Spain vs Portugal for expats

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Topic	Spain	Portugal
Summary verdict	Moderat — Die Visumsvoraussetzungen variieren stark je nach Staatsangehörigkeit. EU-Bürger haben ein einfaches Anmeldeverfahren, während Nicht-EU-Bürger je nach Zweck (Arbeit, Studium, Investition) verschiedene Visa beantragen müssen.	moderat — EU/EWR/Schweizer Bürger benötigen für Aufenthalte über drei Monate nur eine Anmeldung beim örtlichen Behörden. Nicht-EU-Bürger benötigen in der Regel ein Visum und anschließend eine Aufenthaltserlaubnis, z. B. über Arbeits-, Studien-, D7- oder Investorenvisa. Die Wohnungssuche erfolgt online oder über Makler mit Besichtigung, Verhandlung und Abschluss eines Mietvertrags.
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Partners in Spain and Portugal

Spain

AGS Movers Spain — moving company (Madrid and Barcelona)
aRelocation — relocation agency (Barcelona)
Banco Sabadell Key Account — bank account (Alicante)
Banco Santander Non-Resident Online Account — bank account (Madrid)
BMC — company formation (Spain)
CaixaBank HolaBank — bank account (Barcelona)
De Micco & Friends / Lawyers & Auditors — company formation (Palma de Mallorca / Madrid / Spain)
DLF International Movers — moving company (Madrid and Barcelona)
Eres Relocation — relocation agency (Barcelona)
ExpatAuto.es — vehicle registration (Spain)
Global International — moving company (Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Malaga)
Hola Gestoria — vehicle registration (Spain)
Immigration Spain — relocation lawyer (Spain)
INTERS — moving company (Madrid)
Leialta — company formation (Spain)
Migratur — relocation lawyer (Madrid)
MTS Relocation Spain — relocation agency (Spain (nationwide))
MySpainVisa — relocation lawyer (Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Alicante)
N26 — bank account (Berlin)
Pellicer & Heredia Abogados — relocation lawyer (Spain)
RCD Legal — relocation lawyer (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla)
Relomar — relocation agency (Valencia)
RRYP Global — company formation (Córdoba / Málaga / Madrid)
SIT Grupo Empresarial (SIT Spain) — relocation agency (Spain (nationwide))
Spanish Solutions — vehicle registration (Spain)
Strong Abogados — company formation (Spain)
Taycan Car Services — vehicle registration (Spain)
TN Lawyers — vehicle registration (Valencia)
Wise — bank account (London)

Portugal

AnchorLess — bank account (Lisbon)
AutoGo — vehicle registration (unknown)
Caldeira Pires & Associados — relocation lawyer (Lisbon)
cityMover — moving company (Lisbon, Porto)
CSC Lawyers — relocation lawyer (Portugal)
DSV — moving company (Lisbon, Castanheira do Ribatejo, Matosinhos, Vilar do Pinheiro, Palmela)
Euro Auto — vehicle registration (unknown)
Expatica — bank account (Unknown)
Frontier — company formation (Lisbon)
Global International Relocation — relocation agency (Lisbon)
Grow in Portugal — vehicle registration (unknown)
Hawksford — company formation (Portugal)
HK Consulting — company formation (Lisbon)
IA Services UK - Portugal Visa — relocation agency (UK/Lisboa)
Immigrant Invest — bank account (Unknown)
Invictus Relocation Services — moving company (Lisbon, Trajouce, Mozelos)
JBP – Legal Support — relocation lawyer (Lisbon)
Lusoimpor — vehicle registration (unknown)
Luxe Move Portugal — relocation agency (Portugal)
Madeira Corporate Services — relocation agency (Funchal/Lisboa)
MSC Lawyer — relocation lawyer (Portugal)
Portugal Car Import — vehicle registration (unknown)
Portugal & Co — company formation (Lisbon)
Portugal Immigration Advisor — relocation agency (USA/Lisboa)
Premier International Movers — moving company (Sintra)
Relocare — relocation agency (Portugal)
Relocate to Portugal — relocation agency (Porto)
Relocate Wise — relocation agency (Lisbon)
The Portugal Brief — bank account (Unknown)
VPA — Venture Partners Advogados — relocation lawyer (Lisbon)