I'm illegal here in spain, what do i do now to get my permiso de residencia

[Patricia]

Hello Hardik

These are the requirements for the residence permit application based on Work settlement ( Arraigo Laboral ):

- To be a non EU citizen and not related to a EU citizen that resides in Spain.
- To have a clean criminal record certificate.
- Not to have an entry prohibition in Spain and not be listed as an individual that has been refused entry in other countries that have an agreement with Spain and that regard.
- Not to be committed to a non-return period of time in Spain due to voluntary return to home country, if applicable.
- To have remained in Spain, on a continuous basis, for a minimum period of time of two years. In order to be considered a continued stay, an absence of 90 days within the last two years will be considered an interrupted stay.
- A provable work relationship of no less than 6 months. To prove this, these are the documents accepted by the Immigration office:

- Court order or Conciliation settlement agreement recognizing it on the ongoing court case.
- Administrative Resolution confirming the Infraction record issued by the Work and Social Security Inspection body proving it.

As you can see from the above, for you to be eligible for this type of permit application, you must have been working at least for months and have a court case in process for irregular work situation; that is that your work place must have undergone a work inspection and you employer been fined for hiring a worker in an irregular situation.

You can´t work legally without a work permit. This type of permit is aimed to offer a solution to those individuals that have been fined for working in an irregular basis but have already been in Spain for 2 years.

I trust I have been able to answer your questions.

Regards,

[DEB]

My name is Amit 55 years old from Mehasana District of Gujarat State, India. I am planning to come to SPAIN. As you know it is very difficult to get a VISa of SPAIN. Can you help me? Do you have any Contact. I am well educated person in English Medium and also completed TOFEL examination. How is job oopportunity in SPAIN ? I am alone, can you suggest where I can stay in SPAIN in budge after arrival in SPAIN. Please write to me.

Thank you

AMIT.
Gujarat, India

[Unregistered]

Hi Jerry,

If you are able to prove that you have lived in Spain for more than three years, you can request a type of permit called: “Permiso de Residencia por Arraigo Social”. Amongst many other requirements, you will need to have clean police records in Spain and in your home country, and have a job offer with a minimum duration period of one year. For more information on this permit please feel free to PM me.

if i dont have a resident card is it a must to renew my registration at city hall or i can go there after three years to get a confirmation,
alot of my colleagues say i have to renew my Empadronamiento but i i did not understand why though as i still live in that same house and i am assured about that.

[Patricia]

Hi,

You need to renew the empadronamiento every two years if you are in an irregular situation, and apply for settlement ( Arraigo Social ) after 3 years of continued stay in Spain. Once you are a resident you don´t have to renew the empadronamiento so often any more.

Regards

Patricia

[jerry]

hello can anyone help me out with his question of my i won lottries and i dont have papers here in spain, and i want to buy a house here, i dont know if i buy the house will the government give me permiso to live in spain?

[Patricia]

Hello Jerry,

The fact of owning property in Spain does not grant residency per se. You need to comply with many other requirements.

Regards,

[Unregistered]

hi i also need help, just like jerry ive been staying here ilegally for 2 yrs now... but i have a different situation... ive been arrested and serve an orden de expulsion on my 1st year here but i didnt go home... can i still apply for arraigo after what happened? if so what are the documents i need to present and what are the things i need to do in order to apply for it!? how long do i need to be here the fact that im from the philippines... and is empadronamento really important coz i only got mine this year!? please help me... i want to know which office of yours i can ask for legal advice within marbella area? thanks more power....

[Marta]

Hi,

The different ‘Sudelegaciones de Gobierno’ in each province follow different criteria. For example the Malaga office agrees to revoke the ‘orden de expulsion ‘when you fulfill the conditions to apply for arraigo.

Also note that every case is different and it also depends on why you received your ‘order de expulsion’. It is not the same to have received it for being illegally in Spain (in which case it would most probably be revoked) than for having committed any other offence.

[Nadeem]

Hi Marta,

I am living in Seville, Sapin, before that I was living in Barcelona Spain from September 2007 illegally. In March 2010 I am shifted to Seville because I cant get job there and my cousin told me in Seville you can get job easily. I was register (PADRONALMENT) in Barcelona.

I have just asked from my friends in Barcelona that am I still register at your house. They told me that due to over registrations at house we have cancel your registration. I was angry but i cant do anything.

So I am not register at Barcelona. My question is that,

Will Immigration center consider my period from September 2007 to March 2010 for PERMISO DE RESIDENCIA? But I have no proof of Residence in Seville just my cousin support me. I have proof of registration from September 2007 to March 2010.

Thanks in Advance
Nadeem

[Marta]

Hi Nadeen,

The empadronamiento is one of the ways you can prove your stay in Spain but not the only one. If you have a tarjeta sanitaria, a bank account, a telephone line or anything in your name, you will be able to use this in your aid.