If you want to obtain a work permit for a highly qualified professional, you should know that the applicant must meet very specific requirements, as well as have special training.
In this post you will find general information about the main criteria that are taken into account to have access to this permit.
If you would like to know more about this legal figure beforehand, then we recommend reading this post: Work Permit for Highly Qualified Professionals.
This residence and work permit for Spain can be obtained by a non-EU national worker who has a job offer for a position as a manager or qualified technician.
Permit for Highly Qualified Professionals | Criteria | Spain
First of all, the profile of the worker must be taken into account: this type of work permit is intended for specific professional profiles (directors, managers, technical and/or qualified personnel, etc.).
When submitting the file at the time of the application, the following details will be assessed:
- The functions that the worker will carry out: it is important that the functions that are going to be carried out in the company in Spain are related to the studies, master's, or postgraduate courses completed and that they are considered as functions for highly qualified workers.
- Their status as highly qualified in accordance with the collective agreement.
- The characteristics of the position offered and the annual salary: the worker should earn a minimum amount of money per year for the application to be successful.
- It is also advisable to provide documents that help demonstrate the worker's experience as a highly qualified professional.
The profile of the company that the worker will be working for also has to be taken into account. When hiring a highly qualified professional, the company must be in one of the following situations:
- Be a large company or group of companies
- Be an SME in a strategic sector
- Be a company that develops a business project of general interest
However, if a company is interested in hiring a graduate or postgraduate from prestigious universities and business schools as a highly qualified professional, it can take advantage of this permit regardless of the size of the company, or the sector or activity in which it operates.
In addition, the applicant must meet these general requirements:
- They must be 18 or older.
- This work permit is for citizens from outside the European Union.
- They must prove that they do not have a criminal record, either in Spain or in any other country.
- They cannot already be in Spain in an unregistered situation.
This content is of a general and merely informative nature. When applying for a work permit as a highly qualified professional, a multitude of aspects need to be assessed for the procedure to end successfully.
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