The Spanish immigration authorities have issued an announcement confirming the temporary suspension of in-person and telephone consultations at both the Large Companies Unit (Unidad de Grandes Empresas – “UGE”) as well as the temporary suspension of in-person consultations at the… Read more »
EU Intracompany Transfer Permit applications are now being scrutinized on the employment conditions and salary compensation by the Spanish Large Companies Unit. The lines are in check to ensure the employment conditions and salary are in line with the local… Read more »
Currently, Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is experiencing delays in the processing of applications for visas under the Entrepreneur’s Act (14/2013) due to staff shortages, as well as ongoing delays in processing of residence authorizations. It is not known by… Read more »
Effective immediately, the Spanish authorities appear to be requiring a higher minimum salary for residence authorizations for highly-qualified workers under the Entrepreneur’s Act (14/2013). Immigration consultants in Spain have noticed that applications with salaries higher than EUR 30,000, which would… Read more »
The EU Directive 2014/67 67 has been implemented effect May 29, 2017 concerning posted workers on the requirements for companies seconding foreign nationals to Spain. The current “Communication of Transfer” rules have now been amended to the following: The Communication… Read more »
Spain outsources its visa applications in India to VFS Global. The contract between the two is up for renewal and has not been signed yet. It is possible the Spanish Visa Application Centers in Mumbai and New Delhi may temporarily… Read more »
