INFORMATION ON WORK VISAS / WORK PERMITS FOR NON EU NATIONALS 

Work Visas / Work Permits for non EU Nationals

A residence visa and a work permit are required when planning to work in Spain.

Only applicants with permanent residency in the UK may apply at this Consulate General (see here for jurisdiction).

The prospective employer must have applied for the work permit and obtain the “resolución” at the Spanish Ministry of Labour before the applicant can apply for a residence visa at this Consulate General.

Applications must be made before moving to Spain (a residence permit cannot be obtained with a tourist visa once in Spain).

Applicants must apply for the visa within the first month after receiving the “resolución”. The visa must be applied for in person. Applications by post are not accepted.

For visa appointment please write to the address 20 Draycott Place, London SW3 2RZ, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.

In case of visa refusal the fee is not refundable.

Conditions of Application

1. 4 visa application forms fully completed, signed by the applicant.
2. 4 recent passport size photographs.
3. A full national passport with a minimum validity of 120 days and one full blank page to affix the visa.
4. Photocopies of the whole passport including UK residence permit and all the blank pages.
5. Photocopy of the page or pages of the passport showing the details of the applicant.
6. A copy of the “resolución de permiso de trabajo” issued to the prospective employer by the Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales.
7. A Certificado de Penales or a Police Criminal Record Certificate (original and photocopy), stating that the applicant does not have a criminal record.  This must be obtained from the country or countries where the applicant has been residing during the past 5 years. These certificates must be legalised through diplomatic channels, or in the case of a country signatory of the Hague Accords, of 5^th October 1961, they must have the Apostille of the Hague Accords. Moreover, a translation duly legalised of the document is required.
8. A health certificate (original and photocopy), stating that the applicant does not suffer from any infectious diseases listed by the WHO (UN), mental disorders, or drug addiction translated to Spanish. The certificate must contain a sentence similar to the following one: “This health certificate states that Mr/Mrs (…), does not suffer from any of the diseases that may have serious public health repercussions in accordance with what is stipulated by the International Health Regulations of 2005”.
9. One small, stamped addressed envelope.
10. In some cases additional documents may be required.

A formal “resolución” to the visa application will be dictated within one month of receipt of the application.

The residence visa when granted is issued for 90 days with only one entry into the country. Once the visa is affixed to the passport, entry into Spain must take place within the dates shown on the visa.

Please note that holders of this visa when in transit to Spain are still subject to immigration control at the point of entry by any Schengen member country. The transit should not exceed five days.

The Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero must be applied for in Spain within one month of entry.

The information contained herein may be subject to alteration without prior warning. No liability can be accepted by this office for the consequences of any such alterations.