jackian

Hi I am new at this so please bare with me. myself and my wife are planning the move to the malaga area in the near future my wife is a fully qualified carer and cook and has been in touch with a few places over there and even offered an interview at an english run care home however I am not so confident I really want to make the move but a bit worried I wont find work I am a joiner handyman and have alot of skills in most fields I am currently learning spanish and picking it up quickly we plan to drive over and to re registrar our vehicle there you have done loads of research and know about what we need to do on arrival would really like some feedback and your advise on this matter
Kind regards
Ian

Rosemary

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tebo53

Hi Ian,

There are several threads running about this subject at the moments so it worth reading most of them.

There won't be much chance of finding employment as a joiner I'm afraid as there are thousands of unemployment Spanish Joiner/handyman just waiting for work to come along. Jobs are usually given to people "who they know" and unless you work for yourself you will need to speak fluent Spanish. I can't comment on the need for carers but cooks/chef's are in abundance.

I glad you've done your research into aquiring NIE and required healthcare and incomes before you make the move.

Steve