Expats in Spain: my Tips

Linked below are my blog posts related to expat life in Madrid, divided in categories. Please note post dates; some information may no longer be valid. I receive no remuneration of any type from the businesses or products mentioned in any post.

Expat Practical Necessities

Renting a Madrid Apartment (20161209):
https://transitophile.com/chango/for-expats-renting-a-madrid-apartment/
For Expats: an International Move (20161215):
https://transitophile.com/chango/for-expats-an-international-move/
Spain Taxes for U.S. Expats (20190531):
https://transitophile.com/chango/spain-taxes-for-u-s-expats/
Spain-USA Tax Treaty (20240711):
https://transitophile.com/chango/spain-usa-tax-treaty/
Recommended Madrid Businesses (20200830):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-businesses-recommended-by-expat/
Gear for Long-Haul Travel (20160729):
https://transitophile.com/chango/gear-for-long-haul-travel/
Spain Expat Odds and Ends (20170201):
https://transitophile.com/chango/spain-expat-odds-and-ends/
USA Expats: Vote Abroad in 2020 (20200129):
https://transitophile.com/chango/usa-expats-vote-2020-presidential-elections/
So Should You Go Expat? (20230504):
https://transitophile.com/chango/so-should-you-go-expat/
Buying a Home in Spain (20240719):
https://transitophile.com/chango/buying-a-home-in-spain/

Immigration Process

I have omitted some posts that chronicle visa renewals in 2017 and 2019. I managed these renewals on my own, but would have suffered far less by working with a professional. I was happy with the service provided by Lexidy in 2021, and by Spainwide in 2016.

Overview for visa application process (20161109):
https://transitophile.com/chango/usa-to-spain-going-expat/
European Union Long Duration Residence (20211015):
https://transitophile.com/chango/european-union-long-duration-residence/

Spanish language-related

Polyglot Tips N'Tricks (20180110):
https://transitophile.com/chango/polyglot-tips-n-tricks/
Spanish Film for Spanish Students (20191010):
https://transitophile.com/chango/spanish-film-for-spanish-students/
Italki Online Language Learning: a Review (20200417):
https://transitophile.com/chango/italki-online-language-learning-user-review/
Spanish Loanwords: My Nominations (20200830):
https://transitophile.com/chango/spanish-idioms/
14 Spanish Expressions that I Wish I'd Known ... (20210116):
https://transitophile.com/chango/fourteen-spanish-expressions/
(More) Spanish words for a new year (20240101):
https://transitophile.com/chango/more-spanish-words-for-a-new-year/
Will I Ever be Fully Fluent in Spanish? (20211210):
https://transitophile.com/chango/spanish-fluency/
Surcos: a Spanish Cinema Special Mention (20220105):
https://transitophile.com/chango/surcos-classic-spanish-cinema/
(More) Spanish Film for Spanish Students (20221119):
https://transitophile.com/chango/more-spanish-film-for-spanish-students/
Spanish as Spoken in Spain (20170101):
https://transitophile.com/chango/spanish-as-spoken-in-spain/

Transportation

Rail Day Trips from Madrid (20170605)
https://transitophile.com/chango/rail-day-trips-from-madrid/
Ode to the Madrid Metro (20220216):
https://transitophile.com/chango/ode-to-the-madrid-metro/
I Introduce Madrid Cercanías commuter rail (20170121)
https://transitophile.com/chango/i-introduce-madrid-cercanias-commuter-rail/
Bus Transit in Madrid: an Overdue Post (20230517)
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-bus-system-overview/
Spain Driving License (20190812)
https://transitophile.com/chango/spain-driving-license-for-expats/
A Madrid bedroom community (20220303):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-transit-oriented-development/
Tarragona via a Renfe Competitor (20230906):
https://transitophile.com/chango/tarragona-via-iryo-renfe-high-speed-rail-competitor/

Madrid/Spain Impressions

Madrid Impressions: Round Eight (20230102):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-impressions-round-eight/
Madrid Impressions: Round Seven (20210819):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-impressions-round-seven/
Madrid Impressions: Round Six (20181007):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid_impressions_round_six/
Madrid Impressions: Round Five (20180316):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-impressions-round-five/
Madrid Impressions: Round Four (20170716):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-impressions-round-four/
Madrid Impressions: Round Three (20170513):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-impressions-round-three/
Madrid: Second Impressions (20160805):
https://transitophile.com/chango/madrid-second-impressions/

Spain Tourism

Visit to Ronda, Spain (20190819):
https://transitophile.com/chango/ronda-spain-tourist-trip/
A Weekend in Galicia, Spain (20191003):
https://transitophile.com/chango/galicia-tourist-weekend/
Extremadura: Spain Covid Road Trip #1 (20200920):
https://transitophile.com/chango/extremadura-tourist-road-trip/
Picos: North Coast: Spain Covid Road Trip #2 (20200925):
https://transitophile.com/chango/tourist-road-trip-picos-europa-asturias_cantabria/
South Coast: Spain Covid Road Trip #3 (20201025):
https://transitophile.com/chango/costa-del-sol-tourist-road-trip/
Ruta de las Caras in Cuenca, Spain (20210517):
https://transitophile.com/chango/ruta-de-las-caras-of-cuenca-spain/
Trips to Catalonia (20210716):
https://transitophile.com/chango/tourist-trips-to-catalonia-spain/
(Three Underappreciated) Madrid Museums (20230331):
https://transitophile.com/chango/three-underappreciated-madrid-museums/

Spain Tourist Photo Albums