Guides by topic
Health & education
4 guides on this topic, in the order newcomers usually need them. Each one cites the official sources behind its facts.
Get your CatSalut health card
Targeta sanitària individual (TSI)
The TSI (targeta sanitària individual) is the Catalan public health card that carries your CIP number and coverage with CatSalut.
Recognize a foreign university qualification
Homologación o declaración de equivalencia de títulos universitarios extranjeros
Spain recognises foreign university degrees through two different procedures: homologación, for a regulated profession, and equivalencia, for an academic level or field.
Enroll a child in a Barcelona school
Preinscripció i matrícula escolar / escolarització fora de termini
Getting a child a place in a Barcelona public or concertada school goes through the yearly pre-enrolment campaign (preinscripció), or the out-of-period route if you arrive mid-year.
Get formal recognition of public healthcare entitlement
Reconocimiento del derecho a la asistencia sanitaria
Recognition of the right to public healthcare (reconocimiento del derecho a la asistencia sanitaria) is how INSS or ISM confirm you are covered by Spain's public health system, before you get a regional health card.