Raquel Moreno (LLB)
Raquel Moreno Marin is a Spanish-qualified immigration lawyer, founder and managing lawyer of BeGlobal Attorneys in Barcelona, and the named regulated reviewer of Moving to Spain’s immigration, residency, and citizenship content.
Professional background
Raquel founded BeGlobal Attorneys in Barcelona to provide immigration, social security, and tax services to EU citizens and their families, as well as to third-country nationals relocating to Spain. The firm advises individual clients and international companies on Spanish migratory matters across the full range of visa, residency, and citizenship pathways.
She read law at the Universitat de Barcelona, graduating in 2006, and completed a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Puerto Rico in 2005. In 2009 she completed post-graduate qualifications in Project Management Development and Legal Cooperation. She has more than 15 years of experience in Spanish immigration law at the international level.
Before founding BeGlobal Attorneys, Raquel worked as a senior immigration lawyer at leading law firms and held earlier positions in London.
Her London experience includes work as a researcher on the International Migration Policy and Law Analysis Project at the London School of Economics, where she was responsible for the Spanish migration law research covering economic, family, humanitarian, and forced migration. She also served as Advice Project Coordinator at the Dadihiye Somali Development Organization, supporting access to legal information for the Somali refugee community, and completed an internship with a European charity promoting awareness of EU rights.
Raquel previously held UK OISC accreditation as an immigration adviser (the UK immigration adviser regulator has since become the Immigration Advice Authority). She works directly with clients in Catalan, Spanish, and English.
Reviewer role at Moving to Spain
Raquel is an independent regulated professional and is not employed by Moving to Spain. In her capacity as the firm’s named immigration content reviewer, she reviews Moving to Spain’s content within her regulated area of expertise: Spanish immigration, residency, and citizenship. Reviews are conducted annually and in response to material legislative changes. A full list of articles she has reviewed is published below.
Credentials and regulatory body memberships
- Licenciatura en Derecho, Universitat de Barcelona, 2006
- Juris Doctor studies, University of Puerto Rico, 2005
- Post-graduate qualifications in Project Management, Development, and Legal Cooperation, 2009
- Admitted to practice as a Spanish lawyer, with more than 15 years of experience in practice
- Previously OISC-accredited immigration adviser, United Kingdom (regulator now the Immigration Advice Authority)
Areas of regulated expertise
- Spanish immigration law for non-EU nationals
- Non-Lucrative Visa applications and renewals
- Digital Nomad Visa applications under Law 28/2022
- Golden Visa applications and residency by investment under Law 14/2013
- EU citizen and family member registration under EU free movement rules
- Family reunification (reagrupación familiar)
- Long-term and permanent residency in Spain
- Spanish citizenship by residency, marriage, descent, and other eligible routes
- Immigration litigation and appeals
- Work permits and employer-sponsored residence permits
- Private health insurance requirements for Spanish residency and visa applications
Languages
Catalan (native), Spanish (native), English (professional working).
Contact
All inquiries regarding Raquel’s reviewer role at Moving to Spain, and all client inquiries seeking immigration support through Moving to Spain’s vetted partner network, should be directed to hello@movingtospain.com or the Moving to Spain Immigration Services page.
