The evolution of Traam and how we closed Q2

From day one, the purpose of this blog has been to bridge the gap with you and to create a useful information space about immigration. Here, we break down legislative updates and clarify those technical concepts that we have all heard of, but which often cause confusion. In fact, on an internal level, this space is vital for us: it allows us to link from Traam's service pages directly to these articles, where we take the opportunity to delve deeper and expand as we please on each specific procedure.

However, on this occasion we want to use this space differently and open the doors of the Traam universe to you. We want to share with you where we are heading, what has happened in recent months, and how both the brand and our team have evolved. In short, we fancy doing a proper recap of how we are closing this second quarter of the year.

And what better time to do it than now. We consider that the week of San Juan marks the official kick-off of the summer; it is the perfect pause to look back, reflect on everything we have achieved to date, focus clearly on the summer season, and prepare to return in September with our batteries charged for the new term.

🛍️ Our Catalogue: What We Do and What Is to Come

At Traam, we have a very clear objective: to simplify and digitalise immigration procedures to make everything much easier for you. To achieve this, we make all the information you need available to you, along with aptitude tests to assess your case and an agile document-collection system using interactive forms.

Furthermore, we know that uncertainty is what causes the most anxiety when it comes to your paperwork. That is why, on your Traam profile, you have an updated timeline at all times. This way, you can know exactly how your procedure is progressing, what stage of the process we are in, and what the next steps are, giving you absolute control and great peace of mind regarding your file.

But being digital does not mean you are alone. On the contrary: we are in touch with you whenever you need us. You can write to us at any time through the "Contact" section of our website, send us an email at info@traam.app or, if you have any questions about the requirements while completing your information, ask us directly through the form itself.

As we base our service 100% on technology, we manage to optimise our processes to the maximum. This allows us to offer a much more affordable price, making a huge difference compared to traditional alternatives, such as law firms or administrative agencies.

Currently, we have a fairly wide portfolio of services, offering services that we classify into: 

• Arraigos (ties/residency): extraordinary (available until 30/06), family, social, socio-labour, socio-educational, and second chance. 

• Family authorisations: temporary residence authorisation for family reunification, temporary residence authorisation for a family member of a Spanish citizen, and EU citizen's family member card. 

• Nationality. 

• Foreigner Identity Card and EU Citizen Registration Certificate. 

And we are not stopping. In the coming weeks, we will have new procedures available on our website. Specifically, the following:  

• Stay authorisation for studies. 

• National long-term authorisation. 

• Digital nomad authorisation. 

🪴 Growing From Within: Team and Closeness

This quarter has been marked by milestones that we are very excited about, and the main one has been the addition of Noelia to the team. Her arrival has brought a breath of fresh air and a key boost for us. Noelia possesses legal knowledge, which is fundamental for the practice area we develop. 

On a day-to-day basis, Noelia helps us, above all, to be 100% active on social networks. Following the same informative and close-knit philosophy of this blog, her work is fundamental to making us known, gaining more visibility and, most importantly, building trust. We want you to see who we are, how we work, and to feel that closeness through the screens as well.

On the other hand, we are fully aware that, being a 100% digital business, there can sometimes be an initial barrier to trust. We want you to be certain that there is a real human team made up of lawyers on the other side of the screen. That is why, this quarter we have implemented the free call. We offer it to all those who create an account on our platform; it is that simple. It is a first point of contact to listen to you and understand your situation, without having to pay anything at all and without any commitment to have to book a procedure with us afterwards. Being able to put a voice to your stories from minute one is, without a doubt, one of the best decisions we have made at Traam. 

🛫 Our First Clients and the Opportunity of the Arraigo

We cannot take stock without thanking those who give meaning to all of this: our first clients. Your trust has been the driving force behind Traam at this start of the year.

During these months, we have worked intensively with extraordinary arraigo files. The current circumstances have made this route a vital opportunity for many people seeking to regularise their situation. For us at Traam, being able to offer real solutions in such an important procedure has been the perfect boost to make ourselves known, demonstrate our value, and start gaining our first clients. Accompanying you in this process, studying every detail of your life to prove your ties, and achieving positive results is, without a doubt, our greatest professional reward.

🗣️ Making Ourselves Known: Marketing, Streets, and the Power of "Word of Mouth"

The growth of Traam in this second quarter is proving to be an exciting adventure. On the one hand, we have taken a firm step in the digital environment with the launch of our marketing campaigns. But we haven't forgotten the physical world: we have designed some fantastic flyers and have been distributing them all over Barcelona! So, if you run into one, you already know who we are.

However, the most curious and beautiful thing about this stage has been seeing how trust works. Traditional word of mouth is being incredible: satisfied clients recommending us to their friends and family, becoming our best ambassadors. At the same time, it fills us with pride to see that there are clients who have trusted us blindly without knowing us at ALL, simply because of the professionalism and transparency we project as a brand. To all of you: thank you for choosing Traam.

😎 Speaking Plainly: Radical Transparency Versus "Haters"

As usually happens when you try to change the rules of the game and revolutionise such a traditional sector, not all of the path is a bed of roses. By proposing such a disruptive model, we have also had to deal with the occasional hater or malicious comment on social media. Comments that, curiously enough, come from people who have never been clients of Traam nor tried our platform. They have told us things like "they are scammers", "it is too cheap to be true" or "there are no lawyers there". 

Today, we want to get serious to categorically deny all of these false statements.

Offering an agile, modern, and digital service does not mean it is less rigorous. Quite the contrary. Behind Traam, there is a management and technical team made up of registered lawyers and professionals from the legal sector. 

And why are we so economical? There is no trick to it: it is pure technology. By automating bureaucratic processes and eliminating the costs of a traditional analogue structure, we manage to reduce operating expenses and we chose to pass those savings directly on to your pocket. Offering a fair and accessible price is not a scam; it is called efficiency and the democratisation of justice.

However, we do not care about this kind of criticism in the slightest. On the contrary: it means we are making noise, shaking the foundations of the industry, and that our platform leaves no one indifferent. To all those people who still distrust our good intentions, we only encourage you to do one thing: try us, enter the platform, and completely change your mind for yourselves.

With this reflection on the table, we close this quarter with our homework well done, a strengthened team, and a huge desire to keep growing by your side.

We hope you had a happy San Juan's Eve festival and we wish you a fantastic summer!