Forum Madrid

by **roketnow** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:00 pm

Hello!

So far I can establish the following, just need some help with the last bit.

Everyone's situation is different. Here is ours:

I am a Uk Citizen who just got married in Brasil to a Brasilian.

We want to go and live in Spain.

I will get my empadronamiento when I arrive in Spain. My wife will enter on 90 visa waiver as she holds a Brasilian passport.

We have already got our marriage certificate and my wifes birth certificate both legalised in Brasilia by the Spanish Consulate.

We take these documents (empadronamiento, marriage cert, her birth cert and both passports) to Oficina de extranjeros in Barcelona and we apply for a residency card for my wife.

Then we wait for the residency card, about 2 months (according to parainmigrantes.info)

The question is: how soon can she work, and how does she apply for the work permit?

Anyone know?

Thanks

James

by **Yousafzai** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:53 pm

She wouldn't need an extra work permit and can start as soon as she gets the residence card.

Good luck

by **madridbound** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:56 pm

Hello,

I am in a similar situation and was hoping someone can advise what steps I will need to take as it is not clear to me or my husband.

I am a US Citizen married (married in England 4 years ago) to a UK National and am living in London. My husband and I are moving to Madrid this August. I understand that I can travel to Spain and get a 90 day tourist visa with my US passport and that I have a right to get residency in Spain through my husband.

Can someone possibly let me know what steps we need to take once we arrive in Spain to get my residency permit? Is there anything we need to do in the UK before we arrive?

Many thanks!

by **Yousafzai** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:40 am

Your marriage certificate and as much as evidence as you can collect of having lived together for the past four years, bills, bank statements, pictures from holidays whatever you can grab.

You can apply for your residency as soon as you arrive in Spain - I am assuming your husband is going to exercise his treaty rights there.

Good luck !

by **madridbound** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:47 am

Many thanks for you reply. Where do we go to fill out the paperwork? Do you know about how much it costs?

by **Yousafzai** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:12 pm

If your Spanish is any good, check the document on this link, it can be a useful read.

http://sid.usal.es/idocs/F3/LYN10709/3-10709.pdf

If in doubt or if you need some specific advise to your case, you can always try to contact SOLVIT, its worth trying giving them a call.

http://ec.europa.eu/solvit/

You have to be assertive though, its not always easy to get help from them just like any other beaurocratic office but its free !

Good luck !