Leo Sotropa
Spain’s Non-Lucrative Visa: The Retiree’s Complete Guide (2026)
The Spain Non-Lucrative Visa explained for retirees: 2026 income and savings requirements, the insurance rule, required documents, the step-by-step process, renewals, and costs.
Spain Healthcare and Taxes for Expats: What Retirees Must Plan
A plain-English planning guide to healthcare and taxes for American retirees in Spain, including insurance, public care, Medicare, tax residence, treaties, and reporting.
Can You Retire in Spain on Social Security?
A practical guide to retiring in Spain on Social Security, including affordable locations, the non-lucrative visa, healthcare, taxes, currency risk, and necessary savings.
How to Retire Abroad on a Budget in Spain
A durable strategy for retiring abroad on a budget in Spain, with realistic housing, visa, healthcare, tax, currency, transportation, and emergency planning.
No-Nonsense Guide to Retiring in Spain: What the Book Covers and Who It Is For
See what Leo Sotropa’s No-Nonsense Guide to Retiring in Spain covers, including realistic budgets, the non-lucrative visa, healthcare, taxes, housing, and affordable Spanish cities.
Moving to Spain as an American Retiree: A Practical Sequence
A step-by-step plan for American retirees moving to Spain, covering visas, budgets, scouting, housing, healthcare, taxes, downsizing, arrival, and a reversible first year.
Living in Spain on a Fixed Income: A Durable Retirement Plan
Build a durable fixed-income retirement in Spain by controlling housing, currency risk, transportation, healthcare, taxes, emergencies, and later-life costs.
Cost of Living in Spain for Retirement: A Realistic Framework
Understand the real cost of living in Spain for retirement, including rent, healthcare, utilities, transport, taxes, exchange-rate risk, and location tradeoffs.
Can You Retire in Portugal on Social Security?
A practical guide to retiring in Portugal on Social Security, including realistic locations, the D7 visa, housing, healthcare, exchange-rate risk, and the savings cushion you need.
How to Retire Abroad on a Budget in Portugal
A durable strategy for retiring abroad on a budget in Portugal, with realistic housing, D7, healthcare, currency, transport, and emergency planning.