Temporary Residence Permit in Spain

How to get Residence Permit in Spain?

Spain immigration by registering a company

BIZBON helps to prepare documents to get Residence Permit in Spain. If your are planning to register a company in Spain then we would be glad to help you to receive residence permit for two years.

First of all you should register a company in Spain. BIZBON consultants are able to register a company remotely (you do not need to come to Spain for company registration). For that we will prepare a Power Of Attorney (POA) which should be legalized in Spanish embassy. Then you should send this POA for us by post courier.

When we will receive the POA it will take around 3-4 weeks to register a company and prepare needful documents for your Spanish residence permit application and visa.

We will send documents to your home address by post courier and you should apply for Spanish visa to come to Spain. Then you can apply for residence permit in Spain. To get visa takes about 2 weeks. And to get residence permit takes around 1-2 moths after application

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Also read about how to get One Year Business Visa for SPAIN. More information here

Required documents for the Residence Permit in Spain

The residence permit applications must be submitted personally in National Police Station where you are going to live. The main requirement is to present properly prepared documents. In order to apply for a residence permit in Spain, you need to submit the following documents:

• Valid passport.
• Package of your Spanish Company documents.
• Business plan.
• Relevant visa in force.
• Proof of financial income to support you during the period of residence in Spain, such as pensions, work salaries etc.;
• Proof of previous legal residence of the foreigner in Spain;
• Certificate of criminal record issued by the authorities of the foreigner’s home country.
• Medical certificate, in the cases that the applicant had not presented it when obtained his visa residence.
• Some passport-size photos.
• Proof that your health assistance is guaranteed during your residence in Spain.
• Marriage or divorce certificate or other papers relating to your marital status, plus a Spanish translation will be required if applying for reuniting your family.

Who are able to get temporary residence permit in Spain through business?

• Businessmen and investors who registers a company or purchase already running business.
• Spanish company workers by getting work permit.
• Shifted workers from non-European countries who are planning to work in registered branch company in pain.
• Business partners of Spanish companies.

Residence permits are issued by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. The residence card should be carried with you at all times as it constitutes a mandatory identity card for foreign residents in Spain. Foreigner’s moving to Spain first apply for a temporary residence permit.

Spanish Residence Permit Renewal

Renewals of residence permits are available, provided that neither personal nor economic situations of the non-EU foreigner have changed. Note that renewals of the Spain residence permit must be applied for at least one month before the residence permit has expired, otherwise the foreigner could be rejected.

According to immigration statistics, Spain currently hosts around 6 000 000 immigrants, which makes about 13% of the total population of the country. Lot of businessmen immigrants moved to Spain from different countries all over the world. Besides them, there are many immigrants from South America (Ecuador, Columbia), India, Pakistan, African countries as well as from the EU countries (Germany, Great Britain).

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What do you need to immigrate to Spain?

Internal and external communication with the Spanish or other cities of the world is widely developed. The Kingdom of Spain can be reached from almost all capitals of the world. So, there is no problem to travel to various parts of the world or to visit your relatives or friends in other countries cities around the world. Favourable climate, sustainable economics, good infrastructure make this country attractive for immigrants from different countries of the world: for EU citizens and those living far away from the EU.

European Union citizens can freely enter, exit, travel and remain in Spain, and are not obliged to fulfil any residence requirements in order to temporary live or stay in Spain. However, you may register as resident in Spain if you intend to move to Spain and reside for a long period of time in the country. Registration as Spanish resident is advisable as this will entitle a foreigner to get some tax benefits in Spain.

The non-EU residents need the residence permit (temporary or permanent) to inhabit in the Spain legally. A foreigner moving to Spain will be required to show his valid passport and the corresponding visa and to follow the steps of getting a permit prescribed by law.

The largest period of immigration to Spain was experienced during the period from 1998 to 2008. During this time the percentage of immigrants amongst the local population increased significantly from 1% to 11 %. History shows, that since 2000, Spain has experienced fast population growth which is a result of immigration. However, the birth rate is only half the normal replacement level. This sudden and mass immigration to Spain has caused social tension between immigrants and the local population. The immigration to Spain slowed down largely as the crisis in Southern Europe started to affect Spain. In the European Union, Spain has the second highest immigration rate in percentage terms after Cyprus.

The Kingdom of Spain is a multicultural country where people can profess freely their faith, express their thoughts, ideas, connections to various multicultural communities without prejudice to the country’s law and society-established moral norms and the country’s residents are helpful and friendly citizens.

The most popular cities for immigration are Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante. Madrid is the largest city in Spain by population (over 3 million of people). Madrid is an administrative centre of the autonomous Community of Madrid. Barcelona is a little bit smaller (more than 1 and a half million of people), but, usually, more popular amongst tourists.

Types of residence permit in Spain

There are different types of residence permits in Spain:

• Temporary residence permit: Temporary residence permit is authorizing a stay in Spain for a period longer than 90 days and shorter than five years. Authorizations for a period not exceeding five years may be renewed regularly, at the request of the person concerned, depending on the circumstances leading to their issuance. How to get a temporary residence permit? Initial authorization for temporary residence not involving a work permit shall be granted to foreigners who have sufficient means of subsistence for themselves and, if applicable, for their family members. Current regulations set forth the procedure and requirements for obtaining a Spain residence permit and authorization for work in Spain in order to engage in gainful activity as a self-employed or as an employee. This permit can also be applied for by foreigners who having previously lived in Spain, do not need to meet the requirements needed to obtain a permanent residence permit.

• Permanent residency permit: If you want to live in Spain for a long term, you will need to apply for a long-term residence permit. Permanent residence permit means living and working in Spain with the same rights as those of citizens of Spain.  How to get a permanent residence permit? Permanent residence permit is granted to foreigners who can prove a five (5) year legal and continuous residence in Spain, provided that there were no irregular exits from the country. Continuity is not considered to be interrupted by:

• Temporary absence on holidays outside Spain.
• Absences for up to six (6) months, provided that such absences do not exceed one year.
• Justified absences for family or health reasons.

Note that prior periods of uninterrupted residence in other Member States, as an EU Blue Card holder, shall be counted for the purpose of obtaining a long-term residence permit. The law establishes some criteria by which the said 5 years’ residence period is not required to obtain permanent residence. They refer to foreigners who are specially linked to Spain. Among these cases, a permanent Residence Permit will be granted to foreigners who were originally Spanish and lost their Spanish nationality. These foreigners will not have to first apply for a temporary residence permit. The foreigners’ law contemplates other cases for you, as a foreigner, to obtain a Spain residence permit.

• Residency permit for special circumstances such as for non-EU citizens whose asylum application had been rejected and to whom the Spanish Internal Ministry had authorised them to remain in Spain;
• Residency permit for reuniting families: this permit entitles the non-EU foreigner residing in Spain to apply for the Spanish residence of his closest family. The applicant must be legally residing in Spain for at least 1 year and he must have authorization for another year to reside in Spain.

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Work permit in Spain

A foreigner planning to live and work in Spain must have a work permit independently whether he is going to work under the employment contract or a self-employed. So, there are two types of work permits in Spain, the Cuenta Ajena and Cuenta Propia.

BIZBON also provides business immigration services in Tenerife. Please follow the web link how to get visa residence permit in Tenerife.

The Cuenta Ajena is given to those Spanish immigrants who have a specific employment contract from a specific company. The Cuenta Propia, also known as an autonomo, is for those who are self-employed and would like more freedom to move between different companies and positions within the working world. It is generally easier to obtain a Cuenta Ajena, thus it is often recommended that immigrants to Spain first secure this type of work permit, and apply for a Cuenta Propia after that if necessary.

This means that many positions that are popular among the immigrants in Spain will require to have Cuenta Propia work permit. Currently Spain runs an investment program, which allows you to apply for a residence card in Spain, if you have purchased real estate for a price in excess of 500 000 EUR – however this permit does not allow the right to work or conduct business in Spain.

How to get a work permit in Spain?

It is worth to note that the work permit application process for non-EU nationals largely depends on the employer. On the other hand, the work residence visa that will be needed to enter Spain and the collection of the work permit is usually the applicant’s own responsibility. There are several steps the immigrants will have to follow in order to work and live legally in Spain.

To obtain most forms of work permit an immigrant seeking to live and work in Spain will need an employment contract. Once a job has been secured and a contract has been negotiated, the employer will request certain documents from the prospective employee and will submit a work permit application to the Spanish Ministry of Labour on their behalf.

After the work permit is approved by Ministry of Labour, the employer will send the immigrant a notification of approval with an official stamp. Then, the applicant needs to collect and submit all the documents required to apply for a work and residence visa at their closest Spanish embassy. The immigrants should keep in mind that many of these documents will need to be translated into Spanish and certified. So, they should translate necessary documents into Spanish in advance.

Furthermore, an applicant only has one month to apply for the necessary visa after his permit has been officially approved. It is therefore strongly advisable to begin gathering the necessary documents well in advance.

Those who move to Spain as a dependent or non-worker only need to apply for a relevant residence permit, and not for a work and residence permit. This permit is largely linked to the validity of the work permit obtained by the applicant’s working family member or the partner.

How long does it take to get a work permit in Spain? The time period required for completion of the whole procedure can be anywhere from days to months depending on many factors. Note that the procedure in smaller towns often take longer period of time.

So, after summing up everything what was said above the issue is how much immigration to Spain costs. The cost of immigration depends on the immigrant‘s purpose of moving to Spain, on the his status and situation. So, the price may vary from case by case. Moreover, the immigrants not familiar well with the Spanish law may experience difficulties with necessary formalities and thus have additional expenses. Thus, if you are planning to move to Spain, it is worth to address to professional immigration specialists who advice in order to handle all the formalities in the shortest time and without loss of money.