START LIVING IN SPAIN: S P A N I S H R E S I D E N C Y F R E E G U I D E

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1 START LIVING IN SPAIN: S P A N I S H R E S I D E N C Y F R E E G U I D E

2 Sephardic Citizenship 1- General Documents: - Passport - Birth Certificate. - Criminal, Records Certificate - Fee - DELE - CCSE - Additional documents for under aged applicants: Current enrolment certificate If one of the parents will not attend the notary meeting he/she has to give POA to the other parent. Passport copy of both parents. 2- Link to Spain: At least 2 documents have to be presented. If the client does not have any then we proceed as follows: - Letter from our Law Firm saying they are clients of a Spanish firm. - Enrolment with Instituto Cervantes online library In any case the following documents are accepted but do not constitute an exhaustive list: - Instituto Cervantes membership card - Empadronamiento - Spanish Residence Card - Proof of current or previous residence in Spain

3 2- Link to Spain: - Shares in a Spanish Company - Donation to a Spanish Organisation - Certificate of studies in a Spanish entity or of the Spanish language, culture etc - Accreditation of the knowledge of ladino or hakétia. 3 - Sephardic lineage: - FCJE certificate. We apply for it on your behalf, online. - Additional proof of the Sephardic condition: ketubah, certificate of the community of the country/city of origin, documents showing they belong to a community coming from a country which welcomed Sephardim (Iraq, Turkey, Morocco, Greece etc.), accreditation of the knowledge of ladino or hakétia and/or any other proof they might have. The first step is to apply for the FCJE certificate. Done by us online. The second step is to upload the complete file on the Ministry of Justice platform. Done by us online. The third step is, once we have been assigned a notary, organise the signature of the deed with him. The day of the signature the application has to be present and bring all the original documents. Law extended until October 2019!

4 Non-Lucrative Residence Renewal 1- General Documents: 1. Passport copy. 2. Residence card. 3. Proof of sufficient financial Means. 4. Written explanation regarding teh funds, done by Balcells. 5. Health Insurance. 6. Fee. 7. In case there are under aged children of school age, we need to present the enrollment certificate. We can apply 60 days before and 90 days after the expiration of the current card. Online application, fast process: 1-2 weeks.

5 Highly Qualified Professional Visa - Applied online - Fast track: 20 working days if they do not request any additional document.dd a little bit of body text 1- List of Documents: 1.- Application form. 2.- Government fee, 3.- Spanish residence card in case the applicant was already a Spanish residence. 4.- University degree(s). 5.- Passport copy of the worker. 6.- Establishment deed of the company. 7.- Permanent VAT number of the company (CIF). 8.- ID of the person signing the job contract and application. 9.- POA allowing the signing person to sign the job contract and application, in case this is not included in the establishment deed Job contract signed by both parties Certificate from the Tax Agency stating that the company has not debt with them Certificate from the Social Security stating that the company has not debt with them Company profile Job description Applicant CV Criminal records of the countries where he has been a resident during the past 5 years.

6 1- Investor: 2- Family members: Initial Golden Visa - Application form - Authorisation - Fee - Passport - Residence card. Only if the applicant was already a Spanish resident. - Criminal records - Purchase deed. - Certificate of ownership. - Spanish Health Insurance. - Bank Certificate. - Tax Agency Certificate - Application form - Authorisation - Fee - Passport - Residence card. Only if the applicant was already a Spanish resident. - Criminal records. - Proof of the family link: Spouse: marriage certificate. Partner: civil partnership Children: Child s birth certificate. Ascendants: Investor s birth certificate

7 2- Family members: - Spanish Health Insurance. - Addition documents when applicable: Child over 18 years old: Certificate of being single. Proof of the economical dependence. Current enrolment certificate in a university. Ascendant: o Accreditation of the economical dependence. o Accreditation of the physical/ emotional dependence. Initial residence is for 2 years and renewal for 5 years.

8 1- Investor: 2 - Family members: Golden Visa Renewal - Application form - Authorisation - Fee - Passport - Residence card - Criminal records (if the person has been in Spain less than 183 days per year). - Purchase deed. - Certificate of ownership. - Spanish Health Insurance. - Bank Certificate. - Tax Agency Certificate - Application form - Authorisation - Fee - Passport - Residence card - Criminal records (if the person has been in Spain less than 183 days per year - Form stating that the family link is maintained with the investor. - Spanish Health Insurance. - Additional documents according to each specific case: Children over 18 o Certificate of being single. o Proof of the economical dependence. o Current enrolment certificate in a university. Child under aged of school age: school enrolment.

9 1. Entrepreneur: Initial Entrepreneur - Application form signed - Authorisation signed - Fee - Passport - Residence card. Only if the applicant was already a Spanish resident. - Criminal records (if the person has been in Spain less than 183 days per year). - Positive Report from the Ministry of Commerce in Madrid. - Spanish Health Insurance. - Bank Certificate. - In case the applicant was the holder of an entrepreneur visa, registration with Social security.

10 2. Family members: - Application form - Authorisation - Fee - Passport - Residence card. Only if the applicant was already a Spanish resident. - Criminal records. - Proof of the family link: Spouse: marriage certificate. Partner: civil partnership Children: Child s birth certificate Ascendants: - Investor s birth certificate. - Spanish Health Insurance. Initial residence is for 2 years and renewal for 2 years as well.

11 Initial Entrepreneur Visa- Business Plan presentation - Online application. - We help with the drafting of the BP. 1. Form 2. Passport and residence card if applicable. 3. Authorisation. 4. Business plan including at least the following: Description of the project Description of the product/service Market analysis Finances 5. Added value for the Spanish economy, innovation or investment opportunities. - List of Documents 6. Annexes: CV Degrees Bank statement Authorisations if applicable. Any document related to the company if applicable (establishment deed, tax agency/social security documents) Detailed financial plan Invoices if applicable Any other additional document that might be of interest.

12 Fingerprints 1. Confirmation of appointment. 2. Passport. 3. Approval. 4. Photo. 5. Empadronamiento. 5. If you are a student you also need to bring your certificate of enrollment and the application form. 6. If you are renewing your card bring the old residence card as well. 7. Fee paid. 8. Formulario EX-17 si se trata de una primera solicitud We can ask for the appointment (we usually get these faster than you) and accompany you to the appointment if you need it. We also check all the documents.

13 1- List of documents citizenship application 1. Passport 2. Residence card 3. Birth certificate 4. Criminal records 5. If you are married/divorced: marriage or divorce certificate. 6. If you are married to a Spanish person: his/her ID with his/her birth certificate. 7. If you have children born in Spain: their birth certificates. 8. Empadronamiento. 9. Histórico de empadronamiento 10. If you are married with a Spanish individual: certificado de convivencia. 11.DELE 12. CCSE. 13. Proof of integration. 14. Power of attorney. 15. Fee. 16. If the applicant is a child under 14 years old: authorisation of the civil registar. 17. If the applicant is a child over 14 years old but under 18: application form signed by his/her legal representative and him/herself. 18. For under aged children in general: Enrollment certificate ID of the legal representative.