Understand the required type of work contract for Arraigo Laboral residency in Spain, through Labour Ties as Arraigo Laboral.
The Social Roots residence permit has become a crucial residency permission, granting documentation in Spain to many foreigners. This Residence Authorization, for Exceptional Circumstances, involves various requirements, including the need for a job offer or work contract. But what does the contract for Social Roots entail? How many hours should it be? Does it need to be indefinite, or can multiple part-time contracts be submitted?
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Understand the required type of work contracts for social roots residency in Spain:
- ARRAIGO LABORAL THROUGH SOCIAL ROOTS »
- WORK CONTRACTS AND ARRAIGO LABORAL »
- JOB OFFER IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR »
- PART-TIME WORK CONTRACTS »
- ALL TYPES OF RESIDENCY AVAILABLE IN SPAIN »
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ARRAIGO LABORAL THROUGH SOCIAL ROOTS:
Arraigo Laboral is a highly processed and sought-after residency authorization, especially for those who have never held documentation or have lost it due to the inability to renew their permits. We receive many questions about this permit frequently and thought it best to add a blog post with full details.
For this type of permit, meeting requirements for the last three years’ stay in Spain, having no criminal record, possessing an Integration Report, and additionally providing a job offer, a business plan, or demonstrating personal or family financial means are necessary.
To obtain Arraigo Laborla, there are three options related to the labor aspect:
- Having a job offer
- Starting our own business
- Having personal resources
WORK CONTRACT AND SOCIAL ROOTS:
In this regard, the regulations offer various options for the type of work contract to be submitted for Social Roots, explained in detail below.
- Job Offer for 30 hours
The first option is to have a work contract signed by both the worker and the employer, ensuring at least the minimum wage or the established salary in the applicable collective agreement at the time of the application. The total hours must represent a weekly workload of no less than thirty hours, guaranteeing at least the Spanish minimum wage.
qhe contract may have a minimum duration of 20 hours in cases where the worker has dependents or individuals requiring support for the exercise of their legal capacity.
This is the most commonly used option to access Social Roots.
JOB OFFER IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR:
The second option, as per Royal Decree 57/2011, for accessing Arraigo Laboral, is to provide multiple full-time contracts in the agricultural sector.
In this case, it is possible to submit several contracts in the agricultural sector, each lasting 6 months.
This means submitting an initial 6-month contract and, once it ends, having another job offer for another 6 months. Thus, completing a year of work, as in the previous option, but with two different work contracts and two different employers.
q) Why is it allowed to submit two consecutive contracts?
a) In these cases, it is only possible if both contracts are in the agricultural sector.
We all know how challenging it is to secure a year-long job offer, especially in agriculture. In this sense, having two employers and two job offers makes it easier.
The agricultural sector operates in campaigns, and it would be simpler to obtain an offer for olive harvesting and tree pruning first, followed by another job offer for asparagus or garlic harvesting, for example. Both campaigns occur in very different months, and it is challenging for a single employer to cover the entire year with different campaigns.
PART-TIME CONTRACTS:
The third option for the Arraigo Laboral contract is to have multiple part-time work contracts.
Here, one can engage in activities of the same or different occupations, working part-time and simultaneously for more than one employer. The submission of multiple part-time contracts ensuring the minimum wage is accepted.
These are the available options regarding the work contract to successfully process the Residence Authorization for Exceptional Circumstances, Arraigo Laboral.
ALL TYPES OF RESIDENCY AVAILABLE IN SPAIN:
- Golden-Visa Spain (Spain citizenship by investment)
- Non-Lucrative visa Spain (Spain visa non lucrative)
- Self-Employed visa Spain (self employed expats in Spain)
- Digital-Nomad visa Spain (remote worker in Spain)
Please see-here our video-blog with options and legal-advice to obtain residency in Spain.
Remember that immigration procedures and immigration regulations change regularly, so it’s crucial to stay updated with the latest information from reliable sources. If you have specific questions or concerns about your situation, it’s advisable to consult with immigration authorities or legal professionals specializing in immigration matters, to do this, please click-here »
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Permanent residency is obtained after 5 years of Spanish Residency through Self-Employed Residency, Digital-Nomad, Non-Lucrative Residency or Golden-Visa. This followed by 5 years as a permanent resident in Spain and means you can then obtain Spanish Citizenship with a Spanish Passport.
