№ 0033ImmigrationSpain
Official sources · 15 requirements verified
§ 1Purpose
The situation this applies to
Permiso de Residencia en España — Spain.
§ 2Scope
Foreigners must have been in Spain before June 1, 1999, and have remained continuously.
Foreigners must have held or applied for a work and residence permit or residence permit in the last three years before the entry into force of the Organic Law 4/2000.
Each line is a condition recorded on this procedure. Meeting them all is what makes it available to you; the register states them, it does not assess you against them.
§ 3Basis
What lets this revision stand in the register — named, with the credentials a reader can check.
No professional signature
This case carries no professional's signature. 15 requirements on it are verified against an official source. It was built from 13 published pages, all of them still current.
Every page a step was read from is listed in § Sources below, so the basis of each statement can be checked at its origin.
§ 4Procedure
8 stages · 33 steps
1 step in this stage
Foreigners must not have a criminal record in Spain or previous countries of residence to obtain temporary residence.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 31. Situación de residencia temporal.
3 steps in this stage
Foreigners must have been in Spain before June 1, 1999, and have remained continuously.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 1. Ámbito de aplicación.
Foreigners must have held or applied for a work and residence permit or residence permit in the last three years before the entry into force of the Organic Law 4/2000.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 1. Ámbito de aplicación.
Foreigners must not be subject to expulsion or have a prohibition on entering Spanish territory.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 1. Ámbito de aplicación.
6 steps in this stage
Entries into Spanish territory may be registered by competent authorities in the Central Register of Foreigners.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 14. Registro de entrada en territorio español.
Entry denial must be issued with a reasoned decision and notified directly to the person concerned.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 15. Denegación de entrada.
Persons denied entry have the right to legal assistance and an interpreter if needed.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 15. Denegación de entrada.
A person denied entry will have a crossed-out entry stamp in their passport.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 15. Denegación de entrada.
Carriers must take responsibility for transporting a person denied entry back to their point of origin.
Temporary residence permits authorize stays longer than 90 days and less than five years.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 31. Situación de residencia temporal.
14 steps in this stage
A document from the employer recognizing the employment relationship must be provided when starting a new employment in Spain.
A document justifying the start date of activity must be provided if not registered with Social Security.
A document justifying the provision of services to an emerging company must be provided by highly qualified professionals.
A document justifying the performance of training, research, development, and innovation activities must be provided.
Model 149 must be used to communicate the option for the special tax regime.
A passport valid for at least three months after the planned departure date is required for entry into Spain.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 4. Requisitos.
Applicants not engaged in work must provide proof of health insurance covering their residence period in Spain.
The Certificate of Investment Registration from the Directorate General of Commerce and Investments is required.
A power of attorney or representation document is required.
Company statutes or equivalent documents proving legal personality are required.
Academic certifications are required.
Property registry documents are required.
Civil registry certificates (Birth, Marriage, Death) are required.
A certificate proving a de facto union is required.
4 steps in this stage
Applicants must apply in person at the Foreigners Office or the corresponding Police Station.
Applicants must book an appointment to apply.
Source · administracion.gob.es · Solicitud
Applications can be submitted via postal services.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 2. Presentación de solicitudes.
Third-country nationals must declare their entry personally to Spanish police authorities.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 13. Declaración de entrada.
3 steps in this stage
The application filing window starts on March 21, 2000, and ends on July 31, 2000.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 2. Presentación de solicitudes.
The entry declaration must be made within three days if not done at the time of entry.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 13. Declaración de entrada.
Return must be executed within seventy-two hours from the entry denial decision.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 15. Denegación de entrada.
1 step in this stage
A valid visa is required for entry into Spain when mandated by Regulation (EU) 2018/1806.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 4. Requisitos.
1 step in this stage
Nationals of Andorra, Monaco, and San Marino are exempt from declaring their entry to Spanish police authorities.
Source · Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) · Artículo 13. Declaración de entrada.
End of the procedure
§ 5Where to go
Issued by · Handled by
Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
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Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
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Stated by administracion.gob.es
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Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
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Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
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Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
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Stated by Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2000-3372An office is listed with the role it plays on this path and with who says so. Where the register holds only people's reports of an office, it says that instead of stating it as a rule.
§ 6Sources
Every page is linked at its origin. Where a page has changed since it was read, the entry is marked for a recheck rather than quietly re-stated.
This entry states what the procedure requires and where each statement was read. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace the authority that issues the decision. Where a professional has signed it, their signature covers this revision only.
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