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es-jobs.<strong>qxd</strong> 07/<strong>02</strong>/<strong>2005</strong> 17:12 <strong>Page</strong> 38<br />
JOBS<br />
38<br />
Work Permits<br />
Preparation is key to landing in a new country and picking up work, whether in<br />
your profession or as a short-term option. Here’s the lowdown on work permits.<br />
EU residents do not need a work permit<br />
(permiso de trabajo) to work in Spain. Non-<br />
EU nationals do, however, whether an<br />
employee or self-employed in Spain. The<br />
permit will initially be valid for one year<br />
and then is renewable for a period of up<br />
to five years.<br />
EU NATIONALS<br />
EU nationals can enter Spain as a tourist<br />
and register with the Spanish national<br />
employment office (Instituto Nacional de<br />
Empleo - INEM) to look for a job. You<br />
then have 90 days to find employment -<br />
you can obtain an extension after that date<br />
or leave Spain and re-enter for a further 90<br />
days.<br />
Once you get a job, you will need your<br />
employment contract if you want to apply<br />
for a residence card.<br />
NON-EU NATIONALS<br />
Before coming to Spain, non-EU nationals<br />
must obtain a visa (visado) from the<br />
Spanish consulate in their home country<br />
to work, study or live in Spain.<br />
Once in Spain, you must apply for a work<br />
permit at the provincial office of the<br />
Ministry of Labour (Delegación Provincial<br />
del Ministerio de Trabajo) or at your local<br />
Foreigners' Office (Oficina de Extranjero -<br />
see list under 'Residence Cards' in this<br />
guide). If you already have a prospective<br />
employer, they will probably deal with all<br />
of this process. Then the provincial labour<br />
offices (Direcciones Provinciales de<br />
Trabajo, Seguridad Social y Asuntos<br />
Sociales) will decide whether to issue the<br />
work permit.<br />
Any job must be advertised to EU citizens<br />
through the INEM before a non-EU citizen<br />
can be offered the post and a work permit<br />
will only be granted if it can be demonstrated<br />
that no unemployed EU national is<br />
available for the position.<br />
Priority is then given to non-EU nationals<br />
who are married or closely related to a<br />
Spaniard, who previously held Spanish<br />
nationality, or who come from Latin<br />
America, Andorra, the Philippines,<br />
Equatorial Guinea or Portugal. Jews of<br />
Spanish origin, the family of a work permit<br />
holder, and anyone who was born in<br />
Spain, is living legally in Spain or has<br />
been resident here for five years is also<br />
given priority.<br />
Non-EU students in Spain require a temporary<br />
work permit, available from INEM<br />
offices (www.inem.es). The type of work<br />
Before coming<br />
to Spain, non-EU<br />
nationals must<br />
obtain a visa<br />
(visado) from<br />
the Spanish<br />
consulate in<br />
their home<br />
country to work,<br />
study or live<br />
in Spain.<br />
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