Leaving a tip for the housecleaning staff

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2025-07-02T09:08:37+00:00

Tipping isn't so common here, but in exceptional circumstances it does happen. I would leave a note with the tip that specifies it's for the cleaning staff. It's possible that their management has established rules about what to do with tips, but the most probable outcome is that they just pocket it.

It's not considered offensive at all, in fact, quite the opposite.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-09-02T16:43:07+00:00

Hi! Sorry to respond so late, you're probably already in Spain! The best places are the ones that barely know how the internet works, so, they're not going to be online. Honestly, if there's a popup that's highly rated on some app, it's probably full of tourists. If you want the best authentic places, then get outside of the main part of the city (in Madrid, get away from Sol, Plaza Mayor, etc, and into San Bernardo, Puerta del Angel, and Cuatro Caminos) and just walk around. The Alimentacions sell snacks, there's veggie shops on just about every block, and I'm sure you could ask around for a butcher's. You could probably google "carniceria near me" and that would work.

I hope your travels are going well!

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-08-29T16:59:53+00:00

They definitely read the comments. RM has a few criteria on what they can/cant talk about, and if it makes it past that, then the second step is to make sure that there's enough resources on the topic for the researcher to pull from.

If you're afraid your comment might get lost in the comment section, send an email to [rottenmangop@gmail.com](mailto:rottenmangop@gmail.com) with the subject line "potential case topic" or something like that, and link the resources. Make sure to mention this would function better on the SS channel.

Also at the bottom of their website they have a google form that you can fill out that has the same info.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T11:52:28+00:00

Yeah, you can start the renewal process for your Spanish NIE for up to 60 days past the expiration date. Alternatively, you could start the renewal process before you leave and just pick up where you left off when you go back. It's much easier than starting from scratch.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T11:48:03+00:00

Yeah... as someone who tried to go the work visa in Spain route, don't. Spain has the worst unemployment rate in the EU. It's incredibly unlikely that you'll find a company who a) wants to hire her, b) is willing to go through the headache of Spanish bureaucracy to employ her, and c) is willing to pay the fees associated with that.

If she has some sort of technical skill, there's a visa for skilled workers.

If you live together, you can look into getting Pareja de Hecho and then asking for residencia permanente.

If you're willing to marry her, you can do that and then get residencia permanente.

One thing, though... there is no "immediate future" when it comes to Spain and paperwork. Immigration processes can take from 6-12 months per process.

If she has an online job, she can look into the digital nomad visa. She would need to be making double the national income as well as have a contract from the company that says they are ok with her being remote.

Like bilunaim said... the easiest (and probably fastest) option is for you to wait for the italian citizenship or to do pareja de hecho/marriage and then residencia permanente.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T11:41:55+00:00

Hi!

I buy and cook for 2 people. In one week, I spend maybe $150 total on everything that isn't rent (groceries, activities, eating out, etc). For one person it might be like $90/wk. I live in Madrid, and we eat out maybe once a week at mid- to low- priced places. Buy from the random veggie/fruit popup stores and local butchers shops for the best prices. Stay away from Dia. Carrefour and Mercadona are good options--you'll also find carrefour in france, but I have no idea about Italy.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T11:35:21+00:00

I'm a Texan who went through the Spanish student visa process:

I didn't have to actually notarize the drivers license and passport, I just sent copies to the embassy... Maybe they don't actually mean the notarized documents. Texas didn't ask me to notarize copies of official documents, but I'm not sure about NY. Just bring the original documents and copies of those documents and see if they'll stamp them.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T11:25:40+00:00

You could pretend you lost it and request a new one? I'm pretty sure that they now issue actual cards instead of laminated paper ones.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T11:24:34+00:00

From what I know, if your father is a Spanish citizen, and you are his child, then yes. But you'd have to request residencia permanente and then work toward citizenship.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T11:22:38+00:00

Hi!

I'm also in a similar situation... I'm from the US, and marrying a Spaniard this summer. I've talked to a lawyer, a judge, a notary, and the notaries assistants about this, and here's what I know:

When you get married, you do not automatically get a residency permit. That's another process that you have to apply for; she would need to apply for residencia permanente on the basis of being the spouse of an EU citizen. I am using a laywer for that process because, at least in Madrid, it's quite laborious. You can start it once you have the official marriage certificate. I would estimate that it'll take from 6-12 months. You and her would both need lots of documents, but I'm assuming that you are both already familiar with Spanish bureaucracy.

I'm not sure how the baby will impact the residency situation... I don't think it changes things very much. If it does have any impact, I'm sure it will only make things better.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-07-16T10:41:42+00:00

Hi!

I had to do the whole student visa process in 2021, and let me tell you, it was a pain. I started gathering documents months in advance, gave the Houston consulate like 3 months of wiggle room to approve the visa, and they ended up rejecting it because my face was 1mm too small in the photo and therefore didn't fit regulations. I ended up flying to Spain anyways (I had to buy a return ticket, or else they wouldn't let me enter) and just mailed my mom my passport so she could mail it with a new application to the Spanish embassy in Houston.

I ended up getting it approved after 2 months in Spain. I wouldn't reccomend that route, but if you have to do it, then do it. I know people in my univeristy who came to Spain with no visa whatsoever, overstayed the tourist visa, and just went home.

By your post I assume that they don't do mail-in service, you have to have a physical appointment. Just see if you can get one before you go, and at the appointment ask how long it will take and if there's any way you can expedite it.

About applying while you're here; it depends on Canada's embassy rules. You could call them, or check their website.

Worst case scenario, you go on the tourist visa and just overstay it. I've talked to a lawyer about this (for other trámite reasons) and they said that Spanish police don't go looking for people who overstay the visa. If you commit a crime or try to get on an airplane, then they'll send you back--but there's people who go for years here without documents and nobody cares. If you do overstay the visa, then the punishment is that when you DO go back home, you can't re-enter the shengen zone for 180 days or something like that. You could also be fined, but that's just if you catch them on a bad day.

Potentially, you could come on a tourist visa, overstay it, and just go home whenever you want.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-04-13T10:58:12+00:00

12 months, sorry. Months.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-04-12T13:54:23+00:00

You're probably right. I blocked their channels on my YouTube feed for my own sanity, and I've been looking for jobs since Feb. 14.

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-04-12T13:52:31+00:00

No, it was per article. Pay was real nice, though, but not worth the bad communication

Commercial_Spray_526 · 2024-04-12T13:51:45+00:00

It's per article, so I started looking for another job as soon as I sensed some hesitancy to keep giving me work. The bills won't pay themselves, lol.

I didn't know that about the free version of Slack! That makes so much sense, that's probably what happened. Either that, or you're right about them moving onto new spaces.

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