For years, Spain has been one of the preferred countries for professionals and entrepreneurs who, for a number of reasons, decide to live and work abroad for a while. This trend is growing due to the vast possibilities offered by remote working. There are also many executives from foreign companies with headquarters in our country who are posted for a few years to develop their professional careers in offices or branches located here.

Additionally, there is an increasing demand in Spain for qualified professionals in sectors such as technology. Barcelona, for example, already has residents from 179 different nationalities. Consequently, the range of services for these groups is growing in parallel.

Regardless of the circumstances of foreign professionals arriving here, it is evident that starting a new life in a foreign country, even if it is voluntary and sought after, comes with a number of difficulties and bureaucratic processes that are always better resolved with the support of someone who knows the characteristics of the new country of residence.

Banco Sabadell’s Welcome Service makes your arrival in this country more comfortable

In this regard, Banco Sabadell offers the Welcome Service online platform, aimed at expatriates and residential tourists who move to live or work in Spain. This is an initiative that Banco Sabadell has made available to all newcomers to the country since 2017, following a study by the International Talent Monitor of the Barcelona Global organisation, which identified the need for an open space of these characteristics.

Who can use it?

It is not necessary to be a Banco Sabadell customer to use the Welcome Service. This platform provides all the information needed by families, entrepreneurs or investors arriving in the country. Families are granted access to the Setting up home section, entrepreneurs to the Starting up a business section, and investors to the Investing in Spain section.

What services does it offer?

  • 24-hour support in three languages. A team of professionals will answer inquiries in English, German and French, 24 hours a day, and will respond within a period of no more than 48 hours. Inquiries can be made from the platform itself, via chat, click-to-call, or by phone.
  • Specialist partners. Banco Sabadell has partnered with top-level specialists to offer a range of personalised solutions under preferential conditions: legal, tax, relocation, property or financial services specifically designed for the international community arriving in the country to work or live intermittently, such as executives, researchers, entrepreneurs, multinational employees, students and investors.
  • Welcome offices. As a complement to the Welcome Services platform, Banco Sabadell offers this community the Barcelona Welcome Hub, a specialised office for foreign residents located on the city’s avenida Diagonal. It is a unique, dynamic, and multidisciplinary space, pioneering in the Spanish banking system, with a team of specialists capable of assisting clients in up to eight different languages. Additionally, our offices in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Castelldefels and Sitges also have staff specialised in the operations required by international clients.