Turnkey Relocation in Girona
Catalonia
Girona is chosen by families who want Catalonia without Barcelona: the same region and the same Catalan school system, at a fraction of the housing pressure, with the capital 38 minutes away by high-speed rail. That commute is genuinely usable, which makes a Barcelona job and a Girona home a workable combination rather than a compromise.
The Catalan schooling point applies here exactly as it does in Barcelona, and it is the item most worth deciding early. The advantage Girona brings is that the rest — housing supply, appointment availability, the pace of the administrative steps — is markedly easier, so the relocation has fewer moving parts competing for the same weeks.
Local context: Girona
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Girona — far smaller than Barcelona's, and often quicker to get into |
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| Work authorisations | Filed with the Generalitat, as everywhere in Catalonia |
| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Girona |
| Local context | Close to the French border and 38 minutes from Barcelona by high-speed rail, so cross-border work and commuter arrangements come up constantly |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the Generalitat, not the state (Real Decreto 1463/2009) — Catalonia is the only community with this competence |
| Residence permits | Central Oficina de Extranjería — so a work-and-residence case spans two administrations |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria (state) + Agència Tributària de Catalunya for regional taxes |
| Forms and notices | Frequently issued in Catalan |
Sources: Real Decreto 1463/2009 (BOE) · Generalitat de Catalunya — Treball · Cita previa — Sede electrónica · Agencia Tributaria
What we handle: Turnkey Relocation
Visa, housing, schools, utilities, bank and phone — all handled.
- Visa & residency strategy for the whole family
- Housing search and lease support
- School search and enrolment for children
- Empadronamiento (town-hall registration)
Questions about this service
Is commuting from Girona to Barcelona realistic every day?
The high-speed journey is short enough that people do it, though the total door-to-door time depends on where you live and work at each end. It is worth testing on an actual working week before committing to a lease — the timetable and the reality are not always the same thing.
Is the school system different from Barcelona's?
No — it is the same Catalan system with the same language of instruction and the same reception support for new arrivals. What differs is competition for places, which is generally lower here, and the range of private international options, which is narrower.
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