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Best place to live in Spain with Family

How To Move to Spain from the US as a Family – Our Expat Story

August 14, 2020 by familymoveabroad

Move Spain from US American Family

Making the the decision to move to Spain for a year was easy. My husband and I had spoken of living in a foreign country with our children when I was pregnant with our first child. Yet our sons were 7 and 12 the first time we got them to Europe. That’s when it hit us — act now, or our dream to live overseas as a family might never happen.

I remember the day vividly. The boys were playing fútbol in a plaza in Barcelona. Dave and I were delighting in yet another array of mind blowing tapas. He turned to me and said, “Let’s do it. Let’s move to Spain for a year. As soon as possible.” We raised our glasses of vino tinto together with a little clink clink, and the deal was sealed.

But that was a short lived moment of glory. 

Figuring out how to move to Spain from the US would become a far more daunting journey than I had ever have imagined.

An Honest Assessment of the Ups and Downs of Our Move to Spain

In this story, originally published in Where Can I Live, I share our journey of how we moved to Spain as an American family. I speak honestly about our experiences after two and a half years living in Seville, including:

  • What inspired us to move to Spain for a year
  • How to move to Spain from the US
  • Our confusion applying for the Spanish Non Lucrative Visa
  • How we researched the best place to live in Spain as a family
  • How we chose a school for our children
  • Things you might consider when it comes to education in Spain as an expat family.
  • Additional advice for expats moving to Spain to keep sane as you wade through logistical hurdles and emotional decisions

Read more here.

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