Immigration to Spain

Immigrating to Spain through work

Labor migration in Spain is possible for people who have a job offer from a Spanish employer or a reputable company or institution.  Beside having a job offer letter, these people must also have a work permit in this country, which is the responsibility of the employer to get it for them. This is for people who apply from outside of the EU. This means that people who are from European countries and members of the Schengen Area can enter Spain without the need of a work permit and can stay and work in this country for up to 3 months, and in order to stay longer than this, they need to obtain a work permit in Spain. People from a non-European country who are applying for a job must first send their resume to employment agencies in this country so then Based on the type of activity and the type of experience and resume of the applicant they (agencies) can send it to employers who need work force, So that the employer can send them a job offer and this way they can get a Spanish work visa. last year the unemployment rate in Spain was 14%.

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Topics reviewed in this article:

• Migrating to Spain through education
• Migrating to Spain through investment
• Migrating to Spain through financial capacity
• Answering to some common questions about immigration to Spain

Migrating to Spain through education

Immigration to Spain through education can be considered as the most common type of immigration to this country. People who want to study abroad can choose Spain as a suitable, cheap and reputable destination in Europe. Studying at Spanish universities is free for those who study in Spanish. It is possible for students to attend Spanish language classes in this country before the start of their study course and when they reach the desired level, to attend the university.

There are Spanish language courses for 1-year and 1-and-a-half-year that cost between 4,000 and 7,000 euros. The good thing about Spanish universities is that the entrance exam for studying in these fields is a score of 14 points. Students who have a high school diploma grade point average(GPA) of more than 16 by earning a score of 12 out of 14 in the entrance exam for medical universities can continue their education for free in fields such as dentistry and medicine, and those with lower scores can enter in subjects such as psychology, veterinary medicine, nursing, and so on. Studying at these public universities costs approximately 300 to 400 euros per semester for the student, which is actually free. Studying at private universities and in English language is also possible in Spain, which is possible with an IELTS English language degree with the required grades in each course. Undergraduate education costs between 12,000 and 14,000 euros, which it is required to have an IELTS certificate score of 6, and postgraduate education costs approximately between 13,000 and 15,000 euros, which it requires to have a language degree with a score of 6.5(IELTS score of 6.5). All students are allowed to work while they are studying in Spain and after graduation they are allowed to stay in Spain for one year to look for a job in their field of study.

Migrating to Spain through investment

Investing in Spain is also one of the ways to enter Spain that many people apply for this procedure. Spain is one of the countries that has a Golden Visa and the applicant can get it with certain investments. The best type of investment in this country is to buy a property and people can get the residence in this country by buying a property worth at least 500 thousand Euros. The general process of this procedure is that people who use this procedure can work and live freely in the European Union and Schengen Area. This residence permit is also issued to the investor’s family, and the children up to the age of 21, the applicant’s parents and the spouse’s parents also get this residence permit.

Migrating to Spain through financial capacity

One of the other ways to immigrate to Spain is through self-support or financial capacity in Spain. Self-support is one of the ways to invest in which the applicant must show 22 thousand Euros for himself/herself, and 10 thousand Euros for his/her spouse and children up to 16 years old as the financial capacity (financial ability). In addition to the financial ability(capacity) that is shown in the account of the person in the country of origin, having a monthly income, having a property and generally having a good financial position, are the main procedures of this type of residence. In this type of residence, all family members are required to be present in Spain for 6 months. After the applicant’s circumstances have been confirmed, the Spanish government will issue a one-year temporary residence permit for the him/her and his/her family, after which this residence permit will be extended for a period of 2 years, and after these 3 years their residence will be extended for another 2 years. Which will be a total of 5 years. After this period, the applicant’s residence becomes (convert into) a permanent residence and after the tenth year, they can apply for citizenship. This also can be done in other countries, such as Austria, France, Greece, Portugal, and Switzerland.

Answering to some common questions about immigration to Spain

✅ What is the cheapest way to get to Spain and get a residence in this country?

All immigration procedures have their own costs, but procedures such as birth, marriage, work and education are the cheapest ways to migrate, and then migration through investment is the most expensive procedure of immigration.

✅ What are the advantages and disadvantages of migrating to Spain?

Spain is among the countries with the lowest cost of living, education in the universities of this country is free and benefits such as excellent health insurance, good weather are other benefits of this country, but this country has been facing unemployment for the past few years. Therefore, this can be mentioned as a weakness of this country.

✅ Is immigration through work a good option for migrating to this country?

As we mentioned, to work in Spain, you must have a job offer from the employers in this country. Moreover, being fluent in Spanish is another condition for entering the labor market in this country. The important thing about working in this country is that Spain has been facing an unemployment crisis in the last few years, because of this, the available/existing job opportunities are mostly considered for the citizen of this country. Countries such as Germany, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and… have better conditions for labor migration.

✅ Does studying in Spain lead to getting a permanent residence?

Generally, educating in Spain and other countries will not lead to residency. The student will get a temporary residence through education in this country. Even after graduation, he/she will be given a 1-year opportunity to start working in the field of his/her study, and if he/she works somewhere in his/her field of study, his/her residence will be converted from study to work residence, and after 5 years of work in This country and paying insurance and taxes can he/she can get a permanent residence in this country.