Of course we have a list for everything, so we thought we’d share the mama list with you! These aren’t currently in any order, just a list that need to have all checked off. Of course we keep adding to it as well.
To do prior to the move to Spain
√ Completed items:
- Decide on a plan
- Update kids passports
- Full physical for us all and medical sign off
- Get extra passport photo’s for all of us
- Obtain copies of all legal documents (marriage certificate, birth certificates)
- Apply for Spanish visa (long list of to do items that go along with this)
- Sell house (this happened quickly, so into a temp apartment for 3 months)
- Rent storage unit for items that we MUST keep, but not take with us
- Prepare finances
- Update Wills
- Buy Travel Health Insurance
- Scoping trip of Spain to narrow down desired area
- Obtain a Visa credit card with no foreign transaction fees
- Obtain international drivers license
- Move some items to bank safe deposit box
- Cancel home owners insurance
- Cancel YMCA membership
- Give 60 day notice at temp apartment
- Find someone to accept our forwarded US mail, and scan important items and email to us.
- Heidi finished work (May 17th)
- Start Blog and Facebook Page
- Approval for Spanish Visa
- Book Flights
- Book 1st week accommodation and rental car
- Pay off both cars to obtain title
- Purchase laptops
- Cancel (cable, utilities, XM Radio, internet)
- Plan kids education and curriculum (this will be in progress the entire time, but main plan is ready)
- Alan to finish work (Aug 3rd)
- Double check finances and investments
- Sell motorcycle, cxl insurance
- Migrate items from desktops to laptops
- Obtain kids school transcripts
- Decide what is going with us and what luggage to use
- Say “see ya later” to friends and family (plan a picnic at the park, so people can drop by or stay for the day)
- Organize automatic payment for items that will be recurring
- Craigslist Round 3 – Sell personal belongings (down to as little as possible)
- Order Euros from Bank
- Cancel cell phones
- Redirect our US Mail to designated person
- Create spreadsheet on our plan and details of each back up plan
- Spanish lessons (formal and self-taught)
In Progress or still to do:
Finalize back up plans if Spanish visa isn’t approved or not approved in time for September 1st departure from North Carolina.- Sell both cars and cancel insurance (one down and one to go)
- Inform Banks and Credit Cards of our plans
Looking to move to Barcelona, have spent about a month there. Got your guide and at first look it seems very helpful, thanks. Any thoughts?
Hi Cliff! First of all congrats to you for deciding to make the move. Secondly, thanks for buying the resident visa tips and tricks. We have had quite a few people buy the guide and already informed us they are approved, so that is very rewarding. Some have even said the consulate employee liked how organized they were (according to them, thanks to the guide).
Barcelona is beautiful and it is good you have already spent an extended amount of time there. When do you plan to make the move and what specific questions do you have? Feel free to use the Contact Us page if you like. Let us know how we can help you.
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