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True. Although the Royal Decree was presented on July 27 then it was passed in Congress, almost every Autonomous Community except Andalucia and the Catalunya areas needs to be working on process of admission to the program. Although under PP, ... Read More

I found the definition again. I have no intention on returning to live in the US so therefore... Again, it all depends on where you look for a definition. What is the difference between an immigrant and an expatriate? Ex pat vs Immigrant. ... ... Read More

Guess it depends on what dictionary we use. I just googled Expat Read More

Yes, few immigrants are here from the US. I use the term Immigrants because it refers to permanency and Expat is temporary. The WHO ranks Spain as #8 and the US as #43 in overall care. This is based on many things, including infant mortality ... Read More

When we first came to Spain 6 years ago we contracted for private health insurance through Sanitas. We had it successfully for two years and when they started to call foul on preexisting conditions we converted to the Convenio Especial (buying into ... Read More

Anywhere in Spain, unless you have serious business contacts, finding work can be very difficult. If you are Spanish, great but you still have slim chances. I hate to piss in your Cornflakes but Spaniards are always hired first. Nothing is ... Read More

Good luck guy. Jobs are difficult to come by for non Spanish. Laws here require Spaniards to be hired first. Now if you have connections with Indian, American, or British companies here, that is a different story. Tech companies are hiring all ... Read More

John, you obviously do not understand the US electoral college. Trump was elected by a minority of more than 3 million votes. The EC is set up to unfairly give certain areas more representation. It is the only reason George Bush got elected. Read More

Agreed but I have been here for 6 years. If you read the history since 1986 healthcare has been free and universal more than not. It was so till 2012 when Rajoy put the screws to it. Actually, it was still supposed to be accesible but the INSS ... Read More

Hi, my name is Ed and I am a retired psychologist, living in the Pyrenees in Jaca with my wife. We have been here 6 years, almost. We speak fair Spanish but that is a must here. We have had a flat here for the past five years. We are American ... Read More

The Royal Decree dated July 27 attempts to roll back the prior 2012 status. If you can understand Spanish, there are copies of it on the internet. It clearly states healthcare as defined by PSOE is a right and will be free to Residents. It does ... Read More

Julien, we have done public and private insurance in our 6 years here. The main disadvantage with the public system is the wait lists for non emergent care. There is no wait list in the private system. We had sanitas but the rates immediately ... Read More