I am an American and considering moving to a European Country (preferably Spain or France). Any sugestions on?

Answer 1

First answerer is correct. MOST countries, includng Spain and France are very difficult to get permnent residence and work permts in. You would need a work skill that is needed in that country. Best source of information is the embassy of that country in the United States. See the websites below. On the French Embassy site, click to find the nearest consulate to you and go thru them for info. The second website is a list of the Spanish consulates in the U.S. Choose the nearest one and contact them.

Answer 2

I lived in Barcelona for a year years ago, and I mainly recommend it for a visit. Check out Sitges or Tarragona as possible places to live. I hear Alicante is great, too.
If you like a big, international city with amazing variety try Paris for a while.
If you pick Spain, which is cheaper and warmer, I'd say try sevilla or granada.
Montpellier, France is nice if you want to be in the south of France slightly off the beaten path. You could also check out Arles, Avignon, Aix, Annecy, and Nimes. The Riviera is beautiful, but be rich to buy a house or apartment. You might get tired of the tourists.
Madrid is more Spanish than Barcelona, but both party late and a lot. In Barcelona many people prefer to speak Catalan, and it's in a great location with great beaches a train ride away. It can be loud and smoky. If you try the north coast of Spain you'll have a different experience. I've only visited San Sebastian, which is peaceful, beautiful, and elegantly located with excellent tapas. Galicia, in the northwest, will be yet another style, a bit different from the rest of Spain, I hear, but haven't been there. It's cooler and greener on the north coast and less touristed. Some parts of the south of Spain are crowded with villas and condos and tourists and snowbirds, etc, and high prices as a result.

Answer 3

Do you have citizenship from an EU member state?
Because if not your chances of living legally in Western Europe are slim to none. If you have a college degree you can find working teaching English in a few Central/Eastern European countries. Please give more details about yr situation so we can advise you better.

Answer 4

pls refer to similar questions and answers last couple months on Y/A.