{"id":1649,"date":"2016-12-15T15:17:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T15:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonplan_en.anakena.info\/?p=1649"},"modified":"2020-03-23T16:23:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:23:32","slug":"erasmus-barcelona-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/erasmus-barcelona-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus in Barcelona: our advice for your university exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"
You have applied for an Erasmus or university exchange and you are coming to spend a semester in Barcelona. Great decision! Benvinguts a Barcelona<\/em>!<\/p>\n Before you embark on your journey, it’s worth working out all the details of your arrival and your set-up in the city. If you’ve seen the film L’auberge espagnole<\/em>, you will know that some things are easier to organise than others. Here is our advice.<\/p>\n \nYou don’t need any particular vaccines to go to Spain, but it is a good idea to have a check-up with your GP. Prevention is better than cure!<\/p>\n Also make an appointment with your specialists, it’s a lot easier than trying to find each of the above in a new city. During your Erasmus you might have other things to do than go to the doctor.\n<\/p>\n \nIf you are an EU resident, ask for your European Health Insurance Card from your student union or your health insurance provider but don’t leave it to the last minute as it takes 2 weeks to arrive.<\/p>\n The European Health Insurance Card is free and offers a number of advantages. If you fall ill during your Erasmus, it will allow you access to public health services without having to pay.\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before leaving check your bank contract: do you have to pay for foreign transactions? Even in the euro zone? Are your withdrawal limits high enough? Can you increase them? Are you thinking of working? Will you rent an apartment in your name (and take on the bills that go with it)? Will you get a bill phone or pay as you go?<\/p>\n Depending on your answers to these questions, you will have to decide wether to open or not a bank account.\n<\/p>\n \nHead to the bank of your choice with your NIE (foreign registration number) and your passport or ID card. Santander and La Caixa have a reputation for being expensive, while ING is totally free. However, it doesn’t have too many branches in Spain as it is an online bank.\n<\/p>\n \nIf you are coming from the euro zone, and are planning to live in a shared apartment without a job and a prepaid phone card is suitable, you might not need to open an account.\n<\/p>\n \nFinding somewhere to live is top of the list when you arrive in Barcelona, and as it’s a complex subject worth examining in detail, we have devoted an entire article to it<\/a>.<\/p>\nBefore you set off on your Erasmus<\/h2>\n
Have a health check<\/h3>\n
Request a European Health Insurance Card<\/h3>\n
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Do I need to open a bank account in Spain?<\/h3>\n
Open a bank account<\/h4>\n
Do not open a bank account<\/h4>\n
Once you have arrived<\/h2>\n
Finding accommodation in Barcelona<\/h3>\n