Advice or ideas Please

Hola, my wife and I have been in Murcia Capital for 2 months, in Spain a total of 3. After some difficulty we managed to rent an appartment here. Our savings have run out but we are getting help from her family in Mexico and mine in the UK. I am looking for work of any kind not just for living but I need a contract so my wife can apply for a family card.

My last job was in a recycling facility, I have experience in many different types of work but no formal qualification in any. I have worked in shops, offices, a diving school and a bar. I am a hard worker, quick learner, presentable, personable and honest ( sometimes too honest for my own good), I am currently learning spanish from book and cd, I am able to understand more than speak.

I have signed up with the Oficina de Empleo in Murcia as well as all the Agencies I could find here, to no avail so far.

We came to Spain to make use of a loophole to make it easier for my wife to live with me in the UK. I do not or can not meet the financial requirements of the UK Border Agency, so on (ill)advice from solicitor/friend we came here initially renting a holiday appartment and looking around the Costa Blanca/Calida area for opportunities.

We went to Benidorm because people we have met here in Spain said I would have a better chance of finding work and to check out an appartment but after meeting the perspective landlord he told us that the rent was not 400 but 700 per month and without work contract wanted 6 months-1year in rent in advance. Therefore a non-starter; no address - no NIE - no job.

A local bar/cafe owner in Murcia helped us find where we are, he kindly put himself as Guarantor for us, he can not provide work though but helps us in other ways.

I hope someone can help open doors for us as we were only married last October and want to settle somewhere soon. Thank you for taking the time to read this, God Bless.

Without appearing rude

Thank goodness the UK is keeping imigrants out find another loophole and go back to mexico with your wife and make a life there the UK is on its ar-- because of benefit cheats and no hopers

sorry for the direct answer but simeone needs to tell you the truth

The chance of any work is nil that wouldypay a living wage go back to mexico or send the wife back there if your a uk national then get a job in the uk and prove you can keep your wife then bring her over why the heck you chose spain in its present situation is stupid to say the least

"go back to mexico". I don't follow the logic as he says "I am currently learning spanish", which you'd think a Mexican would already speak.

guerito18 if you read your post  you will find the answer to your problem .

MY MOTHER SAID TO ME WHEN I LEFT HOME AT THE AGE OF 20 ALWAYS KEEP THE MONEY ASIDE FOR YOU BUS FARE BACK HOME IF IT DOES NOT WORK OUT.

Sorry but I think that your only option is to go back to the UK and your wife to Mexico. You will need to get a job, earning enough to allow her to enter the UK and not be a drain on the public purse, around £18,500 I think is the current figure. Easy to say now but you really should have thought this through before getting married. It is very unlikely that you will be able to get a job in Spain, even if you had fluent Spanish. Did you not realise the unemployment situation before you arrived?

Ask your families to fund air tickets to your respective countries and start earning as soon as possible.

EOS

Yesterday, I replied to this post. Today it has disappeared

There was nothing offensive, in fact it was informative.

where has it gone?

Oops- sorry, red face

I answered the same post on a different forum- sorry!

no suprise, the tone of the replies was the same on both forums