Shorouk Express Spain’s golden visa will officially be scrapped on Thursday April 3rd 2025. To mark its end, here are ten revealing stats about arguably the best residency scheme for non-EU nationals. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez first announced plans to cancel the country’s golden visa option back in April 2024, a decision which made…
Shorouk Express A political party has lodged a proposal to prevent foreigners from buying property in Spain if they can’t prove that they’ve lived in the country for at least five years. The Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) has filed a non-legislative motion in the Spanish Congress which proposes restricting foreigners from buying homes in…
Shorouk Express If you’re moving to Spain or buying a property here, you’ll need an NIE or Foreigner Identification Number. Here’s our step by step guide on how to apply for one. NIE stands for Número de Identificación de Extranjero. It’s a ‘Foreigner Identification Number’ for non-Spanish citizens. You will need one to be able to…
Shorouk Express The U.S. administration calls on Spain to increase military spending in its first official contact with the country since Trump took office. Since taking being sworn in on January 20th, US President Donald Trump hasn’t had any direct diplomatic contact with Spain. Up until now there have been no messages or calls either…
Shorouk Express Four people died and two were missing following an accident on Monday at a coal mine in Spain’s northern region of Asturias, officials said. Another three people were seriously injured and taken to hospital, the central government’s office in Asturias said in a statement. Two of the injured had burns while the third…
Shorouk Express US President Donald Trump has rolled out new tariffs on car and oil imports from around the world, with some countries more exposed than others. How will Spain hold up? This week US President Donald Trump confirmed what he had long been threatening and his government will from April impose 25 percent tariffs…
Shorouk Express Spain will bid to jointly host the 2035 women’s football World Cup along with Portugal and Morocco, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) announced on Friday. “There is no better way to raise the profile of women’s sport than by participating in the most important sporting event in the world, a FIFA World Cup….
Shorouk Express If you rent your property out to tourists in Spain, is it necessary to register as ‘autónomo’? You’re a resident in Spain and you’re lucky enough to own two properties. You meet all the requirements to get a tourist licence and decide to rent out the second property to visitors. Or you have…
Shorouk Express If you’re thinking of becoming self-employed in Spain or you’re moving over on the digital nomad visa and have to sign up as ‘autónomo’, there are many factors you should be aware of first, writes Barcelona-based freelance journalist Esme Fox. As of 2025, there are approximately 3.3 million autónomos or self-employed people registered…
Shorouk Express Finding somewhere to live in a new country can be challenging enough without having to worry about fraud and being scammed out of money, so here are the things you need to be aware of. With the current housing crisis in Spain, competition for property is fierce, and people are finding it more…
