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Real help moving to Spain, from the team behind EasyFranceNow

We are Maxime and Aurelio, the two founders of EasyFranceNow. We built EasySpainNow to help Americans get past the part of moving to Spain that nobody warns you about: the gap between the official process and the one that actually works.

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Co-founders of EasyFranceNow and EasySpainNow
  • Visas
  • Housing
  • Banking
  • Health
  • Tax
  • Admin

You did everything right and still got stuck

Americans who move to Spain are smart and organized. You read the guides, you book the appointments, you bring every document the official website asks for.

Then the bank will not open your account, the immigration office wants a paper nobody mentioned, and the landlord never replies. That does not mean you did anything wrong.

The official process and the real process are two different things. Closing that gap is the whole reason we exist.

The people behind it

Real names and real photos, because you should know who is telling you what to do with your visa, your money and your paperwork.

Portrait of Maxime Roseau

Maxime Roseau

Co-founder, immigration and relocation

Maxime Roseau is a French entrepreneur and co-founder of EasyFranceNow and EasySpainNow. His work covers immigration and residency procedures for U.S. citizens moving to Europe: long-stay visa applications, the residence card that follows arrival, appointment systems, permit renewals and changes of status, and the operational side of relocation that decides whether a move settles smoothly or wobbles in the first months.

  • Spanish visas and residence permits
  • Rental dossiers
  • Banking logistics
  • Healthcare registration
  • Daily life in Spain
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Portrait of Aurelio Maurici

Aurelio Maurici

Co-founder, legal, tax and cross-border finance

Aurelio Maurici is the co-founder of EasyFranceNow and EasySpainNow and the author behind the guidance on banking, taxation, healthcare and day-to-day administration for U.S. nationals in Europe.

  • US taxes abroad
  • FATCA and banking
  • Spanish administration
  • Inheritance and cross-border finance
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The EasyFranceNow method, applied to Spain

We built EasyFranceNow on one rule: start from the official source, then write down the part the official page leaves out. EasySpainNow applies the same rule to Spain. Every rule links to the Spanish or U.S. page it comes from, and every guide says when it was last checked. It is the foundation for everything we publish.

A few things we check for you:

Your consulate, not a generic list

Consular requirements differ from one consulate to the next, so we name the one we read and tell you to read yours.

The move checklist

The one-month card deadline

The foreigner identity card has to be requested within one month of entry. It is a month, not 30 days, and the order of the first steps decides whether you make it.

Your first month

Two tax systems, one calendar

The FBAR sees your Spanish accounts and Modelo 720 sees your U.S. ones. We put both deadlines in the same place.

Preparing your finances

The mistakes that cost the most

The errors Americans make in their first year, from the missed registration to the unreported account, with the fix for each.

The common mistakes

Our editorial standards

  • We cite the source. Rules, thresholds and deadlines come from official Spanish and U.S. government material, and every guide lists the pages it was checked against, with the date.
  • We date everything. Every guide shows when it was published, updated and last verified.
  • We rewrite on change. When a procedure changes we rewrite the guide, and when something that used to work stops working, we say so.
  • We fix errors in the open. Found one? Tell us. We correct it and note what changed.
  • We are honest about limits. When you need a lawyer, a gestor or a tax advisor, we say so.
How we write and verify

Before you take our advice

You should know exactly what we are, what we are not, and where our money comes from.

We are

  • The team behind EasyFranceNow
  • Practical guides and a step-by-step app
  • A named author on every guide

We are not

  • Lawyers
  • Immigration attorneys
  • Tax advisors

We do not give legal, immigration or tax advice, and we do not pretend to. When your situation needs a licensed professional, we say so. Our job is to get you ready, so you do not waste your time or theirs.

How we make money

  • The guides are free and stay free. No paywall, no registration to read.
  • We sell our own product, the Spain Navigator, a one-time purchase.
  • Some outbound links are affiliate links. If you use them we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. See our affiliate disclosure.
  • Partnerships do not buy coverage. A commercial relationship never earns a recommendation, a review or a place in a guide.

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Sourced, dated guides on visas, banking, taxes and settling in, each checked against the official pages it cites.

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Questions readers ask

How can you help me move to Spain?

Start with the free guides and the newsletter. When you want more, the Spain Navigator turns the guides into a plan built around your situation, in the order the move happens.

Why a Spain site from the team behind EasyFranceNow?

Because the method travels, not the rules. Every Spanish guide is written from Spanish and U.S. official sources, and lists the pages it was checked against with the date.

Are you lawyers or tax advisors?

No. We do not give legal, immigration or tax advice. When you need a licensed professional, we say so and point you to one. Our job is to get you to that appointment prepared.

How do you make money?

The guides are free. We earn from the Spain Navigator and from affiliate commissions on some outbound links, at no extra cost to you. A commercial relationship never buys a recommendation.

I don't speak Spanish. Can you still help?

Yes. Everything we publish is in English, and the guides gloss every Spanish administrative term the first time it appears.

Who we are legally

EasySpainNow is published by TWENTY M SAS, SIREN 990370603, registered in France. Registered office: 229 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France. Editorial contact: our contact page.

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