Vivir is a complete year-abroad program for families who want to experience Spain the way Spaniards do — rooted in a real Andalusian city, enrolled in real schools, living a genuinely real life. We handle everything so you can be fully present for it.
The program runs August 1st through mid-July — aligned to the Spanish school calendar. Your family arrives before the city wakes up for autumn, settles in during September, and leaves having genuinely lived here. Not toured. Lived.
Spain treats 183 days of physical presence in a calendar year as the threshold for tax residency. Vivir's calendar is built around that threshold, so your family can experience a full program year while staying mindful of your day count and home-country tax position. It's a meaningful factor for the families we work with — one we recommend you also review with your own tax advisor, since every family's situation is different.
We help you understand your visa options and coordinate every appointment and document in partnership with our immigration attorney, so nothing falls through the cracks. Your timeline is planned with Spain's 183-day residency threshold in mind from day one.
A furnished, vetted family home ready on August 1st. We personally source and manage the lease on your behalf — no unknown landlords, no surprises when you land with your children.
Confirmed places at the right school before you arrive. We know Jerez's schools personally — international, bilingual, and Spanish-immersion options matched to your children.
NIE appointments, Spanish bank account, empadronamiento, and healthcare registration. Every administrative step handled before and after your arrival.
A curated, month-by-month guide to the best of Andalusia — day trips, festivals, coastal escapes, and unmissable seasonal moments. Timed so you never miss what matters.
Guidance on when to invite family and friends — and when to protect your immersion. Make the most of the moments worth sharing without losing the ones that are yours alone.
Your first week in Jerez spent with us — the market, the schools, the bodegas, the barrios. We introduce you to the city the way a neighbour would.
One point of contact, August through July. Healthcare questions, utility issues, language moments, and anything unexpected that comes with genuinely living abroad.
Introductions to expat families, local parents, and the network we've spent years building by actually living here. You arrive with a social foundation already in place.
We relocated our own family to Jerez. Every part of this program is drawn from that experience — the schools we evaluated, the bureaucracy we navigated, the mistakes we made so you won't.
We met Catalina at our children's school — she and her husband had made the same leap from the US to Spain with their two daughters, in the fall of 2025, and we became fast friends navigating it side by side. Today she and her family are our team on the ground in Jerez: local registration, introductions, and a steady hand whenever a family needs help with a property issue or a moment of Spanish bureaucracy. We run everything on the US side — finding the right families, the visa process, and securing housing before you arrive. Together, one team spans both ends of the move.
Not Seville. Not Málaga. Jerez because it hasn't been polished for international consumption. The flamenco is real. The sherry culture is real. The neighbours are real.
We don't process relocations. We run a year-long program with a defined shape — a beginning, a rhythm built around the school year, and an ending that leaves your family genuinely changed.
We work with a small number of families each year, on purpose. This is not a volume business. Your year gets our complete attention — and Catalina's — from August 1st to mid-July.
A small number of spots. One year. A city most people will never find. Tell us a bit about your family below, and we'll be in touch to start the conversation.