{"id":1472,"date":"2018-05-04T10:48:52","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T10:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vbbabogados.com\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2021-03-17T08:44:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T08:44:52","slug":"residence-permit-for-highly-qualified-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vbbabogados.com\/en\/blog\/residence-permit-for-highly-qualified-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence permit for highly qualified professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Law 14\/2013, of Support for Entrepreneurs and its Internationalization, contains a section dedicated to <\/span><b><i>&#8220;international mobility&#8221;,<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> understanding as such the regulation of those cases in which, for reasons of economic interest, entry and residence are facilitated in Spain to certain categories of foreigners, simplifying and speeding up the procedures for obtaining residence and work permits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This responds to the need to internationalize the economy, encourage the establishment of foreign companies and attract foreign talent and investment, as well as the need to eliminate barriers to foreign entrepreneurship and investment in business projects that favor the creation of employment and positively affect a sector of general interest for our economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One category included in the concept of international mobility are the <\/span><b>highly qualified professionals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for whom, responding to the increasing interest of companies and the European Union in attracting talent as a means to create and spread knowledge, they have softened the migratory barriers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Informaci\u00f3n detallada<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e77efe628cc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e77efe628cc\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/vbbabogados.com\/en\/blog\/residence-permit-for-highly-qualified-professionals\/#Who_are_highly_qualified_professionals\" >Who are highly qualified professionals?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/vbbabogados.com\/en\/blog\/residence-permit-for-highly-qualified-professionals\/#What_general_requirements_must_professionals_meet_to_qualify_for_this_type_of_permit\" >What general requirements must professionals meet to qualify for this type of permit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/vbbabogados.com\/en\/blog\/residence-permit-for-highly-qualified-professionals\/#What_are_the_advantages_of_this_type_of_international_mobility_permit\" >What are the advantages of this type of international mobility permit?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_are_highly_qualified_professionals\"><\/span>Who are highly qualified professionals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following professional groups are included in this category:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><\/b> <b>Managerial or highly qualified personnel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of large companies or groups of companies or SMEs in <\/span><b>strategic sectors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, proved through a report from the General Directorate of Trade and Investment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><\/b> <b>Managerial or highly qualified personnel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who are part of a business project in which any of the following conditions apply:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintenance of employment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant increase in the creation of direct jobs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant increase in the creation of jobs in the sector of activity or geographical area in which the work activity will be developed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extraordinary investment with relevant socio-economic impact in the economic sphere in which the activity will be developed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reasons of <\/span><b>general interest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the commercial and investment policy of Spain, proved through a report from the General Directorate of Trade and Investment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relevant contribution to scientific or technological innovation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Graduates and postgraduates of prestigious universities and business schools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_general_requirements_must_professionals_meet_to_qualify_for_this_type_of_permit\"><\/span>What general requirements must professionals meet to qualify for this type of permit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be of legal age<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not have a criminal record and do not count as rejected in the countries that are part of the territory of the Schengen Treaty or with which Spain has signed a treaty in that sense<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a public or private health insurance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have sufficient financial resources (which will normally be guaranteed by the contract as a highly qualified professional)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_advantages_of_this_type_of_international_mobility_permit\"><\/span>What are the advantages of this type of international mobility permit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sole authorization to reside and work valid for the entire national territory, including family members if they meet the age stipulated in the labor regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Employment Situation does not apply.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom of movement in the Schengen states.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agile processing: visas resolved and notified in 10 business days and residency authorizations resolved in 20 days, possibility of carrying out the procedures through a representative.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint processing for relatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application for the residence permit will extend the validity of the situation of residence or stay in Spain of which the foreigner was the holder until the resolution of the procedure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Law 14\/2013, of Support for Entrepreneurs and its Internationalization, contains a section dedicated to &#8220;international mobility&#8221;, understanding as such the 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