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Moving to Spain

GUIDES

How to open a bank account in Spain if you are a foreigner

The Nomad Today 9/23/21

Woman credit card by Pixabay.

BANKING

Spanish banks that will not charge account maintenance fees in 2022

The Nomad Today 1/9/22

A general view of Caló des Moro beach, in the island of Mallorca. Photo: Fabian Schneidereit on Unsplash.

Tourism

TOURISM

Revealed: The best beaches in Mallorca

The Nomad Today 7/3/22

Copy of the official certificate of registration as a citizen of the European Union. Photo: © The Nomad Today.

GUIDE

How to get the Spanish NIE number

The Nomad Today 9/30/21

29 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: US President Joe Biden (C) and his granddaughter Maisy (L) talk with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (R) before the informal dinner at the Prado Museum, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. Photo: A. Ortega. Pool/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

MADRID NATO SUMMIT

NATO dinner held in Madrid Prado Museum with Kiev Symphony Orchestra

The Nomad Today 6/30/22

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RIGHTS

Spain approves draft law for equality of transgender, LGBTI people

The Nomad Today 7/2/22

La Caleta, in the municipality of Adeje (Tenerife). Photo: Pixabay.

CRIME

Court on Spain's Canary Islands confirms sentence on German murderer

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/30/22

06/27/2022. The First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño in the press room at the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

INFLATION

Consumer prices mark the biggest rise in 37 years in Spain

The Nomad Today 7/1/22

25 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a press conference following an extraordinary cabinet meeting. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

ENERGY CRISIS

Spain plans to spend extra €9 billion to soften Ukraine war's impact

The Nomad Today 6/27/22

29 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Minister of Defence Margarita Robles attends a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence during the NATO Summit. Photo: A.Ortega.Pool/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

NATO SUMMIT

Spain and Germany discuss tank deliveries for Ukraine

The Nomad Today 6/30/22

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ENERGY CRISIS

Spanish producer prices increase sharply in May

The Nomad Today 6/28/22

30 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (L) shakes hands with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala during their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. Photo: -/YNA/dpa.

World

NATO SUMMIT

NATO leaders focus on terrorism on last day of summit in Madrid

The Nomad Today 6/30/22

29 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: NATO Secretary-General Jeans Stoltenberg makes remarks upon his arrival at the Nato summit in Madrid. The heads of state and governments of the 30 alliance states are to make decisions on the implementation of the "Nato 2030" reform agenda at the two-day summit. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

World

MADRID NATO SUMMIT

Stoltenberg: New NATO security doctrine to address China 'challenge'

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/29/22

HANDOUT - 29 June 2022, Turkmenistan, Ashgabat: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow during the sixth Caspian summit. Photo: RIA Novosti/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Putin: Finnish and Swedish NATO membership will cause 'tension'

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/30/22

HANDOUT - 24 June 2022, Turkey, Marmaris: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks with the media representatives during his visit to the fire fighting coordination centre in Marmaris. Photo: -/Turkish Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

MADRID NATO SUMMIT

Turkey to support entry of Sweden and Finland to NATO

The Nomad Today 6/28/22

HANDOUT - 28 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: (L-R) Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde pose for a picture after signing a memorandum of joining of these Nordic countries to the defense alliance. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

MADRID NATO SUMMIT

NATO to agree biggest defence policy changes since end of Cold War

The Nomad Today 6/29/22

HANDOUT - 25 June 2022, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured ahead of his meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Moody's confirms Russian international debt default

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/28/22

A work team, during a group meeting in a company. Photo: Yan Krukov/Pexels.

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Spain's unemployment falls below 3 million for first time since 2008

The Nomad Today 6/2/22

17 May 2022, Spain, Madrid: The Spanish Minister of Equality Irene Montero speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Spanish bill on period pain sick leave approved by Cabinet

The Nomad Today 5/17/22

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WORK IN SPAIN

Half of the new work contracts signed in Spain are permanent

The Nomad Today 5/4/22

Coffee machine coffee shop cafeteria bar. Photo: Pixabay.

TIPS AND LINKS

How to find a summer job in Spain

The Nomad Today 5/2/22

A retired couple on vacation in Ibiza. Photo: Pixabay.

IRPF 2022

Pensioners who are exempt from filing Income Tax return in Spain

The Nomad Today 4/11/22

24 June 2022, Spain, Melilla: A group of migrants make their way to the Temporary Immigration Center (CETI) as they celebrate crossing the Melilla fence. Photo: Antonio Ruiz/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Moving to Spain

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Rights group: Morocco used force against migrants storming Melilla

The Nomad Today 6/26/22

02 June 2022, Spain, Ceuta: Migrants queue at the port of Ceuta to embark to mainland Spain. The group, which includes 30 migrants of sub-Saharan origin, have left the Center for Temporary Stay of Immigrants (CETI) to take a boat to various NGO resources in mainland Spain. Photo: Antonio Sempere/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Moving to Spain

MIGRATION CRISIS

Spain and four other nations call for EU solidarity on migration

The Nomad Today 6/4/22

Cars driving on a highway in Madrid. Photo: Pixabay/File Photo.

Moving to Spain

BREXIT

UK citizens residing in Spain can no longer use the British driving license

The Nomad Today 5/2/22

08/04/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during a visit to the Center for Attention, Reception and Referral for Ukrainian refugees, located in the Fira de Barcelona. Photo: La Moncloa.

Moving to Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukrainians in Spain: work permit, driver's licence, free train travel

The Nomad Today 4/27/22

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Economy & Business

GDP

Spain GDP expands less than estimated in Q1

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/27/22

22 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, speaks during a plenary session at the Spanish Congress of Deputies. Photo: Eduardo Parra/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

ENERGY CRISIS

Spanish government looks to halve VAT on electricity as prices climb

The Nomad Today 6/22/22

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Economy & Business

CONSUMER SENTIMENT

Spain consumer confidence improves further

The Nomad Today 6/14/22

10/05/2022. The Minister for Territorial Policy and Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, and the Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, during her speech at the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Spain launches line of guarantees to ensure liquidity of companies

The Nomad Today 5/11/22

Work

TAXES

IRPF: The key dates of the income tax campaign in Spain in 2022

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/12/22

Taxpayers may file their tax returns in three different ways: by phone, in person and through the Tax Agency's website

16 April 2022, Spain, Palma: Tourists chill on the beach of Arenal during the Easter week. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

TOURISM

Another German holidaymaker drowns in sea off Mallorca

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/26/22

05 January 2022, Spain, Madrid: A traveller stands with his luggage as he looks at the display board at Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

PANDEMIC

EU travelers to Spain no longer required to prove Covid-19 status

The Nomad Today 6/3/22

FILED - 03 June 2022, Berlin: An easyJet airplane arrives at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) "Willy Brandt". The British low-cost airline Easyjet wants to push ahead with the renewal of its fleet with another major purchase from Airbus. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa.

AIRLINES

Easyjet cabin staff in Spain to strike in July for more pay

The Nomad Today 6/22/22

Tourists fill the Majorcan beach of s'Arenal on a sunny day. Photo: © Pablo Morilla.

WORK IN SPAIN

Employment in tourism activity up by 350,000 more workers in Spain

The Nomad Today 5/10/22

General view of Barcelona's Somorrostro beach in spring. Photo: Ⓒ The Nomad Today.

TOURISM

Barcelona to ban smoking on all its beaches from July

The Nomad Today 4/8/22

A sticker on a parking payment machine in the Barceloneta neighborhood in Barcelona shows rejection against tourists. Photo: © The Nomad Today.

TOURISM

'Tourist, go home': Why Spain has a movement against mass tourism

Pablo Morilla 5/8/22

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Valencia

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Alicante

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Malaga

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Granada

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Seville

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clear sky
Cadiz

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Almeria

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overcast clouds
Girona

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clear sky
Zaragoza

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clear sky
San Sebastian

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few clouds
Bilbao

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Santander

20.5 °C

overcast clouds
A Coruna

20.8 °C

few clouds
Vigo

26.4 °C

clear sky
Valladolid

24.9 °C

clear sky
Salamanca

24.8 °C

few clouds
Badajoz

31.2 °C

clear sky
Murcia

28.8 °C

few clouds

A general view of Benidorm, with its beach full of people. Photo: Pixabay.

MOVING TO SPAIN

Revealed: the most British cities in Spain

The Nomad Today 2/19/22

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LIFESTYLE

These are the most popular names for newborns in Spain

Pablo Morilla 6/18/22

01 June 2022, Spain, Madrid: English singer Mick Jagger performs on stage at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium during a concert by English rock band The Rolling Stones. Photo: Hans Klaus Techt/APA/dpa.

MUSIC

Rolling Stones open European tour in Madrid to rave reviews

The Nomad Today 6/2/22

FILED - 12 October 2021, ---: A scene from Season 1 of the Netflix series "The Squid Game." The series pushes the number of Netflix subscribers in South Korea to a record level last September. Photo: YOUNGKYU PARK/Netflix/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit einer Berichterstattung über das Streaming der Serie nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

STREAMING

Netflix announces second season of hit 'Squid Game'

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/13/22

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LIFESTYLE

The 5 best free dating sites to find love in Spain

The Nomad Today 4/18/22

19/04/2022. Minister of Health Carolina Darias speaks at the press conference held after the meeting of the Council of Ministers to announce the end of the mandatory mask use. Photo: La Moncloa.

VACCINATION

Spain recommends monkeypox, fourth Covid jab for those at risk

The Nomad Today 6/10/22

The four main protagonists of the Spanish police series Drug Squad: Costa del Sol. Image YouTube screenshot.

TV SERIES

Five addictive Spanish series you cannot miss on Netflix

The Nomad Today 4/17/22

19 May 2022, United Kingdom, London: Shakira arrives at the annual Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards at Grosvenor House. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire/dpa.

SEPARATION

Barcelona defender Pique splits from long-time partner Shakira

The Nomad Today 6/4/22

13 May 2022, Italy, Turin: Chanel from Spain preforms "SloMo" during the second dress rehearsal for the final of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The final of the 66th version of the international music contest will be held in Turin on 14 May with a total of 40 participants. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Spain's Chanel third placed in Eurovision Song Contest won by Ukraine

The Nomad Today 5/15/22

Facades of residential buildings in Barcelona. Photo: Ⓒ The Nomad Today.

PROPERTY

Number of mortgages on homes grows at a good pace in Spain

The Nomad Today 4/27/22

Facades of residential buildings in Barcelona. Photo: Ⓒ The Nomad Today.

IRPF CAMPAIGN

How owning or renting a home in Spain affects the 2022 income tax return

The Nomad Today 4/6/22

Residential homes in Hondarribia. Photo: Pablo Morilla.

PROPERTY

Home sales rise 31% in Spain

The Nomad Today 3/23/22

28/03/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez greets the first and second vice-presidents of the Government, Nadia Calviño and Yolanda Díaz, upon their arrival at the third 'Generation of Opportunities' meeting held in Madrid. Photo: La Moncloa.

PROPERTY

Spanish government limits rent increases to 2% for 3 months

The Nomad Today 3/29/22