Moving to Spain in 2024: types of residence permits in Spain
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INVESTOR residence permit when purchasing real estate from 500,000 for a period of 2 years-INVESTOR VISA (except for citizens of the Russian Federation) for a period of 6 months—
Residence permit without the right to work NO LUCRATIVA—
Freelancer residence permitINVESTOR RESIDENCE PERMITIt is issued in Spain, the procedure is regulated by Law 14/2013. There are certain nuances that you need to know:-residence permit is issued for 4 years, renewable for 5 years!a common basis is the purchase of real estate in the amount of 500,000 euros, own funds not borrowed!there can be several objects and they must be purchased after December 2013!just as in other cases, it is necessary to confirm the availability of funds sufficient for the applicant and family members to live at the rate of 30,000 euros for the main applicant and 10,000 euros for each family member.The amount that must be shown in the bank account, today not only in Spanish, does not have an exact meaning, despite some legal acts (557/2011), the embassy website, court decisions and the opinions of numerous experts. In connection with this, I always recommended rounding up; practice has shown the correctness of the approach.
!The period for reviewing applications for investor residence permits has been reduced to 20 days
!The family reunification procedure can begin simultaneously with the submission of documents for an investor residence permit
student visa You can get it by enrolling in long-term Spanish language courses or at a university. It is completed by submitting documents to the Spanish Embassy in the country of permanent residence or directly in Spain. There are certain nuances that you need to know:- when submitting documents at the embassy, you must speak Spanish at least A2,-at the time of submitting documents directly in Spain, you must have legal status and a reserve of 30 days before the end of your stay-an arrival stamp in Spain is required to confirm the point above- just as in other cases, it is necessary to confirm the availability of funds sufficient for the applicant and family members to live at the rate of 8,000 euros per student, today not only in a Spanish bank.-student’s family members submit documents at the Spanish Embassy-the student does not have the right to work, it is necessary to additionally obtain authorizationAfter a year, the student residence can be modified into a residence permit
Residence permit without the right to work no lucrativaA residence permit in Spain without the right to work no lucrativa is a permit that allows non-EU foreigners to remain in Spain for a period of more than 90 days without the possibility of work or professional activity, with sufficient financial means for themselves and, if applicable, family members (
Real Decreto 557/2011).
Duration is 1 year from the date of entry into Spain
The first and second extension of the validity period are 2 years. During the third extension, long-term residence for an indefinite period can be requested, although the alien’s identity card must be renewed every 5 years (Articles 51.7 and 150.1 of the Regulations). Immigration/Arts. 51.7 y 150.1 del Reglamento de Extranjería).
There are certain nuances that you need to know:
-If a foreigner wishes to live with his family in Spain, he can exercise his right to family reunification as soon as he has lived in Spain for 1 year, after renewing his residence in Spain.
-The length of stay in Spain with residencia no lucrativa is taken into account for the purpose of obtaining Spanish citizenship at the place of residence in the future.
-A person who has a residencia no lucrativa must be in Spain for at least 183 days a year.
-Although the residencia no lucrativa does not allow working in Spain, it allows the foreigner to continue to develop certain economic activities in other countries, as long as this does not force the foreigner to leave Spanish territory ( STS de fecha 22 de marzo de 2012, Rº 299/2010 ) .
To successfully extend residences, it is necessary to comply with the terms of stay in Spain,