having permanent comunatario residency can i work in whole europa

[Unregistered]

Hello,

In that case you will have no problems to apply for the residencia de larga duracion ( or permanent ) comunitaria.

In response to your main query: Yes, with that type of permit you can work in any EU country as any EU citizen can do.

Regards,

Hello Miss Patricia

My residency regimen comunitario is expiring in m/o june2012. I m working in spain last 04 years regularly. I have job contract also. My wife is Portugeesa. She is not in my contact.
In Oct2011 I applied for divorce.
In Feb2012 I paid fees of Parquridor. My lawyer is saying that court sent divorce notifications on my wife adresses.
My question is
1. In this sitution how much more time required for completion of divorce.
2. In case if divorce process does not complete, then which residency i will get.
Thanks in adv. Hope u will guide me also

[Patricia]

Hello,

The divorce notifications should be sent to you both, not to only your wife, and your lawyer should make sure you are accordingly notified of any resolution related to the divorce. As I do not have the particulars of the case, I believe that your lawyer will be able to let you know what is the approximate duration of the process and when it should be finished.

Once you residency expires in June, you will have to apply for the residencia de larga duracion, under regimen comunitario, that is, that as you have been married for more than 3 years to an EU citizen and legally living in Spain for 5 years, you can apply for this type of residency ( form EX-19 ) and as you will be requested to provide with proof of income, the work contract will be of help.

Please feel free to contact me on patricia at Lawbird.com if you wish to discuss your particular case.

Regards,

[guest]

I have a query about working in Spain. In 2004 I married an EU citizen (Ireland) who had residency in Spain (I am an American). In 2005 I received my NIE. I worked continuously in Spain from 2005 through 2011. In 2010, when I renewed my NIE, I received Residente Permanente (expires 24-02-2020). Unfortunately in the fall of 2011, we divorced. I left Spain for work elsewhere and have been out of the country for about 1 and half years. I now have an offer of work in Spain and want to return. I consulted two lawyers and received two different answers! I am hoping you can give me some advice.
The first lawyer said there was no problem. I have Residente Permanente status. And I was married for over three years and I had lived in Spain for more than one of those years.
The second lawyer said that whilst the above was true, I had to apply to the Ministry of the Interior for permission to live in Spain and permission to work in Spain before I could accept the job offer.
I would appreciate your advice.
Thank you!

[Unregistered]

Hello patricia
Thanks for ur guidance, with ur guidence i received permanent residence card(validity 10 years). In m/o March my divorce is also completed. Then With this card i tried differnt EU countries for job but they did not give me permission to do work. They were saying with this card with ur wife u can do work here. without her u can not do work. So

I came back in spain and I applied to get Larga duracion EU. Now my residency larga duracion eu Resulto FAVORABLE now.
1.Hope now i can do work in whole europa now?
2.when i will get larga duracion EU. i have to return my residency Permanent comunitario? or i can use both?
3.If i go in other country i start business at there and have business in spain also after 10 years can i apply for nationality?
4.If i do not go in other country and live and do work in spain, after 10 years i can apply for nationality.
Thanks and awaiting.

[Unregistered]

Hello Patricia,

I have completed living in Spain for 5 years. The first two years of this stay were as a student, and later on a work contract. I went to apply for the Residencia de larga duracion (normal), but the officer incharge refused to process my application saying that NIE - Estancia por motivos de estudios that I had in the first 2 years does not constitute residency. I wanted to confirm whether this is the case since I cannot find this written anywhere in the the Spanish law [i.e. Ley Orgánica 4/2000, de 11 de enero, sobre derechos y libertades de los extranjeros en España y su integración social. ArtÃ*culo 32 Residencia de larga duración].

Many Thanks and Regards,

Valencio

[Patricia]

Hello Valencio,

You can check Chapter II article 37 of the Ley de Extranjeria where it indicates that the student status is regarded as stay and not residency. A stay status that can be extended if the students wishes to go on with the education and training course in Spain.

The residency status is regarded once you have got a residence card based on a salaried or self employed work permit.

Regards,

[Unregistered]

Hello Patricia,

Im a non EU married to a Belgian 5 years ago, and still is. My question is: Do I get the same NIE card in terms of duration? I got 5 years with my present card and must renew it in August 2013. Also, I would like to ask if I can already apply for a Spanish Citizenship. Im carrying a Filipino passport..Thanks a lot

More power!

Luis

[Patricia]

Hello Luis,

If your card expires this summer, after 5 years of validity, you are entitled to apply for the Permanent residence Card as a Relative to an EU citizen, being the basic requirements to still keep the same Family relationship, have adequate sources of income and not having been out of the country for more than 30 months during the last 5 years and under no circumstances should any absence be of more than 12 consecutive months. You can find all the information about this application here. That new card will grant you a permanent right to stay, but the actual card will have to be renewed every 10 years ( renewal will be automatic ).

As you are a Filipino citizen, you are eligible for Spanish nationality after 2 years of legal residency, which means you are eligible since August 2010. Therefore you can file your nationality application at the closest Civil Registry whenever you like. You can learn more about the requirements and procedure here.

Regards,