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A personal checklist for exploring, preparing and building a routine. Check off what you have covered; progress stays in this browser.

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Explore the fit

Start with the working day you actually need.

Clarify your working arrangementDiscuss location, time zones and expectations with your employer or clients.Draft a personal monthly budgetResearch housing, utilities, transport and your own everyday priorities.Choose what a first visit should answerList neighbourhoods, workspaces and routines you would like to try.

Prepare the essentials

Give the practical questions their own place.

Check your entry and residency routeUse the current government requirements for your nationality and circumstances.Make a document listFollow the official procedure you are considering, including any translation requirements.Arrange a first place to stayConfirm the workspace, connection and cancellation terms before committing.

Find your bearings

Try the everyday before settling on a routine.

Test the connection where you will workCheck a real call, your usual tools and a backup connection.Try a workspace for a dayNotice the noise, seating, light and whether it suits the way you work.Walk your everyday routesGet to know the places you will actually use near your base.

Build your own rhythm

Leave space for a life outside the screen.

Bring your questions to qualified local advisersKeep a separate list for tax, social security and your working arrangement.Make a little room for SpanishChoose a learning habit that fits into the week you are building.Choose one regular thing beyond workA walk, a class, a cultural space or a place to return to.

Keep exploring

Dirección Nacional de MigraciónCurrent temporary-residency procedure and requirements.Hoja de identidad provisoriaOfficial procedure, including the digital-nomad category.

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