LIVING AND WORKING IN SPAIN 

• Living and Working in Spain
• Working (Job Centres)
• N.I.E and a Certificate of non residency for foreigners
• Residency and permits
• Taxes
• Benefits (Social Security)

Living and Working in Spain

For information and guidance regarding living and working in Spain please contact the following:

Work and Social Affairs office of the Spanish Embassy in the UK
Oficina Laboral
20 Peel Street,
London W8 7PD

• Tel: +44 (0)20 7221 0098
• http://www.mtin.es/es/mundo/consejerias/reinoUnido/index.htm

For further information on employment contact the Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales main website on http://www.mtin.es/ or alternatively contact your Embassy or Consulate in Spain.

British nationals can contact the

British Embassy in Spain:
British Consulate General
Torre Espacio, Paseo de la Castellana, 28046 Madrid

Tel: (+34) 917 146 400
Fax: (+34) 917 146 401 

• Tel.: +34 91 714 64 00
• Fax: +34 91 714 64 01
• madrid.consulate@fco.gov.uk  
• http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en

For up to date travel advice consult:

Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH

• http://www.fco.gov.uk/travel

Nationals from our countries should contact their respective authorities.

Working (Job Centres)

Oficinas de Empleo, equivalent to Jobcentres in the UK, are run by the Instituto Nacional de Empleo (INEM) and can assist you finding a job. To find the nearest Oficina de Empleo in Spain please contact:

C/ Condesa de Venadito
28027 Madrid

• Tel: +34 91 585 9888,
• Fax: +34 91 377 5881 / 87
• http://www.inem.es/

EURES (European Employment Services) brings together the European Commission and the public employment services of the countries belonging to:

• The European Economic Area and Switzerland.
  Tel.: 00800 4080 4080 (free phone number)
  http://europa.eu.int/eures
  empl-eures@cec.eu.int

NIE and a certificate of non residency for foreigners

Information can be obtained from:

Comisaría General de Extranjería y Documentación
Dirección General de Policía
C/ General Pardiñas 90,
28006 Madrid

• Tel: +34 91 322 6824 / 26
• http://www.mir.es/

Residency and permits

Information can be obtained from:

Dirección General de Policía
C/ General Pardiñas 90,
28006 Madrid

• Tel: +34 91 322 6813 / 14
• http://www.mir.es/

Taxes

Spain has a double taxation agreement with Britain. This is to ensure that you do not pay tax on the same income in both countries. For information on tax matters contact:

Agencia Tributaria
C/ Infanta Mercedes 37,
28020 Madrid

• Tel: +34 91 583 7000
• Information line: 901 33 55 33
• http://www.aeat.es/

C/ Guzmán el Bueno 139, 28003 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 582 6767

Benefits (Social Security)

For information and advice regarding UK benefits please contact the Pension Service International Pension Centre (IPC):

The International Pension Centre
Tyneview Park,
Newcastle Upon Tyne,
NE98 1BA

• Tel: +44 (0)191 218 7777,
• Fax: +44 (0)191 218 7293
• http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/

General information can be obtained from the Department for Work and Pensions, http://www.dwp.gov.uk/.

The National Social Security Institute (INSS) is responsible for the control of the economic benefits within the Spanish Social Security system in Spain, http://www.seg-social.es/.

For a guide to the Spanish Social Security system from Work and Social Affairs office of the Spanish Embassy in the UK please contact:

Oficina Laboral
20 Peel Street,
London W8 7PD

• Tel: 020 7221 0098
• http://www.mtin.es/es/mundo/consejerias/reinoUnido/index.htm