I’m Sarah B. I moved to southern Spain from the UK a few years ago, and I remember exactly what it felt like to sit at my kitchen table with fifty browser tabs open, trying to piece together whether the Non-Lucrative Visa was actually right for me, what a NIE number was, and how on earth you open a Spanish bank account without already living there.

This site exists because I couldn’t find one place that answered all of it clearly, honestly, and in plain English. So I built it.

Everything here is based on real experience, cross-checked against current official sources. No vague “it depends” answers. No content written by someone who’s never set foot in Spain.

Where are you in your journey?

The most useful thing I can do is point you in the right direction straight away. Pick whichever describes you best:

Most read guides

These are the articles readers come back to most. A good starting point if you’re not sure where to begin:

A few things worth knowing about this site

All figures are verified

NLV income threshold, DNV requirements, Beckham Law rates – I check official sources and update when things change.

Spain-wide, not region-specific

I live in the south but I write for British expats across the whole country. Where something varies by region, I say so.

Honest about affiliate links

Some articles contain affiliate links. I only recommend services I’d genuinely use. Every article with a link says so clearly at the bottom.

Got a question that isn’t answered here? Use the search bar at the top, or get in touch – I read every message.