Work & residence permit

Request of residence and work permit

Non-european nationals employees require a work permit to start working at nanoGUNE. The procedure consists on 3 steps:

Step 1: NanoGUNE will take care of obtaining a “Residence authorization for national research” according to the Ley 14/2013, de 27 de septiembre, de apoyo a los emprendedores y su internacionalización.

The validity period of a “Residence authorization for national research”will be two years or equal to the duration of the work contract, if this is shorter. Once this period has expired, a renewal of the residence authorization for successive periods of two years (or equal to the duration of the work contract, if this is shorter) may be requested. For this purpose, you should contact the Finance Director.

Step 2: Once the “Residence authorization for national research” is issued, the employee will take care to request from the Spanish Embassy or Consulate of residence a visa to enter in Spain. Considering that some required documents could be difficult to obtain, it is strongly recommended to contact the Spanish Embassy or Consulate of residence for further information.

Step 3: Once at nanoGUNE, the employee will need to obtain the Foreign Identity Card (TIE) at the Police Station in San Sebastián.

These are the documents required for Step 1:

  • Scanned copy of the full passport

  • Signed work contract

The usual delay for authorization is around 20 calendar days.

The family of the employee can also obtain a “Residence authorization”. These are the additional documents required:

  • Scanned copy of the full passport
  • Accreditation of family relationship (marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc ...). The document must be an original or a copy duly legalized or apostilled and translated, if applicable. The translation shall be done by a sworn translator appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/Paginas/Traductoresas.aspx).
  • Affidavit of family relationship, through the document below.

Students at nanoGUNE not linked with a work contract will require a Non-Lucrative Residence Visa. This authorization is requested by the student directly from the Spanish Embassy or Consulate of residence.

More info at https://extranjeros.inclusion.gob.es/es/UnidadGrandesEmpresas/ley14_2013/index.html

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Guest researchers

Non-european nationals have limited stay authorization in Spain, typically 3 months. It is recommended that they contact the Spanish Embassy or Consulate of residence for further information related to longer stays.

European nationals or nationals from another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland have unlimited stay authorization in Spain but for stays beyond 3 moths, will need to register at the Central Registry of Foreigners.

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