RESIDENCE PERMITS IN SPAIN
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from Abroad
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in Spain
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Visas To Spain (from abroad)
Spain offers a variety of visas depending on the purpose of the stay. Here is a list of the main types of visas available for Spain:
1.Short-Stay Visas (Schengen Visas):
- Tourist Visa: For individuals traveling for tourism purposes.
- Business Visa: For individuals traveling for business purposes.
- Family Visit Visa: For individuals visiting family or friends in Spain.
- Cultural/Sports/Film Crew Visa: For individuals participating in cultural, sports events, or filmmaking.
- Study Visa (Short-Term): For students attending a course or training program of fewer than 90 days.
- Medical Treatment Visa: For individuals seeking medical treatment in Spain.
- Airport Transit Visa: For individuals transiting through a Spanish airport.
2.Long-Stay Visas:
- Work Visa:
- Highly Qualified Professional Visa: For highly qualified workers.
- Entrepreneur Visa: For individuals planning to start a business.
- Employee Visa: For individuals with a job offer from a Spanish company.
- Student Visa: For individuals planning to study, conduct research, or participate in training programs.
- Research Visa: For researchers.
- Non-Lucrative Residence Visa: For individuals who can support themselves financially without working in Spain.
- Golden Visa (Investor Visa): For individuals making a significant investment in Spain.
- Family Reunification Visa: For family members of residents or citizens.
- Retirement Visa: For retirees who wish to live in Spain.
3.Special Visas:
- Digital Nomad Visa: For remote workers who wish to live and work in Spain.
- Au Pair Visa: For individuals working as an au pair.
- Seasonal Work Visa: For individuals working in seasonal jobs, usually in agriculture or tourism.
These visas have specific requirements and conditions, and it is important to check the latest information and guidelines from the Spanish consulate or embassy in your country.
Residence Permit (in Spain)
All you need to know about the requirements
- These Residence Permits in Spain are for non-EU citizens. If you are an EU citizen, please contact us to assist you with the EU registration in Spain assistance.
- Most of residence permit applications are refused due to a wrong application.
- You will be required to have legal standing in order to get any kind of residence permit.
- If you are coming from outside Europe, you may need a VISA to enter Spain.
- But if you are already living or staying in Spain, then you must apply for a residence permit.
- Non-lucrative visas do not require to apply for residence permits in Spain.
- “TIE” is (Tarjeta de Identificación de Extranjero) or Foreigner Identification Card.
- We only use all the legal forms to provide you a residence permit, if possible.
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Expat Agency can help you fulfill these requirements and get a resident permit in Spain if you comply with the standards
What types of RESIDENT PERMITS in Spain can I apply for?
| VISA | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| SCHENGEN VISA (short-term visa) or "TOURIST VISA" | This visa allows the foreign to have an uninterrupted stay or successive stays for a short period or periods, with a total duration not exceeding 3 months within six months from the date of first entry. |
| FAMILY REUNIFICATION VISA (EU OR NON-EU FAMILY MEMBER IN SPAIN) | This visa is only required from the countries you need a visa from (to Spain). In other words, if you are a national from a country whose citizens don't need a visa to come to Spain (up to 3 months) like US, and you have a family member legally living in Spain, you don't need this visa, but applying for this residence permit once you are in Spain. You cannot apply for a tourist visa in order to regroup with your family member, but for this visa. |
| NON-LUCRATIVE VISA (non-profit residency) | This visa allows you to live in Spain without any work or professional activity. The applicant must demonstrate that has sufficient financial resources to live in Spain. It is granted for 1 year, but renewable 2 times for 2 years each time (and then you can apply for the permanent residency). |
| GOLDEN VISA (investment visa) | Short-stay or residence visa for foreigners making a significant capital investment: The purchase of unencumbered real estate for a minimum of 500,000 euros; 2 million euros in Spanish public debt securities, or 1 million euros in stocks or shares in Spanish companies; A business project in Spain considered to be of general interest, as regards the creation of jobs, the significant socio-economic impact on the geographical area in which the project is to be carried out, or its significant contribution to scientific or technological innovation. |
| NOMAD VISA (teleworkers visa) | The Digital Nomad Visa for Spain is designed for remote workers who want to live and work in Spain while being employed by a company outside of Spain or running their own business remotely. This visa aims to attract international talent and promote Spain as a destination for remote work. |
| TRANSIT VISA | Visa allowing the transit through the international area of any Spanish airport or through the Spanish territory. It is not required to obtain this visa in cases of repatriation. |
| WORK VISA | It is really difficult to get a residence permit this way. It must be an employment in the catalogue difficult covering occupations, which means no other EU citizen will not be qualified to do this job. This visa allows you to enter and stay for a maximum period of 3 months to start a job or professional activity for which you have been previously authorised to enter. During this time, the applicant should be registered with the Social Security office. After this period the applicant must leave the country or it will be regarded as illegal. PLEASE READ THE NOTE BELLOW. |
| LONG-TERM WORK VISA | Applicant is allowed to work as employee for 9 months within a period of 12 months. PLEASE READ THE NOTE BELLOW. |
| STUDENT VISA | This allows foreigners to stay in Spain to attend courses, studies, research programs or training, students exchange, labor traineeship or voluntary services, non-salaried basis. |
| RESEARCH VISA | This allows the researcher to stay in Spain to carry out research projects under a hosting agreement signed with a research organization. |
Family reunification with an eu citizen – Residence Permit
- Who can I reunificate in Spain?
– Husband or wife,
– Children under 18 years old
– Children (18+), brother, sister, mother or father if you can prove they are financially dependent on you.
- How much does it cost?
Public fees to obtain a family reunification residence permit are free. However, there is a public fee in order to get a TIE (foreigners identification card) and register the fingerprint: €21,23. We charge €200 for a visa application process assistance and it includes:
– Obtaining an appointment at the foreigner’s office in Malaga City
– Application process supervision and information
– Forms management
– Arrangement of visa documentation issuance
– Health insurance management
– Residence permit’s application at the foreigner’s office (applicant must be present)
– Online provision of the appropriate documents required by the foreigner’s office (in case)
- What do we need to present?
– Volantes de empadronamiento colectivo e individuales
– Marriage certificate valid in Spain and its offical translation
– Ex19 form twice
– Passports (all pages of your wife’s passport)
– Your residence card (NIE)
– Inscripción en el Censo de Actividades económicas (if you are autónomo).
– Documento de alta o situación asimilada al alta en el régimen (if you are autónomo).
– Recibo del banco última cuota de autónomo (if you are autónomo).
– Bank statements for the last 6 months (at least) from the Spanish bank account and/or savings certificate from another account translated in Spanish (official)
– Your wife/husband’s birth certificate and translation
Permanent Residence – Residence Permit
Foreigners who prove to have resided legally and continuously in Spanish territory for five years will have the right to obtain a permanent residence permit, not affecting said continuity, provided that the corresponding departures have not been made in an irregular manner:
a) Absences for vacation periods.
b) Absences of up to six months, provided that they do not exceed a total of one year.
c) Absences, duly justified, made for family reasons or health care.
The permanent residence permit will also be granted to foreigners who prove that they are in any of the following cases:
a) Residents who are beneficiaries of a retirement pension, in its contributory mode, included within the protective action of the Social Security system.
b) Residents who are beneficiaries of a pension for absolute permanent disability or great disability, in their contributory form, included within the protective action of the Social Security system or benefits analogous to the previous ones obtained in Spain and consisting of a life annuity , not capitalizable, sufficient for its support.
c) They were born in Spain and upon reaching the age of majority prove to have resided in Spain legally and continuously for at least three consecutive years immediately prior to the request.
d) That they were Spaniards of origin, having lost Spanish nationality.
e) That upon reaching the age of majority they have been under the protection of a Spanish Public Entity for at least the three consecutive years immediately preceding.
f) Stateless persons or refugees who are in Spanish territory and to whom the respective status in Spain has been recognized.
g) Foreigners who have contributed notably to the economic, scientific or cultural progress of Spain, or to the projection of Spain abroad.
The holder of the permanent residence permit will be obliged to renew the card that documents it every five years.
