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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12/07/2022 - 13:22 h Meet the host ambassadors of Barcelona International Community Day 2022
A young Congolese entrepreneur in the technology sector and the head of World Heritage at Casa Batlló are some of the professionals from diverse backgrounds who explain why they chose to live in Barcelona and what their life in the city is like.
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20/07/2022 - 09:30 h Barcelona is now attracting more international digital talent than ever before
The Digital Talent Overview 2022 report reveals an increase in digital talent in Barcelona, which in 2021 surpassed pre-pandemic figures with 9,400 new digital professionals. 31.4% come from other cities.
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12/08/2022 - 11:05 h The first Deep Tech world congress is coming to Barcelona
The Barcelona Deep Tech Summit will bring together leading companies and experts in the sector to position the city as a key hub in science and technology-based entrepreneurship.
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12/08/2022 - 10:38 h Hola Barcelona! Cocktail welcomes international talent
Barcelona Global holds the 9th edition of this meeting whose purpose is to bring together professionals from all over the world who live and work in Barcelona.
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.

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 International Community Day 2022
More than 50 activities are scheduled and over 80 exhibitors will be taking part in the big annual event for the international community on Saturday, 22 October at the Maritime Museum.
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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, 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