Five Years In Lanzarote - our honest story.

Hola Lanzarote

Hola Lanzarote

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July 2026 marked our first five years in Lanzarote, having obtained non-lucrative visas for our residency in Spain. Since arriving we have renewed our residency twice and this month we finally got our long term residency, also known as permanent residency.
In this video I tell you our story of making the initial move and the challenges we have faced in both moving and living here.
I talk about planning the move, getting our legal residency, finances, taxes and costs, location, healthcare, and learning Spanish.
It's a long video because there is a lot to say! But to help you skip to parts that may be of more interest to you, I've included chapters on the timeline.
Any questions please ask in the comments.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction
02:35 Planning
06:30 Getting Residency
21:50 Finances
22:50 Moving Costs
30:00 Renting/Buying Property
33:20 Cost of Living
39:12 Banking
41:57 Tax
46:52 Location
01:00:48 Healthcare
01:11:08 Learning Spanish
01:17:17 Conclusion