Move To Spain Like A Pro

So you’ve decided to move to Spain. You’ve even reserved an apartment in Valencia, started practicing “una caña, por favor,” and have already told everyone about your move. Then, halfway through gathering your non lucrative visa paperwork, someone asks: “Hang on, are you planning to keep working?” Of course you are. Your American employer is happy for you to work remotely, and your salary will still land in your American bank account. Surely that’s fine?…

By Max Milano The Spanish bureaucrat behind the glass slides your birth certificate back across the counter. “Necesita una traducción jurada.” You recognize traducción. You understand that something needs to be translated. But you have no idea what jurada means, why the translation you already paid for is unacceptable, or why the clerk is now pointing toward the door. Outside, the Spanish sun is shining. People are drinking coffee in the plaza. Somewhere nearby, a…