Non-European Union

If you are a foreigner from outside the EU and you want to live in Spain legally, we are going to show you the residences that you can request according to your situation.

Si quiere saber cómo obtener el número N.I.E., lea este artículo.

If you want to know how to obtain the N.I.E. number, read this article.

Si quiere saber cómo obtener la Nacionalidad Española, lea este artículo.

If you want to know how to obtain Spanish Nationality, read this article.

ARE YOU ALREADY IN SPAIN?

In case you have already entered Spain, there are several residencies that you can request from Spain, without having to leave the country.

In case you want workthese are the residences that you can request from Spain:

• Prácticas profesionales. (Professional internship).
• Profesionales altamente cualificados. (Highly qualified professionals).
• Emprendedores. (Entrepreneurs).
• Excepción autorización de trabajo. (Work authorization exception).
• Investigadores. (Researchers).
• Investors. (Investors).
• Larga duración. (Long lasting).
• Reagrupación familiar. (Family reunification).
• Arraigo laboral. (Work roots).
• Arraigo social. (Social roots).
• Arraigo familiar. (Family roots).

In case you want studythis is the residence that you can request from Spain:

• Estancia estudios. (Study stay).

In case you want to start live in Spain while looking for a job in the country, this is your option:

• Residencia para búsqueda de empleo. (Residence for job search).

If you are already in Spain, you are from outside the EU, and you have a family member or partner from an EU country, you can request the tarjeta de familiar de comunitario. (EU family residence permit).

YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED SPAIN YET?

In case you are in your country of origin or in your current country of residence, there are several residences that you can request to come to Spain.

In case you want to come to Spain to work, these are the residences that you can apply for:

• Trabajo por cuenta ajena. (Residence for work employed).
• Trabajo por cuenta propia. (Residence for self-employment).
• Prácticas profesionales. (Professional internship).
• Profesionales altamente cualificados. (Highly qualified professionals).
• Emprendedores. (Entrepreneurs).
• Excepción autorización de trabajo. (Work authorization exception).
• Investigadores. (Researchers).
• Investors. (Investors).
• Prestación transnacional de servicios. (Transnational provision of services).

In case you want to come to Spain to study, these are the residences that you can apply for:

• Estancia estudios. (Study stay).

If you want to come to live in Spain without working::

• Residencia no lucrativa. (Non-profit residence).
• Residencia para búsqueda de empleo. (Residence for job search).