MJ & SEVEN are a Filipino couple living in Spain as digital nomads in Oviedo, Asturias. We document honest stories and practical guides about moving to Spain, the Spain Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) for Filipinos, learning Spanish, life in northern Spain, hiking in Spain, and the path to Spain citizenship for Filipinos. We are not an agency or a law firm — we share what we lived, mistakes and all, so that other Filipinos can follow a realistic path to building a life in Europe.
Spain Digital Nomad Visa for Filipinos: A complete, first-hand guide to the Spain DNV — eligibility, income requirements, documents, application routes (applying in the Philippines vs. applying directly in Spain), and the two-year path to Spanish citizenship available to Filipinos as citizens of a former Spanish colony.
Moving to Spain & life in northern Spain: Real stories about finding our first apartment in Oviedo, the cost of living in Asturias, Spanish healthcare for digital nomads (the Tarjeta Sanitaria), and what daily life in Oviedo actually looks like for a Filipino couple.
Learning Spanish & slow living: Notes on learning Spanish, hiking in Spain (the Senda Verde, the Camino Primitivo), and learning to live slowly and intentionally in northern Spain.
Reflections on leaving the Philippines: Honest writing on migration, identity, history, and why we chose to change our geography rather than wait for the system to change.
We discovered the Spain DNV in 2024, enlisted Bureaucracy ES to guide us, received our 1-year DNV in December 2024, arrived in Madrid in March 2025, moved into our apartment in Oviedo in April 2025, received our TIE and Tarjeta Sanitaria in 2025, and were approved for a 3-year Digital Nomad Visa in February 2026. As Filipinos, this residency counts toward the two-year path to Spanish citizenship.
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