Guides · Barcelona · Dublin
Guides for people who have just arrived
The paperwork of Barcelona and Dublin step by step, exactly as it sits in the Newope arrival plan. Each guide opens one step: what you need, in what order, and a tip that saves a trip.
Barcelona
Before you fly
- Key stepBook a place for your first 2 weeks
- Sort your health cover
- Key stepCheck your visa before you go
- Prepare a document folder
- Set up a travel-friendly bank card
On landing
First week
- Key stepStart your room hunt properly
- Key stepRegister at the town hall (empadronamiento)
- Key stepApply to 10 jobs and do walk-ins
- Go to one social event
- Find part-time work that fits your timetable
- Get your student card
- Key stepGet your food handler certificate
- Key stepRequest your sexual offences certificate
- Set your LinkedIn to Barcelona and go to a meetup
- Do a CV run in the big shopping areas
- Key stepCheck your contract and first payslip
First month
- Key stepGet your EU registration certificate (NIE)
- Key stepGet your TIE card
- Key stepGet your Social Security number
- Open a Spanish bank account
- Register at your local health centre (CAP)
- Key stepBuild a Spanish routine
- Key stepKnow your student work limits
Settled
Dublin
Before you fly
- Key stepBook a place for your first 2 weeks
- Sort your health cover
- Key stepCheck your visa or Working Holiday Authorisation
- Rewrite your CV the Irish way
- Set up a travel-friendly bank card
On landing
First week
- Key stepStart your room hunt properly
- Key stepApply to 10 jobs and do walk-ins
- Go to one social event
- Key stepKnow your student work limits
- Find part-time work that fits your timetable
- Get your student card
- Do a basic food safety course
- Key stepGet ready for Garda vetting
- Set your LinkedIn to Dublin and go to a meetup
- Do a CV run in the big shopping areas
- Key stepCheck your contract and first payslip
First month
- Key stepRegister with immigration (IRP card)
- Key stepApply for your PPS number
- Register with Revenue to avoid emergency tax
- Find a GP near you
- Key stepBuild an English routine
Settled
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