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Barcelona Reception Guidelines Pocket Guide

This Guide offers first-hand information describing the eight basic steps a person must follow upon arriving in the city.

  1. Get inscribed in Population Register
  2. Apply for the health card
  3. Get informed about your legal situation
  4. Enroll children in school
  5. Receive training and find a job
  6. Learn the languages
  7. Important telephones
  8. District services and resources

The objective behind the creation of this document is to guarantee consistency and quality in all the information provided to new residents in the city.

The districts which have contributed in the adaptation of the service areas are: Nou Barris, Horta-Guinardó, Sant Martí, Sants-Montjuïc, Sant Andreu, les Corts, l’Eixample, Ciutat Vella, Gràcia and Sarrià - Sant Gervasi.

District Resource Guides in PDF

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