Making A Living In Spain

[alejandro9orona]

Well me and my family are mexican but I'm in the USA how do you think will it be possible to make a living in Spain, as by how much will they pay you or how much can apartment cost

[sandyRoe]

Spain has massively high levels of unemployment. Unless you have special skills it's unlikely you find work.

[jno]

depends what sort of work you can do. Unemployment is quite high there at the moment.

[alejandro9orona]

Like being a cook or cash register

[ummmm]

Go to www.rightmove.co.uk and then click on 'overseas' and check out the rental prices in Spain.

[EDDIE51]

Very little chance sorry. As you have been told the unemployment in Spain is very high and preference is given to Spanish and EU nationals. Wage rates are low as well you would be lucky to get E 10,000 a year ! There are lots of illegal immigrants who will work for less than that.

[Buenchico]

Nationals of countries outside of the European Economic Area require a Work & Residence Visa to work in Spain. Individuals can't apply for such visas; only employers can.

Your chances of finding an employer prepared to apply for a visa (for work in low-skilled employment) are almost nil. Nearly a quarter of all the Spanish workforce are unemployed. (In the youth sector the unemployment rate is around 50%). So it's extremely unlikely that any employer would consider going through the hassle of seeking a visa for an overseas worker when there are thousands of local people wanting a job. Further, it's even less likely that the Spanish immigration authorities would actually grant such a visa. (They're usually restricted to people who've got specific skills which can't be offered by Spaniards, such as world-class footballers and pioneering surgeons).