’ is more appropriate in this context and as a British passport holder married with a family your access to Spain would be straightforward.

But as I don’t have small children - I’ll leave others to offer further advice but as you are multi lingual I would think your ‘problems’ are far less than many.

ROB1305 - 01 April 2013 05:38 PM

Just intrigued why you think being near the English consulate is advantageous…....

Also I would have thought using the term ‘British’ is more appropriate in this context and as a British passport holder married with a family your access to Spain would be straightforward.

But as I don’t have small children - I’ll leave others to offer further advice but as you are multi lingual I would think your ‘problems’ are far less than many.

You are absoloutley correct and I appologize, yes British Consulate.

And the reason I thought being near the British consulate an advantage is because we will only be there a shot time roughly 3-6 months and we have to apply for a EEA Family permit to enter the Uk as My husband is Dominican and with three small children I thought it best to be near the consulate to avoid toing and froing great distances when we may need to go there a number fo times.

My husband actually has his own buiness and will be self sustained in the UK but because of ridiculous laws with regards to a normal spouse visa an overseas income will not be taken into consideration, So we have been advised to enter via an EU country which and I have to work for 3-6 months legally even though esetially I dont need to so I am hoping I can find something very part time as I beleive there is no actual guidelines on how much i earn or number of hours i have to work.

There are British Consulates in other Spanish cities:  M?laga, for example.

You can Google their website.

I would have thought that your husband would be entitled to British nationality due to his marriage to you?

Campana - 01 April 2013 11:34 PM

There are British Consulates in other Spanish cities:  M?laga, for example.

You can Google their website.

I would have thought that your husband would be entitled to British nationality due to his marriage to you?

Oh thank you, that helps alot as the south will be easier to find work and cheaper for renting purposes.

Yes he is but the financial rules mean neither him nor I can be self employed outside of the UK, Even though our earnings are well above the minimum financial requirement they do not count from Overseas which is ridiculous but true.

So we have to go what is called the European track.

Also in Alicante - they all used to be listed on the UK gov site but following its recent makeover that seems to have disappeared.

Maybe this will also help

https://www.gov.uk/living-in-spain

If you can be self employed, woudn’t this be easier? It may cost you a bit more, setting up the business and paying social security, but at least you’d be employed from day one here and that everything was legal. As you don’t want to work, this should be ideal. You could be a consultancy for something, nothing says you have to have income.

Regarding schools, you can have a look in this website http://www.thenotebookmadrid.com/children/schools_in_madrid.html