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EU long-term residence

Autorización de residencia de larga duración-UE

What it is

It allows you to live and work in Spain indefinitely under the same conditions as Spanish nationals and gives the possibility of obtaining residence in other EU States under the conditions they set. You must have lived legally and continuously in Spain for the previous five years (absences of up to six consecutive months and ten in total, or eighteen if for work); periods of student stay count at 50 %. You must also have stable and regular resources (for a two-member family, 150 % of the IPREM, and an extra 50 % for each additional member), health insurance and no criminal record; there are special rules for EU Blue Card holders and beneficiaries of international protection. It is applied for with form EX-11 at the Oficina de Extranjería or through Mercurio; the fee is form 790 code 052 (section 2.6). If there is no reply within three months, it is deemed granted; then you must apply for the TIE within a month. The card is first renewed after five years; after that, every five years until age 30 and every ten years from then on.

Official wording
Disponer de recursos fijos y regulares para su manutención y, en su caso, de la familia que estuviera a su cargo.

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Where it applies
All of Spain

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When

When you have five years of legal, continuous residence in Spain (absences of up to six months at a time and ten in total, or eighteen if for work). Years on a study stay count half.

Official wording
Haber residido legalmente y de forma continuada en el territorio español durante los cinco años anteriores a la presentación de la solicitud .

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Steps

  1. Step 1: Check your resources

    You need fixed, regular resources: for a two-member family, 150 % of the IPREM, plus 50 % for each additional member. They may be your own or from work. You also need health insurance.

    Official wording
    Para unidades familiares que incluyan dos miembros se exigirá una cantidad que represente el 150% del IPREM, por cada miembro adicional se deberá sumar un 50% más .

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  2. Step 2: File EX-11

    From Spain, in person at your province’s Immigration Office or online on Mercurio; from abroad, at the consulate. The fee is paid within ten working days of admission.

    Official wording
    Telemáticamente, a través de la sede electrónica del Ministerio de Política Territorial y Memoria Democrática (Mercurio).

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  3. Step 3: Decision and TIE

    Decided in three months; without a reply, deemed granted. Within one month of notification apply for the TIE; the first card renewal is after five years.

    Official wording
    Transcurrido dicho plazo sin que la Administración haya practicado la notificación se podrá entender que la solicitud ha sido estimada por silencio administrativo .

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Documents

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Fees

Form 790 code 052, section 2.6 (the same fee as national long-term residence).

Official wording
Modelo 790 código 052, epígrafe 2.6 “autorización de residencia de larga duración–UE y autorización de residencia de larga duración nacional”

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FAQ

I have an EU Blue Card from another country. Does it count?

Yes, if you have five years of residence in the EU with an EU Blue Card or other authorisations provided for, and have lived the last two years in Spain with an EU Blue Card.

Official wording
Haber residido dos años en España de forma legal e ininterrumpida como titular de una autorización de Tarjeta azul-UE durante el período inmediatamente anterior a la presentación de la solicitud de residencia de larga duración-UE.

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