From London to Madrid Post-Brexit

‘Cerrado’ the sign read. The hostel was shut. Not the ending my throbbing feet needed. I was hot and tired after my first day walking the Camino de Santiago — Spain’s famous pilgrim trail. It was my first adventure in Spain since moving from London and it wasn’t all going to plan… It was about a year ago during my annual review that I asked about transferring to a foreign office. I wanted a change from London, a crack at learning a language and an insight into how a foreign office operates. Having worked at Keytree before its merge with Deloitte, Madrid seemed like a perfect option. Keytree personnel were (and are) split between Madrid and London so I had a few contacts in Deloitte Spain I could call. The wheels were set in motion and soon I had a role in Madrid and the necessary partner approvals. Next… I needed a VISA. I remember my manager harking back to yesteryear ‘in the Keytree days (pre-Brexit) you could decide to move on Friday and be out there working on Monday’. <a href="https://medium.com/@rob.bettison94/from-london-to-madrid-post-brexit-fdab89e0ca86?source=tag_recommended_feed---------78-85----------madrid----------65283d8e_8c83_467c_9472_e7edfd27f295-------">Read More</a>