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Moving to Spain to work

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:35pm
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Deaks68

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Hello. My husband and myself would like to move to Spain and I want to work benidorm area. Retail is my area of work. Can I move there without a visa and get one when I’m there after I’ve got a job not sure how it works

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tebo53

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:52pm

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:52pm

Deaks68 wrote on Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:35pm:

Hello. My husband and myself would like to move to Spain and I want to work benidorm area. Retail is my area of work. Can I move there without a visa and get one when I’m there after I’ve got a job not sure how it works

Tha ks

Hi,

If you want to live in Spain permanently and work you will need to apply for a job first whilst you are still living in the UK. If you are fortunate enough to find a position then the prospective employer will need to apply for a work visa from the Spanish consulate in the UK on your behalf. 

You cannot just move to Spain and apply for residency and jobs.

You can't apply for a work visa from the consulate to try and get a job in Spain. 

All work in Spain must be offered to an EU passport holder first. If they cannot find a suitable EU citizen to fill the position then they can offer the position to a non EU citizen. 

You will not get residency in Spain without some sort of visa. 

Steve 

Deaks68

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:21pm

Deaks68

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 8:21pm

tebo53 wrote on Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:52pm:

Hi,

If you want to live in Spain permanently and work you will need to apply for a job first whilst you are still living in the UK. If you are fortunate enough to find a position then the prospective employer will need to apply for a work visa from the Spanish consulate in the UK on your behalf. ...

...;

You cannot just move to Spain and apply for residency and jobs.

You can't apply for a work visa from the consulate to try and get a job in Spain. 

All work in Spain must be offered to an EU passport holder first. If they cannot find a suitable EU citizen to fill the position then they can offer the position to a non EU citizen. 

You will not get residency in Spain without some sort of visa. 

Steve 

Thankyou for replying. Wasn’t sure how it worked

Golandrina

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2023 6:47am

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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2023 6:47am

Another couple of websites that may be of help are:

Citizens Advice Bureau Spain for bureaucratic stuff, and

N332 for anything to do with driving in Spain.   This site is for English speaking people and is run in conjunction with officers of the Guardia Civil.   It has an English version of the Spanish equivalent of the Highway Code on it.

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