You already have a valid resident permit in another European Schengen country

If you already have a valid permit in a EU country (also Switzerland or citizens form the EEA) we have two options to obtain your work permit:

1. You can enter Spain without a VISA and we can apply for your permit here. This shortens the procedure significantly but you will have to bring with you a non-criminal record of the places you have been living in the past two years properly legalized and translated into Spanish by a recognized sworn translator from the Spanish Ministry (we will send you the link where you can find this information). We will also need prove you have enter Spain (normally the boarding card is enough) along with some other documents easy to obtain.
2. If you cannot leave the European country where you are living or you just prefer, we can follow the normal procedure. We submit the residence and work permit here and once we have the resolution we will send it to you so that you can ask for the visa to enter Spain at the Spanish Consulate of the country you are living. This whole procedure takes 2/3 months.

 The same applies for your family.

You are always welcome to contact the International Welcome Centre at mobilitat.pdi@upc.edu if you have any questions on these issues.