Cheerio Britain. Hello, Barcelona!
Moving to Barcelona from the UK may have become a bit more complicated after Brexit, but it is still relatively easy. Read to find out what you need to live in long-term Barcelona if you are a British citizen.
Brexit malarkey
As of January 2021, British citizens have no freedom of movement in the EU. Starting by not being able to use the border control lanes for EU citizens at the airport and continuing with the fact that their eligibility to live, work or study in an EU Member State depends on the host country’s national immigration laws and visa requirements, what was so easy then is not anymore, but fret not: it is definitely not impossible.
If you are coming to work for a UK company, they are the ones who will sort out all the necessary papers. If not, you have two options: applying for a visa to reside without the right to work or applying for a visa to live in Spain as a self-employed person. When there’s a will…
Find your home in Barcelona
If you are coming to work for a UK company, they are the ones who will sort out all the necessary papers. If not, you have two options: applying for a visa to reside without the right to work or applying for a visa to live in Spain as a self-employed person. When there’s a will…
No place like home?
The second thing you need to do is find your perfect home in Barcelona. There are so many different neighbourhoods to choose from you might have a harder time choosing than getting the visa to live here but let’s see if we can help out:
Do you like having the sea nearby and going down for a quick swim? Barceloneta and Poblenou are for you.
Are you a history buff and an architecture fan? Have a look at Barri Gòtic or Eixample.
You would like to experience life as if in a village but living in Barcelona? Gràcia, Sarrià and Sants are for you.
Is partying part of your life, and do you enjoy having a diversity of cultures just by setting foot on the street? Raval and Poble Sec might be just your ticket.
There is a place waiting for you!
Find your spot in Barcelona
Do you like having the sea nearby and going down for a quick swim? Barceloneta and Poblenou are for you.
Are you a history buff and an architecture fan? Have a look at Barri Gòtic or Eixample.
You would like to experience life as if in a village but living in Barcelona? Gràcia, Sarrià and Sants are for you.
Is partying part of your life, and do you enjoy having a diversity of cultures just by setting foot on the street? Raval and Poble Sec might be just your ticket.
There is a place waiting for you!
Pub crawl, bodega run
There’s such a big British ex-pat community living in Barcelona you will surely feel welcome from the very beginning.
You can meet them for drinks in a pub, but remember you do live in Barcelona now, so what about a Bodega route? You can start in Sant Antoni, visiting la Bodega d’en Rafel. After that, and maybe a visit to a few others you will find along the way, get to La Palma in Gòtic or el Xampanyet in Born. You can have a bite too, which will be great if you’re drinking vermut.
And if you absolutely insist: the two oldest pubs in Barcelona are The Quiet Man (Marqués de Barberá, 11) and Michael Collins (Pl. Sagrada Família, 4).
You can order pints to your heart's content in both of them!
Move to Barcelona
You can meet them for drinks in a pub, but remember you do live in Barcelona now, so what about a Bodega route? You can start in Sant Antoni, visiting la Bodega d’en Rafel. After that, and maybe a visit to a few others you will find along the way, get to La Palma in Gòtic or el Xampanyet in Born. You can have a bite too, which will be great if you’re drinking vermut.
And if you absolutely insist: the two oldest pubs in Barcelona are The Quiet Man (Marqués de Barberá, 11) and Michael Collins (Pl. Sagrada Família, 4).
You can order pints to your heart's content in both of them!
Moving to Barcelona from the UK may have become a bit more complicated after Brexit, but it is still relatively easy. Read to find out what you need to live in long-term Barcelona if you are a British citizen.
Brexit malarkey
As of January 2021, British citizens have no freedom of movement in the EU. Starting by not being able to use the border control lanes for EU citizens at the airport and continuing with the fact that their eligibility to live, work or study in an EU Member State depends on the host country’s national immigration laws and visa requirements, what was so easy then is not anymore, but fret not: it is definitely not impossible.
If you are coming to work for a UK company, they are the ones who will sort out all the necessary papers. If not, you have two options: applying for a visa to reside without the right to work or applying for a visa to live in Spain as a self-employed person. When there’s a will…
Find your home in Barcelona
If you are coming to work for a UK company, they are the ones who will sort out all the necessary papers. If not, you have two options: applying for a visa to reside without the right to work or applying for a visa to live in Spain as a self-employed person. When there’s a will…
No place like home?
The second thing you need to do is find your perfect home in Barcelona. There are so many different neighbourhoods to choose from you might have a harder time choosing than getting the visa to live here but let’s see if we can help out:
Do you like having the sea nearby and going down for a quick swim? Barceloneta and Poblenou are for you.
Are you a history buff and an architecture fan? Have a look at Barri Gòtic or Eixample.
You would like to experience life as if in a village but living in Barcelona? Gràcia, Sarrià and Sants are for you.
Is partying part of your life, and do you enjoy having a diversity of cultures just by setting foot on the street? Raval and Poble Sec might be just your ticket.
There is a place waiting for you!
Find your spot in Barcelona
Do you like having the sea nearby and going down for a quick swim? Barceloneta and Poblenou are for you.
Are you a history buff and an architecture fan? Have a look at Barri Gòtic or Eixample.
You would like to experience life as if in a village but living in Barcelona? Gràcia, Sarrià and Sants are for you.
Is partying part of your life, and do you enjoy having a diversity of cultures just by setting foot on the street? Raval and Poble Sec might be just your ticket.
There is a place waiting for you!
Pub crawl, bodega run
There’s such a big British ex-pat community living in Barcelona you will surely feel welcome from the very beginning.
You can meet them for drinks in a pub, but remember you do live in Barcelona now, so what about a Bodega route? You can start in Sant Antoni, visiting la Bodega d’en Rafel. After that, and maybe a visit to a few others you will find along the way, get to La Palma in Gòtic or el Xampanyet in Born. You can have a bite too, which will be great if you’re drinking vermut.
And if you absolutely insist: the two oldest pubs in Barcelona are The Quiet Man (Marqués de Barberá, 11) and Michael Collins (Pl. Sagrada Família, 4).
You can order pints to your heart's content in both of them!
Move to Barcelona
You can meet them for drinks in a pub, but remember you do live in Barcelona now, so what about a Bodega route? You can start in Sant Antoni, visiting la Bodega d’en Rafel. After that, and maybe a visit to a few others you will find along the way, get to La Palma in Gòtic or el Xampanyet in Born. You can have a bite too, which will be great if you’re drinking vermut.
And if you absolutely insist: the two oldest pubs in Barcelona are The Quiet Man (Marqués de Barberá, 11) and Michael Collins (Pl. Sagrada Família, 4).
You can order pints to your heart's content in both of them!
