Living in Spain

Citizens of the European Union

This section contains the conditions for the exercise of entry and exit rights, free movement, stay, residence, permanent residence and work in Spain by citizens of other Member States of the European Union of the other States parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and of the nationals of the Swiss Confederation, as well as limitations on prior rights for reasons of public order , public safety or public health.


Entering into Spain

The entry into Spanish territory of the citizen of the Union will be made with a valid and current passport or identity document and in which the holder's nationality is recorded.

Family members who do not have the nationality of one of the Member States of the European Union or of another State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area will enter with a valid and current passport, in addition, needing the corresponding entry visa. The issuance of these visas will be free and their processing will be preferential when they accompany the citizen of the European Union or meet with him.

Possession of the residence card of family member of a Union citizen, valid and in force, issued by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, shall exempt those family members from the obligation to obtain the entry visa. And, upon presentation of said card, the stamping of the entry or exit stamp in the passport will not be required.

Stay and residence:

  • Stay less than three months
  • Residence longer than three months
  • Residence of a non-EU family member of a citizen of the European Union
  • Maintenance of the right of residence of family members

 

STAY LESS THAN THREE MONTHS

It is sufficient to be in possession of a passport or identity document, of which the entry into Spanish territory was made, not counting said permanence to the effects derived from the residence situation.

RESIDENCE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Citizens of a Member State of the European Union or of another State Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and of Switzerland have the right of residence in Spanish territory for a period exceeding three months if they fall into one of the following situations:

a. They are employed or self-employed workers in Spain.

b. They have enough resources for themselves and their family members not to become a burden for social assistance in Spain during their period of residence, as well as public or private health insurance covering all risks in Spain.

The assessment of the sufficiency of economic means will be made individually and, in any case, taking into account the personal and family situation of the applicant. Sufficient accreditation for the fulfillment of this requirement will be considered the possession of resources that are higher than the amount that each year sets the Law of General Budgets of the State to generate the right to receive a non-contributory benefit.

c. They are students and are enrolled in a public or private center, recognized or financed by the competent educational administration, with a formative purpose; and have a public or private health insurance that provides full coverage in Spain and guarantee that they have sufficient resources for themselves and their family members to not become a burden for the social assistance of the Spanish State during their period of residence.


Documentation

Along with the application for registration (EX-18), the passport or valid national identity document of the applicant must be presented or, if it is expired, a copy of this and the renewal application, as well as the following documentation (original and copy), depending on the assumptions in which the applicant is:

  • Employees must provide a declaration of hiring of the employer or a certificate of employment. In any case, the presentation of the work contract registered in the corresponding Public Employment Service or registration document, or situation assimilated to the registration, in the corresponding Social Security system will be admitted, although this documentation will not be necessary if the interested party consents to the verification of said data in the Files of the General Treasury of the Social Security.
  • Self-employed workers will provide proof that they are self-employed. In any case, the registration in the Economic Activities Census or the justification of its establishment by registering in the Commercial Register or the registration document or situation assimilated to the registration in the corresponding Social Security scheme will be admitted, although it will not be the contribution of this documentation is necessary if the interested party consents to the verification of said data in the Files of the General Treasury of the Social Security or of the Tax Agency.


People who do not work in Spain must provide documentation proving compliance with the following two conditions:
  1. Sickness insurance, public or private, contracted in Spain or in another country, provided that it provides coverage in Spain during its period of residence equivalent to that provided by the National Health System. It will be understood, in any case, that pensioners comply with this condition if they prove, through the corresponding certification, that they have the right to healthcare under the State for which they receive their pension.
  2. Provision of sufficient resources, for themselves and their family members, so as not to become a burden for social assistance in Spain during their period of residence.


PERSONAL INHERITANCE OF THE RIGHT OF RESIDENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY, IN CASE OF DEATH, EXIT OF SPAIN, NULLITY OF THE MARRIAGE, DIVORCE OR CANCELLATION OF THE REGISTRATION AS A REGISTERED PARTNER, IN RELATION TO THE HOLDER OF THE RIGHT OF RESIDENCE.


The death of a citizen of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, his departure from Spain, or the nullity of the marriage bond, divorce or cancellation of registration as a registered partnership, will not affect to the right of residence of members of his family who are citizens of one of these States.

The death of a citizen of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, in the case of family members who are not citizens of one of those States, will not affect their right to residence, provided that they have resided in Spain, as members of the family, before the death of the right holder. Family members will be obliged to communicate the death to the competent authorities.

The departure from Spain or the death of a citizen of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area shall not entail the loss of the right of residence of their children or of the parent who has been granted effective custody of these, regardless of their nationality, provided that said children reside in Spain and are enrolled in a teaching center to study, until the end of these.

In the event of nullity of the marriage bond, divorce or cancellation of registration as registered couple, of a national of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, with a national of a State If it is not, it will be obliged to communicate this circumstance to the competent authorities. To preserve the right of residence, one of the following assumptions must be accredited:


1. Duration of at least three years of the marriage or registered couple situation, until the beginning of the judicial procedure of nullity of the marriage, divorce or of the cancellation of the registration as registered couple, of which it must be proven that at least one of the Years has passed in Spain.

2. Granting by mutual agreement or judicial decision, of the custody of the children of the community citizen, to the ex-spouse or registered ex-couple who is not a citizen of 

a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

3. Existence of especially difficult circumstances such as:

  • a. Having been a victim of gender violence during the marriage or registered partnership situation, a circumstance that will be considered provisionally accredited when there is a protection order in their favor or a report from the Public Prosecutor indicating the existence of signs of violence of gender, and with definitive character when it has fallen judicial resolution of which it is deduced that the alleged circumstances have taken place.
  • b. Have been subjected to trafficking in human beings by their spouse or partner during the marriage or registered partnership situation, circumstance that will be considered provisionally accredited when there is a judicial process in which the spouse or partner has the status of accused and their family, that of possible victim, and with a definitive character when a judicial decision has been deduced from which it can be deduced that the alleged circumstances have occurred.

4. Judicial resolution or mutual agreement between the parties that determines the right of access, to the minor child, of the ex-spouse or registered ex-couple who is not a citizen of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, when said minor resides in Spain and said resolution or agreement is in force.


Foreigner Identity Number (NIE)

Foreigners who, due to their economic, professional or social interests, are related to Spain, will be endowed, for identification purposes, with a personal, unique and exclusive number, of a sequential nature.

The personal number will be the foreigner's identifier, which must appear on all the documents issued or processed, as well as the proceedings stamped on his identity card or passport.

For the assignment of NIE due to economic, professional or social interests, the following requests will be accepted:

  • Those presented in Spain personally by the interested party,
  • Those presented in Spain through a representative,
  • Those presented in the Diplomatic Representations or Consular Offices are located in the country of residence of the applicant, corresponding to their residence de-marking.
To assign the aforementioned number, you must provide the following documents:
  • Standard application form (EX-15), duly completed and signed by the foreigner.
  • Original and copy of the complete passport, or identity document, or travel title or registration card in force.
  • Communication of the economic, professional or social causes that justify the request. 
  •  When requested through a representative, he / she will certify that he / she has sufficient power in which it is expressly stated that he / she is authorized to present such request.

Note on the validity of foreign public documents: To check the necessary requirements regarding the legalization and translation of foreign public documents you can consult the information sheet of the General Secretariat of Immigration and Emigration.


Residence of permanent character

Citizens of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and members of the family who are not nationals of one of those States, are entitled to reside permanently. have resided legally in Spain for a continuous period of five years.

Likewise, they will have the right to permanent residence, before the end of the five-year period referred to above, the persons in which one of the following circumstances occurs:

  • a. The self-employed or third-party worker who, at the time of cessation of his / her activity, has reached the age provided in Spanish legislation for accessing retirement with entitlement to a pension, when he / she has exercised his / her activity in Spain for at least last twelve months and have resided in Spain continuously for more than three years. The condition of duration of residence will not be required if the citizen of the Union is married or is a registered partner of a Spanish citizen or of a citizen who has lost his Spanish nationality after his marriage or registration as a registered couple with the worker.
  • b. Employees who have access to early retirement, when they have worked in Spain for at least the last 12 months and have resided in Spain continuously for more than three years. The condition of duration of residence will not be required if the citizen of the Union is married or is a registered partner of a Spanish citizen or of a citizen who has lost his Spanish nationality after his marriage or registration as a registered couple with the worker.
  • c. The self-employed or third-party worker who has ceased to perform his activity as a result of permanent disability, having resided in Spain for more than two years without interruption. It will not be necessary to accredit any residence time if the disability results from an accident at work or from an occupational disease that entitles a pension for which he is totally or partially responsible, an organism of the Spanish State or if the citizen of the Union is married or is a registered couple of a Spanish citizen or a citizen who has lost his Spanish nationality after his marriage or registration as a registered couple with the worker.
  • d. The self-employed or third-party worker who, after three consecutive years of activity and of residence continued in Spanish territory, carries out his activity in another Member State and maintains his residence in Spain, returning to Spanish territory daily or, at least, once per week. For the exclusive purposes of the right of residence, the periods of activity exercised in another Member State of the European Union shall be considered fulfilled in Spain.

 

Family members of a Spanish citizen or of another Member State of the European Union, or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or of Switzerland, who do not hold the nationality of one of those States, residing in Spain, may obtain a card of permanent residence of a family member of a Union citizen if they prove that they have resided legally in Spain for a continuous period of five years, provided that the family link for which the residence card was issued is maintained or if they maintain the community regime in case of death, nullity of the marriage bond, divorce or cancellation of registration as a registered couple.

The members of the family of self-employed or employed workers residing with him in Spain shall, regardless of their nationality, have the right of permanent residence when the worker has acquired that right for himself, issuing them a permanent residence card for family members. citizen of the Union.

If the citizen of the Union had died in the course of his active life prior to the acquisition of the right of permanent residence in Spain, the members of his family who had resided with him in the national territory shall be entitled to permanent residence at all times. when any of the following circumstances occur:

  • a. That the citizen of the Union, on the date of death, had resided continuously in Spain for at least two years.
  • b. That the death was due to an accident at work or occupational disease.
  • c. That the surviving spouse had lost Spanish nationality as a consequence of the marriage with the deceased.


CERTIFICATE OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF CITIZEN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

The interested party, personally, must go to the Immigration Office of the province where he has his residence or, failing that, to the corresponding Police Station. Together with the application form (EX-18), it will present in all cases the following documents (original and copy):

• Valid and valid passport or identity document. If it is expired, a copy of this and the renewal application.

• Document accrediting the payment of the fee for issuing the certificate.

• Documentation proving the assumption by which permanent residence is accessed, except in the case of access to it for having resided legally in Spain for a continuous period of 5 years, in which it is not necessary to provide -Additional documentation since said circumstance will be checked ex officio by the Immigration Office.


Once the fees have been paid, a certificate of the right to reside on a permanent basis will be issued to the citizen of the Union.


PERMANENT RESIDENCE CARD OF FAMILY MEMBER OF CITIZEN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

The relative, personally, in the Immigration Office of the province where he has his residence or, failing that, in the corresponding Police Station, must present the application during the month prior to the expiration of the residence card, and may also be presented within three months after said expiration date without prejudice to the corresponding administrative sanction.

To the official model request (EX-19), in duplicate, duly completed and signed, will accompany as generic documentation the following (original and copy):

Valid and valid passport. If it is expired, a copy of this and the renewal application.

Documentation accrediting the existence of a family bond, marriage or registered union.

Three recent color photographs, on a white background, card size.

Document accrediting the payment of the fee for issuing the card.


In addition, in the case of being a relative of a community citizen who has died in the course of his active life prior to access to the right of permanent residence, he must present:


Literal certificate of death together with:

  • Certificate of registration of citizen of the Union of the deceased, in which there is a minimum period of 2 years of continuous residence in Spain; or
  • Accrediting documentation that the death was due to an accident at work or an occupational disease; or
  • Proof that the surviving spouse was a Spanish citizen, having lost that nationality as a result of his or her marriage to the deceased community citizen.


The issuance of a permanent residence card for a family member of a citizen of the Union must be made within three months of submitting the application. This card will be valid for ten years from the date of issue and will be renewed automatically.

Interruptions of residence not exceeding two consecutive years, will not affect the validity of the permanent residence card.

 

Measures for reasons of public order, safety and public health

 

 

When public policy, public safety or public health reasons so require, one of the following measures may be taken in relation to citizens of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the Economic Space. European, or with members of your family:

  • Prevent entry into Spain, even if the interested parties submit the required documentation.
  • Deny registration in the Central Registry of Foreigners, or the issuance or renewal of residence cards.
  • Order the expulsion or return of Spanish territory.

An expulsion decision may only be adopted with regard to citizens of a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or members of their family, regardless of their nationality, who have acquired the right to Permanent residence in Spain, if there are serious reasons of public order or public security. Likewise, before adopting a decision to that effect, the duration of the residence and social and cultural integration of the interested party in Spain, its age, state of health, family and economic situation, and the importance of the links with your country of origin.


Those persons who have been the subject of a decision prohibiting entry into Spain may submit an application for removal of the same within a reasonable period of time that will be determined by the competent authority according to the circumstances and will be included in the resolution by which the entry ban is determined. The request to lift the entry ban will be made with an allegation of the reasons that demonstrate a material change in the circumstances that justified the prohibition of entry into Spain. In any case, said request may be submitted after three years from the execution of the decision prohibiting entry into Spain.


The competent authority that resolved the entry ban must resolve this request within a maximum period of three months from its submission.

During the time in which said request is examined, the affected party will not be able to enter Spain.

Offices for immigration procedures


https://www.policia.es/documentacion/oficinas/com_valenciana.html

 

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

 

The Comprehensive Follow-up System in cases of Gender Violence (Sistema VioGén), of the Secretary of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior, was put into operation on July 26, 2007, in compliance with the provisions of the Organic Law 1 / 2004, of December 28, "of Integral Protection Measures against Gender Violence", being its objectives:

  • Bring together the different public institutions that have competences in matters of gender violence
  • Integrate all the information of interest that is deemed necessary
  • Make risk prediction
  • Caring for the level of risk, monitoring and protection of victims throughout the national territory
  • Carry out preventive work, issuing warnings, alerts and alarms, through the "Automated Notification Sub-system", when any incident or event is detected that could endanger the victim's integrity.

Seeking, finally, to establish a dense network that allows the follow-up and protection in a fast, integral and effective way of abused women, and of their children, in any part of the national territory.

 

Websites of Interest:

-Ayuntamiento de Orihuela (Alicante)
http://www.orihuela.es/

-Ayuntamiento de Torrevieja (Alicante)
http://www.torrevieja.es

-Ayuntamiento de Almoradí (Alicante)
http://www.almoradi.es 


Aeropuertos (Airports)

Aeropuerto Alicante - Elche (El Altet)

Teléfonos: (+34) 913 21 10 00

WEB:  http://www.aena.es/en/alicante-airport/index.html


Aeropuerto Internacional de la Región de Murcia (Corvera)

Teléfonos: (+34) 913 21 10 00

WEB: http://www.aena.es/en/murcia-region-airport/index.html