Barcelona International Welcome
Barcelona International Welcome
Are you starting a project in Barcelona? If you are coming to live here, we’d like to make your arrival easier for you and offer you the information and advice you will need to establish yourself here, from procedures to daily practicalities. You will also be able to take part in numerous activities to find out everything the city offers you, share experiences, establish links and make new friends.
News
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20/03/2023 - 14:58 h Work to connect the tram systems moves forward at a good pace
The first shelters for the future Sicília stop have been installed and welding has now started to fix the tracks in their definitive place.
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15/03/2023 - 09:23 h Plaça de Barcelona: an innovative initiative for showing the city to the world
Barcelona City Council has designed an immersive installation for showcasing the city’s assets and which it will start setting up in Europe’s big capitals towards the end of March.
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20/03/2023 - 12:19 h The Barcelona area is already home to some one hundred technology hubs
These technology centres are generating a 1.4-billion euro impact on the city and providing employment to over 15,000 professionals, 38% of whom are foreign nationals.
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16/03/2023 - 10:39 h Eighth edition of the GameBCN videogames incubator
A record number of 174 projects of 54 nationalities signed up for the eighth edition, doubling the figure for last year.
Priority procedures
Find out about the procedures you will have to carry out if you wish to come to Barcelona. We offer you key information, clearly explained, on fulfilling administrative requirements.

Start up now in Barcelona
Thanks to the recent approval of the long-awaited law on start-ups, Barcelona is now one of the best places in the world to launch a new venture, work and invest.
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Barcelona REACT 2023
3rd REACT Economic Reactivation Conference, a space where over sixty local, national and international experts and leaders will be reflecting on the roadmap for our city’s economic promotion.
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Barcelona Activa connects you
The economic promotion agency of Barcelona City Council, Barcelona Activa, connects citizens with resources to find a job, boost a business, get trained or start up.
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Barcelona International Welcome Desk
Barcelona International Welcome Desk is the new personalized support service for international talent that wants to come to live in the city of Barcelona or has recently settled here. It offers in-person and online attention.
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Barcelona, open and diverse city
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22,2%
foreign population over the city population
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481.657
city residents born in other countries over a population of 1.6 million
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176
nationalities present in the city