RESIDENCES
Non-profit residence
This is an authorization requested by foreigners from their country of origin that authorizes them to reside in Spain without performing any work activity, with sufficient economic means, both for the main applicant and for his or her family, since they can also live in the country.
Entrepreneur Residence
The entrepreneurial residency seeks to bring foreigners who are going to develop an innovative entrepreneurial activity of special economic interest for Spain.
Residence Highly Qualified Personnel
This is a temporary residence and work authorization that may be obtained by a foreign worker residing outside Spain to perform a work activity for which a higher education qualification or, exceptionally, a minimum of five years of professional experience that can be considered comparable, is required.
Companies may apply for a residence permit for highly qualified professionals, valid throughout the national territory, provided that they meet some of the characteristics or assumptions:
- For small and medium-sized companies established in Spain, belonging to a sector considered strategic.
- For business projects accredited as being of general interest.
- For large companies with an average workforce of more than 250 employees in Spain, an annual turnover in Spain of more than 50 million euros or an average annual gross foreign investment of not less than 1 million euros in the last three years.
Community Residence
If you are a family member of a Spanish citizen or of another EU Member State, as well as of any of the Member States of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, provided that such family members do not hold the nationality of any of the aforementioned States, and provided that the objective is to join or accompany the EU citizen, and that they will reside in Spain together for a period of more than three months, you must apply for and obtain a EU citizen family member card.
Residency Renewal
- If you are residing in Spain and wish to renew your residency and work permit, trust PK abogados, experts in immigration law.
- Residence permits may only be renewed if they are within the deadline, i.e. 60 days before the expiration date of the authorization and 90 days after the expiration date.
Residence for exceptional circumstances
This is a temporary residence permit for exceptional circumstances that may be granted to foreign citizens who are in Spain and either have family ties in Spain or are socially integrated.
This is a temporary residence authorization for exceptional circumstances that may be granted to foreign citizens who are in Spain and have had an employment relationship for at least six months.
This is a temporary residence authorization for exceptional circumstances that may be granted to foreign citizens who are in Spain and are either the father or mother of a minor of Spanish nationality or the children of a father or mother who were originally Spanish.
This is a temporary residence permit for exceptional circumstances that may be granted to foreign citizens who are in Spain and have been in Spain continuously for two years, allowing them to obtain a permit for training, subject to obtaining the residence and work permit upon completion of the training and the presentation of a work contract.
Community Resident Certificate
Citizens of a Member State of the E.U. or of another State party to the Agreement on the E.E.E. who are going to reside in Spain for a period of more than three months, are obliged to apply in person before the Foreigners Office of the province where they intend to stay or take up residence or, failing that, before the corresponding Police Station, for their registration in the Central Register of Foreigners. Said application must be presented within three months from the date of entry into Spain, and a registration certificate will be issued immediately, stating the name, nationality and address of the person registered, his or her foreigner identity number and the date of registration.
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