RDL 11/2018, de 31 de agosto Título III

The job seeking visa permit is a Spanish residency authorization issued in order to be able to seek for a job or undertake a business project once all work activity is finished.

This is a non-profit permit, meaning it will not grant the ability to work. Once a job is found it will be the company who will issue the visa change from the seeking visa one to a work one.

The maximum duration for the visa is 12 months -non-renewable- counting from the expiration date of the last residence permit.

Application deadline: the renewal may be applied for 60 calendar days prior to the expiration of the permit and up to 90 calendar days after expiration. The application, as long as it is done among those days, renovates the validity of the permit you had until the resolution of the procedure.

Necessary documents

• Signed application form Solicitud de autorización residencia titulares - mark option "Prorrogada para búsqueda de empleo"
• Full passport (all pages).
• Copy of the TIE or the last resolution of the current accepted permit.
• Certify the completion of the research activity: a document must be submitted from the entity in which the research activity was carried out indicating that said activity has been completed.
• Health insurance for the entire job search period.
• Economic means tfor the entire job search period: an affidavit detailing the economical means. These resources must be, at least, the SMI (minimum interprofessional wage). For the year 2024, they are € 15,876.
• Digital certificate if the interested party presents it. Otherwise, you can ask the ISS to present it for you.

Procedure

The permit needs to be presented via online through UGE. Hence, the necessity of the digital signature.

The digital signature can be found on this web; keep in mind that it cannot be done with an expired NIE. After filling up the form, you need to go to the nearest Registration office or at the “Unidad del Archivo General y Registro” of the UAB.

At the ISS we can review the application file before submitting it. We can also provide assistance in the process of obtaining the electronic signature and in the process of submitting documents.

The application must include all the documentation mentioned above in PDF format (the maximum size allowed is 24 MB).

The deadline for the resolution will be 20 days, after which it will be deemed to have been granted by administrative silence.

Family members

Family members who have obtained a Stay Authorization or Residence permit linked to a Research Residency permit from a family member will also be able to obtain a Seeking Job visa. This permit is also a non-profit one.