SueG

Easier said than done!!!!!!

ejbsom

could anyone suggest the best place in spain to move to with 3 kids 11 9 and 3. all going to go to spainsh school. in need of jobs when we get there dont no the lingo unfortunatley. im a class 1 driver and a driving instructor by trade.my wife runs her own dirving school in uk, not sure if thats the sort of thing we could do in spain. also need some where to rent. anyone know how easy it is to register your own car in spain

jdr

Have a look at the links in the free beer thread at the top of the forum.




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Rosemary

Need to learn Spanish if you want to work in Spain.

Rosemary

mikelincs

Given how different the driving instruction would be, and ONLY registered schools are allowed to teach, the only L plates in Spain are green and on the cars of newly qualified drivers. You would have to be pretty well fluent in Spanish to teach as the test is all in Spanish.

mikelincs

Go for long term rental property only to start with, you are going to have problems with a lack of Spanish, and the fact that only your Class 1 driving license will be of use, all other qualifications will NOT be usable here. You will almost certainly have to look for some other form of employment here, I'm not trying to sound defeatist, but you are starting out with a lot stacked against you. Look for somewhere in the southern coastal areas, that's where most of the Brits are. Car re registration isn't hard, as jdr has said look in the Free beer thread.

ejbsom

does your cousin work down in almeria. my hubby and i dont speak spanish but would need to work. not really fussy.

SueG

I dont mean to upset you but it is really hard to find work unless you know the language (OH and I dont speak Spanish). There is only bar work available and that really is dependent on age - you are taking a really big chance with three children. There is only OH and I to worry about. If I were you wait until the children are off your hands and then if it all goes pear shaped it's only the two of you that you have to worry about. I am sorry if this upsets you but we have been out since January and it is not as easy as one thinks

Phil & Chele

Hi... she didn't when she first went over 4 years back...but she did return back to England 18 months ago (health reasons - single parent & needed family support) and her and 4 children were speaking fluent Spanish !!! My cousin is a journalist and will be working on a Magazine for an Estate Agent over there... she is hoping to start her own mag...

My husband and i do not speak Spanish either..Do you both work now and what is it you do???

Chele..

ejbsom

my husband is a class 1 driver and he is also a qualified driving instructor. doesnt seem much call for it there. i am in the process of buying my own sandwich shop. was debating whether to bother and just take money to spain instead.

rugbymatt

Well it looks like Spain is off the list now.

Rosemary

Best to let common sense prevail. It looks like you already have a good deal coming off for you and looking at your posting I guess that Spain may be a future thing for you rather than a present one.

Good Luck with the sandwich bar.

Rosemary

ejbsom

yes, i kind of know in my heart that it isnt going to happen in the next year or so. just so want a better life for my children. i dread to think what state this country is going to be in when my 3 year old is at high school. god really depressed now. thanks for all the help and info guys.

Mrs eddie

Chin up chick........it'll happen!

I was gunna say I would wait until the 14 yr old and then obviously the 9 yr old had finished their education in England.....a lot of kids we have met are struggling with the language at from around 11 yrs old....and definitely 14.

We moved over here this time last year, but Mr E works remotely via the internet for a UK company. And I've picked up cleaning and bar work. We wouldn't have done it without security...and we are lucky that we have it. Many young families have had to go back, which is upsetting.

It's not easy getting work out here, even if you have Spanish as a second language....so I would stay put until you are sure where you wanna go, have security (30,000 euros...will GO in a flash). We have already re-mortgaged... hence I'm back to work.

Good luck hun......hope everything will work out for you.



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rugbymatt

I think they are going to Canada now.