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The easiest way I would recommend, from what I know, is to first come here via some international student program of a long duration. There are many such programs available not only in Spain but through many universities that you can look up on the internet. You can do internships through many of them where financial aid can help you. Once you are here, you can apply for an annual and renewable Student NIF identity card at the national police station here 60 days after you get here depending on the length of your program and how much money you can use (whether yours or financial aid). Also, You can work under the table here quite easily if you have any good job skills, especially teaching english even without a TESL degree.

If you do not want to become a student, there is a lot of nanny/au pair type work available and also some tourism exchange work programs that could at least give you some time to stay here in goabroad.com for example. Once you are here, and especially if you have any money saved up, you will be surprised at how much under the table work you can find. But again this depends on your work experience, determination, how much money you can bring with you, and what you are willing to do for work. I don't know too much about this route, but it seems to me that without connections some kind, or without supposedly a very "high level" work experience of some sort, that a student program for at least one of you is the best way to go.

Now a Residency permit or Legal long-term work, is a whole different story, that is something I am looking into right now. I wish you the best of luck...

Sincerely,

Tito

 

i also agree with tilo.............nice

 

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