The Moving to Spain Timeline & Checklist 🇪🇸
When to start gathering papers for your visa, how to pack up a whole life, and what to do in your first weeks in Spain. All in the order you'll need it.
What's inside
Tap each stage to see what the guide walks you through.
Why we made it
Most of the paperwork for a Spanish visa application comes with a shelf life. Gather it too early and you might be requesting some of it all over again. Gather it too late and you're racing appointments.
We'll tell you when is the best time to start.
And the move doesn't stop at the visa. Once you land, there's a whole second list: a bank account, an apartment, your padrón, and your residency card. We put both lists in one place, in order, so you always know what comes next.
The Moving to Spain Timeline & Checklist, ready the moment you order.
Who's behind this?
After 13 years in the U.S. following every immigration rule with no clear path to permanent residency, we packed six suitcases, brought our dog, and moved to Valencia without ever having visited Europe first.
No plans of coming back? Same here. This checklist is everything we did to make that move, organized so you don't have to piece it together from a hundred different posts.
From our community
"We could have talked for hours more!"
I absolutely loved our conversation and felt like we could have talked for hours more! I truly appreciate all of the information you provided today and as well as all of the videos you have done.
Alison H. New Jersey
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Awww been following you guys and we are preparing our list to start our move to Spain! We bought your checklist and its helping us a lot! Hope to meet you guys one day!
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Keep planning
The checklist tells you when. These two help with where you'll live, and how to find the apartment once you're there.
Choosing where
Spain City Guide
Cost of living, healthcare, schools, and what your money buys, so you pick the city that fits your life, not just your feed.
See the City Guide →
Finding your home
Apartment Hunting Guide
Read listings the way locals do, learn who pays for what, and spot the ones that aren't real before you send a deposit.
See the Apartment Guide →Please read
The Timeline & Checklist is educational content based on our own experience moving to Spain. It is not legal or immigration advice. Visa requirements, document validity periods, and processing steps differ by consulate and can change.
Please confirm the current requirements with your consulate or an immigration lawyer before you apply.