How to get a spanish work permit

If you are from outside the EU, it is likely you will need a permit to work in Spain. Here are the details.

EU nationals
If you are an EU national you do not need a work permit to work in Spain — you can enter the country as a tourist and register with the Spanish national employment office (Instituto Nacional de Empleo - INEM) to look for a job. You then have 90 days to find employment — you can obtain an extension after that date or leave Spain and re-enter for a further 90 days. Once you get a job, you will need your employment contract in order to apply for your residence permit.
Non-EU nationals
Residents of countries outside the EU who wish to work in Spain must obtain a work permit. They must also obtain a visa before moving to work in Spain. Residents of countries outside the EU who wish to work in Spain must obtain a work permit.
Work permits must be applied for at the Foreigners' Office (Oficinas de Extranjeros) or to the provincial office of the Ministry of Labour (Delegación Provincial del Ministerio de Trabajo), if you are already in Spain. If you are not in a Spain, a work permit must be applied for at the Consular office of your home country.
The provincial labour offices (Direcciones Provinciales de Trabajo, Seguridad Social y Asuntos Sociales) will decide whether the work permit will be issued or not.
Documents required
Employees
  • Copy of your valid passport
  • Certificate of criminal records issued by the authorities of your home country, except when it was presented upon application for the visa
  • Official medical certificate
  • Three passport-size photographs
  • Fiscal registration number (NIE or CIF) and the Social Security registration number of the employer
  • Offer of employment containing labour conditions
  • Full description of the job and the company's activity
  • Proof of the employer's solvency could also be required
Self-employed
  • Copy of your valid passport
  • Certificate of criminal records issued by the authorities of your home country, except when it was presented upon application for the visa
  • Official medical certificate
  • Three passport-size photographs
  • Full description of the job and the company's activity
  • Proof of your professional qualification or that you meet the requirements needed to perform the professional activity in Spain, such as the appropriate licences to perform the activity or the registration to the Spanish Social Security system, or your NIE
  • Any other documentation the Spanish Administration requires from time to time
Types of work permits

Employees
  • Type A work permit: for seasonal or time-limited work. This may entail a specific contract or a specific geographic area. Its maximum duration is nine months, including renewal
  • Type b initial work permit: It enables the foreigner to work in a specific profession, activity and geographic area for a maximum period of one year.
  • Type B renewed work permit: This is issued to those b initial holders once it has expired. It entitles you to carry on various professions or activities within a maximum period of two years.
  • Type C work permit: issued to the B renewed work permit holders once it has expired. This entitles the foreign worker to perform any professional activity throughout the Spanish territory.
Self-Employed
  • Type d initial work permit: To carry on a specific activity for a maximum of one year. Spanish authorities could limit this to a specific geographic area.
  • Type D renewed work permit: This is issued to those d initial holders once that permit has expired. It entitles him to perform various professional activities for a maximum period of two years. Spanish labour authorities could limit this to a specific geographic area and/or a specific activity.
  • Type E work permit: This is issued to those holding the D renewed work permit once it has expired. This entitles the foreign worker to perform any professional activity throughout the Spanish territory for a maximum period of three years.
Either employed or self-employed
  • Type F work permit: To perform professional activities within Spanish borders, provided their daily return to the foreign borders where they normally reside. This is issued for a maximum period of five years, after that it may be renewed.
  • Permanent work permit: It enables the foreign worker to perform any professional activity where he has the qualification required. Type C or E work permit holders may obtain this permit once theirs has expired. It is mandatory to renew this work permit every five years.
  • Extraordinary work permit: this is issued to the non-EU foreign citizens who have helped to the Spanish economic and cultural progress. It enables the foreign worker to perform any professional activity throughout the Spanish territory where he has the qualification required. It must be renewed every five years.

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