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Overview

• Overview
• Considering The City
• Before You Arrive
• When You Arrive
• Essential Documents
• When You Leave

Documents

• Documents
• Entry Visa
• Residence Visa
• Labour Card
• ID Card

Certificates & Licences

• Driving Licence
• Birth Certificate & Registration
• Marriage Certificate & Registration
• Death Certificate & Registration

Work

• Working in Spain
• Working Hours
• Finding Work
• Voluntary & Charity Work
• Working as a Freelancer/Contractor
• Employment Contracts
• Labour Law
• Changing Jobs
• Company Closure

Financial & Legal Affairs

• Bank Accounts
• Financial Planning
• Taxation
• Legal Issues

Housing

• Housing
• Renting in Spain
• Real Estate Agents
• The Lease
• Main Accommodation Options
• Other Rental Costs
• Buying Property
• Mortgages
• Other Purchasing Costs
• Real Estate Law

Residential Areas

• Barceloneta
• Ciutat Vella
• Eixample
• El Raval
• Gracia
• Horta-Guinardó
• Les Corts
• l’Hospitalet de Llobregat
• Nou Barris
• Sant Andreu
• Sant Cugat
• Sant Martí
• Sants-Montjuïc
• Sarria-Sant Gervasi

Setting up Home

• Setting up Home
• Moving Services
• Furnishing Your Home
• Tailors
• Household Insurance
• Laundry Services
• Domestic Help
• Domestic Help Agencies
• Babysitting & Childcare
• Domestic Services
• DVD & Video Rental
• Pets

Utilities & Services

• Utilities & Services
• Electricity
• Water
• Gas
• Sewerage
• Rubbish Disposal and Recycling
• Telephone
• Internet
• Bill Payment
• Postal Services
• Radio
• Television
• Satellite Television

Health

• General Medical Care
• Health Insurance
• Donor Cards
• Giving Blood
• Giving Up Smoking
• Hospitals
• Main Private Hospitals
• Maternity
• Gynaecology & Obstetrics
• Paediatrics
• Dentists & Orthodontists
• Opticians & Ophthalmologists
• Cosmetic Treatment & Surgery
• Alternative Therapies
• Acupressure/Acupuncture
• Aromatherapy
• Homeopathy
• Physiotherapy
• Reflexology & Massage Therapy
• Back Treatment
• Nutritionists & Slimming
• Counselling & Therapy
• Addiction Counselling & Rehabilition
• Support Groups

Education

• Education
• Nurseries & Pre-Schools
• Primary & Secondary Schools
• University & Higher Education
• Universities
• Special Needs Education
• Learning LLL

Transportation

• Transportation
• Driving in Spain
• Vehicle Leasing
• Buying a Vehicle
• Vehicle Finance
• Vehicle Insurance
• Registering a Vehicle
• Traffic Fines & Offences
• Breakdowns
• Traffic Accidents
• Vehicle Repairs

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Activities

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This excerpt was taken from

Barcelona Explorer
Series: Complete Residents Guides