In Spain, each year there are 14 bank holidays (dias festivos), made up of 10 National holidays (of which two can be substituted by the region), 2 regional holidays and 2 local municipal holidays. As always in 2023 locals and residents alike will take advantage of long weekends known as “puentes”. This is when a…
The long awaited digital nomad visa is here and by the 31st March 2023, the system should be in place for applicants to start enjoying their new digital life in the sun. It’s all in the details … There’s a good reason why this new digital nomad visa has been introduced as part of the…
Non-lucrative visa – what does it look like? What information does the visa page actually have? There’s a lot of important information on your visa page, not least a photo showing who it’s been issued to – but what do the other numbers and letters mean? Valid for: Pretty self-explanatory, this is the country that…
As well as visas, residency applications and vehicle registrations, over the years the Upsticks team have picked up hundreds of top tips for moving countries and the steps you can take to make the process as straightforward and stress free as possible. In no particular order, here we share our Top 10 tips to make…
It’s hard to believe that the Non-Lucrative Visa has only been a `thing´ for British citizens since 1st January 2021. With a slow start due to the pandemic, the first visas were eventually granted around late spring. Fast-forward to the end of 2022, and after helping our clients successfully apply for over 250 non-lucrative visas,…
