Residence permit after study in Spain: work, search and change of status

What exactly ends and what dates to count

Check three dates: end of program, degree or certificate and end of term estancia. They may not match. The term estancia is extended by 15 days after graduation, and the transition requires confirmation that the certificate or certificate has been obtained. [1]Ask the educational institution to explain what document you will receive and when it will be available.

Article 190 of the Regulations (Real Decreto 1155/2024) allows only those who were on estancia under paragraphs 52.1 (a) and (b) (higher and post-compulsory secondary education), 52.1 (e) 4 (o) and 5 (formative programmes with certificación de aptitude técnica or habeasción profesional and full certificados profesionales) and specialized medical training under article 58 to change their grounds without a visa. [1]If you have only learned language, this simplified rule does not apply to you, and there is another exception: you should not receive a scholarship for development or humanitarian assistance programmes in Spain or the country of origin. [1].

Five Ways After Learning: Comparison

Detailed procedure for the employer: Residence permit on a work contractOn the right to work during studies: Student permit.

Transition to employment or self-employment

For employment, the requirements of article 74 are met, except for the verification of the national labour market; the employer and you may apply and the duty referred to in article 190.2 is paid by the employer in any case. [1]The proposal for work cannot be replaced by a business plan, and vice versa: the conditions for self-employment are required under article 84 (licences, investments, qualifications), in more detail in article 84. cuenta propia [1]. In Catalonia, for employment service from estancia, there is a generalitat MOD03a procedure: an employee or an employer submits an application for a work permit and a residence permit fee (for residence permit under Catalo 052) <x id="655" , "In Catalonia, it is required to pay a permit for the granting of the granting of the granting of the Generalita's legal status in Catalon the court of 03, where it is submitted by the court of the court {15} {0} {{{{\display}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{\display}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} {{{{{{{{{{{{\displaystyle}}}} Detailed order: [7].

The first authorization is issued for a year. Extensions and rights define the normal rules: change of residence permit basis.

Once the application is accepted, estancia becomes a temporary residence and work permit, including full-time work, and is effective until the decision is reached. [1]The new permit starts after the alta at Seguridad Social, and TIE requests it within a month of the start of operation [1].

Work permit or project: 24 months

This is a separate category for regulation 17 Ley 14/2013, not a bonus to each graduate. [3][4]. Applyed electronically to Delegación or Subdelegación del Gobierno of the province 60 days before the end of the estancia or 90 days after; application extended the previous estancia within a time limit, decision 20 days, silence means consent [3][4]The Office checks the diploma, the availability of medical insurance and the adequacy of funds on the declaration; for the applicant, the reference point of 100% IPREM in the month <x id="744" Registration" on the date of the date of registration can not be excluded from the date of the EM 14 / 440 / 7 days from the date of the date of registration . [4].

Main restrictions: 24 months without extension and without work rights [3][4]When you find a suitable job or start a project, you apply for a general regime permit or a Ley 14/2013. Hoja 20 requires at least a year of residence to avoid applying labour market checks. [4]Don't choose this category for the sake of time alone: first study the restrictions and compare it with the way it is found under article 190 if the work has already been found.

Graduate family

If you change under article 190, you can apply for the family that is in Spain under article 56: Economic sufficiency and suitable housing, the final permit will be granted upon reunification. [1]When you seek work under regulation 17, you can only be with those family members who accompanied you during your studies; they also do not have the right to work. [3][4]The extension of your stay does not automatically extend family documents according to the previous pattern, so please schedule each. The student ’s family in Spain.

How to build a transition calendar

1. Identify the script: I'm working, I'm negotiating, I'm not proposing.
2. Please write the following deadlines: End of estancia, diploma, beginning and end of the delivery window.
3. Check the documents: Diploma or certificado, insurance, funds, contract or plan, translations and apostilles.
4. Give it on time: the window delivery extends the old estancia until the decision is reached [1][2].
5. After the decision: Alta, TIE, family registration.

Don't wait for the last weeks of estancia to know the conditions of the base change: you can stay out of the right path.

Typical Errors

• They consider a language course or a programme without a diploma as the basis for transition. Article 190 refers to specific types of estancia and requires a diploma or certificado [1].
• They're allowed to work during and after school. The estancia work is allowed as long as it is compatible with learning; after completion, a change of foundation is required [1].
• They serve late. The window has boundaries: extending the previous estancia to the decision is valid for an application filed inside the window [1][2].
• They take a job search while they're already working. First, compare with the transition to article 190.
• They don't check scholarships. Beneficiaries of development programmes fall out of article 190 [1].
• Work during the period of job search. This permission doesn't give you the right to work. [3][4].

When Individual Review Is Needed

You need a break if the end of estancia is close and there's no job offer, if you've been in a few programs, you want to go to DNV if you're family or you've had a scholarship.

What can we help you with?

The NEXO team in Barcelona is preparing a transition calendar, checking your status and diploma with the required procedure, preparing documents and translations, helping the employer with the package and accompanying the delivery, requerimiento and TIE. We do not select schools and universities and are not responsible for the timing of the responses of the agencies. First 30 minutes freeService: Study permitII. General order of: Residence permit in Barcelona and route sheets studies and of work.

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