Is moving to Spain only for the wealthy? Does it really take years and tens of thousands of dollars to secure a visa? In this recap of Operation Churros, Brett West shares his family’s real journey from Washington, DC to Valencia, Spain — completed in a mere 85 days.
For our family of three, pursuing Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa cost a total of €3,118 ($3,662), paid in three installments — the last of which was due only when and if our visa application was approved. Add in document processing, apostilles, expedited mail, and housing support, and our relocation still came in far below the $20,000 myths we’d often heard.
With Bureaucracy.es guiding us step by step — from background checks and translations to submission through Spain’s UGE portal — we moved from decision to execution in under three months. By the time we landed in Valencia on August 14, 2025, our visa application was already in process, meaning we weren’t using any of our 90-day tourist visa allowance. And a little more than a month after our arrival - VOILA! - our visa was approved.
Beyond the paperwork, Brett shares what life really looks like in Valencia:
A spacious 3BR, 2BA penthouse for €1,750/month ($2,055);
Fresh, non-GMO food at about one-quarter the cost of U.S. groceries;
Public transport + Valenbici bike share for just €30/year - plus Valencia is super pedestrian-friendly and easy to walk from one side of the city to the other; and
Private Sanitas health insurance for €2,414/year ($2,800) — less than a single month of U.S. healthcare.
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