About Spangolita
Moving to Spain sounds dreamy until you meet Spanish bureaucracy. Suddenly you're googling "what is NIE" at 2am, wondering why getting a cita previa feels like winning the lottery, and trying to figure out if you even need a TIE or just an NIE.
I'm Simona Švelnytė, and I've been through it all. After navigating the Spanish residency process myself—the confusing paperwork, the contradictory information online, the appointments that seem impossible to book—I started Spangolita to share what I actually learned.
Spangolita is a practical guide to Spanish immigration paperwork, residency requirements, and settling in Spain for both EU and non-EU citizens. Here you'll find clear explanations of things like the difference between NIE and TIE, how empadronamiento works, step-by-step residency guides, and honest answers about what the process really looks like.
This isn't a corporate immigration site with generic advice copy-pasted from government websites. It's the guide I wish I'd had—written by someone who's actually been in your shoes, not a law firm trying to sell you services.
What you'll find here
Step-by-step guides on Spanish documentation, residency applications, cita previa bookings, and the kind of real-talk advice you'd get from a friend who's already figured it out.
Why subscribe?
When you subscribe, you get full access to all guides plus new content straight to your inbox—no algorithms deciding what you see. Your support keeps Spangolita independent and ad-free. Thank you for being here.
