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So you love Barcelona (or some other Spanish city) and want to come live and work here for a while, but you are not EU/EEA citizen? You still can come here with a Spanish Working Holiday Visa.
A Working Holiday Visa (WHV) is a type of visa that allows you to travel and work in a certain country for 1-2 years.
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Working Holiday Visas are generally valid for 12 months. Some might be extended for another 6 or 12 months.
If you want a Working Holiday Visa for Barcelona, you’ll need a WHV for Spain.
The Working Holiday Visa is meant for young people something like 18-30 years old at the time of application.
Currently only 4 nationalities can obtain the Working Holiday Visa for Spain:
Also, those that have a valid Working Holiday Visa for another Schengen country (eg Germany, France, etc) might be able to travel to Spain during the time the visa remains valid.
It is less clear whether it will be possible to work in Barcelona with a Working Holiday Visa issued by a 3rd state such as Germany.
In principle it is not possible and you’d be allowed to stay in Spain for only 90 days as a tourist, after that you’d have to register.
The Working Holiday Visa will allow you to work in temporary roles. This means that pretty much all student and service jobs qualify.
The most common jobs are tourism-related:
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Getting a job in Spain is much easier if you speak good Spanish, unless you work in IT, design, or fashion.
Working without a contract is illegal and not recommended as it might get you deported and banned from visiting Spain.
With a Spanish Working Holiday Visa, you’ll be able to work in Spain (any region) for as long as the visa is valid, usually 1 year.
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This means that your visa will be valid in Barcelona, Madrid, Ibiza, Valencia, Sevilla, etc.
During the validity of the visa, you’ll also be able to change location and work for different employers.
Obtaining a Working Holiday Visa for Spain will require some administration and research and will involve presenting official documents to the authorities, including criminal records.
Most of the administration can be done online / per post, but you might need to go to the Spanish Embassy / Consulate in your country or nearest location and apply accordingly.
Find the links to the official application procedure below:
Important! Note that the number of yearly Working Holiday Visas issued to citizens of each country is usually limited to 200-1500 visas per year.
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Do you want to go ice skating near Oslo? It’s a great idea! Oslo has some nice places to go ice staking, and a local favorite is Fornebu.
The place itself is beautiful and, weather permitting, it allows for kilometers of ice skating around the small islands in the little fjord. Don’t miss it!
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Norway is expensive, full stop. There’s no way around it. But you can try to shop at relatively cheaper supermarket chains. Let’s talk about the cheapest supermarket in Norway.
If you are an Erasmus student or a seasonal worker you’ll likely try to shop low-cost groceries.
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Unfortunately, Norway does not have Lidl or Aldi, or other European low-cost supermarket chains.
The model here in Norway is different, instead of having cheaper supermarket chains, there are only regular supermarkets (no hard discounters).
But then the regular supermarkets offer “cheap” brands such as El Dorado or First Price that are basically basic and low cost products respectively.
What’s really interesting is that both brands are controlled by the same marketing group: Unil, which also controls premium brands such as Jacobs.
Rema (aka Rema 1000) is generally speaking your best bet if you’re trying to keep a low-cost life in Norway.
While not great in terms of assortment, service, or fruit prices, the supermarket is still your best bet.
Kiwi is very similar to Rema, and in some cases cheapest supermarket in Norway.
Kiwi has a
A Norwegian cooperative, Coop is a nice supermarket, similar to Kiwi and Rema 1000 but slightly shinier and nicer.
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Chess has a following in Barcelona and is becoming even more popular as the city hosts international visitors and residents. Do you know the best chess clubs in Barcelona.
The Barcelona Chess Club, was constituted in 1921 and is thus the oldest chess club in Barcelona and Spain.
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The club organizes chess courses for kids and adults as well as tournaments.
Catalunya Escacs Club, literally Catalunya Chess Club, is located in Sants and offers courses and summer activities.
The Escola d’Escacs de Barcelona, literally the Barcelona Chess School, organizes chess courses Monday through Thursday, from October till May.
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