Visa for Non EU Spouse

velja New member

7POSTS

7 years ago

Hello, I need a bit help on this topic and I cant seem to find any lawyer in Murcia area (any recommendations are more than welcome).
I've came to Spain several months ago, so in the meantime my Schengen Visa has expired. I got married here (my gf is Spanish citizen - it took them 3 months to process documents and allow wedding). My wife is unemployed, but I am registered freelancer (autonomo) in my country.
Could anyone please tell me what documents exactly we need for me to get residency, and how long does it usually takes because I need to leave Spain as soon as possible to sort some things - which i currently cant without risking a penalty.
Any help is appreciated

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velja New member

7POSTS

7 years ago

Does anyone has any info please?

Ringstrom New member

7POSTS

7 years ago

You need immigration advice, it must be a lawyer there or on line that can advice you, if you are married already !! Or you may be able to ask for extend visa while they sort out your matter. Contact your embassy for advice, they may be able to tell you what you need to do. In my experience most countries want a person on visa to go back to their country聽 & apply from there. Good luck

velja New member

7POSTS

7 years ago

Last lawyer made my wife cry because of their stupidity, so I am really looking for recommendations.
I have contacted Spanish Embassy, it doesnt go like that. I have to apply from Spain. Thanks tho!

Ringstrom New member

7POSTS

7 years ago

Hi again,
Canary Law Firm in Murcia speaks English & you get a free consultation
Phone 93 488 09 72

pazcat Member

22POSTS

7 years ago

You shouldn't need a lawyer at all for this, if your wife is Spanish then taker her along to the oficina de extranjeros and they shall explain all the steps to you.

claxnes Contributor

182POSTS

7 years ago

I agree with pazcat. I am non-EU (US) married to a Spanish national. My wife obtained my visa and NIE through reagrupacion familiar.聽 Read the following:

Select the first bullet and read the conditions. One is to not br jn Spain illegally so you may need to leave and come back in.

This second url takes you directly to the same site:

Carl

sherri Member

13POSTS

7 years ago

Hello! The process is easy just take time to get your residency if married to a Spanish citizen. We didnt use a lawyer and had no problem. The documents we provided was my birth certificate, marriage certificate, nie, employment letter, proof of health insurance(private and or public), all pages of my passport, my husband DNI and our rental agreement. I feel like I am forgetting something. Also take original and copies. The link provided by someone earlier will聽 give you the form you need to fill out and all the requirements.

Johncar Spain Expert

1412POSTS

7 years ago

Just to avoid misunderstanding.聽聽
Quote.聽 I[i] agree with pazcat. I am non-EU (US) married to a Spanish national. My wife obtained my visa and NIE through reagrupacion familiar[/]

That should read, RESIDENCIA not NIE.聽 Anyone,聽 EU or non EU,聽 can apply for an NIE.聽聽To live in spain a non EU national requires a RESIDENCIA

sherri Member

13POSTS

7 years ago

#10

Let me correct myself I was issued my NIE well before I had my residency. Our bank here required it for me to be on the bank account.
Secondly I applied for a tarjeta de residencia de familiar de ciudadano de la UE (ex-19) not聽 residencia temporal por reagrupa膰ion familiar(ex-02).聽
Not sure which one would work best for you.

Johncar Spain Expert

1412POSTS

7 years ago

#11

As I said anyone can apply for an NIE. it is only a fiscal ID number

If one one has an NIE when they apply forRESIDENCIA ( sometimes referred to as a TIE) or EU Registration then that number will be the number shown on the new card or cert.聽 If they do not have an NIE then the number on the residencia or cert will be their NIE (fiscal ID number)

claxnes Contributor

182POSTS

7 years ago

#12

As per Johncar's comment, I stand (actually I am sitting down) corrected. I believe that I obtained my NIE, when I first came to Spain, cerca 1995, as a graduate student. At that time, I had a laminated paper id. Later on, I worked for the Spanish government with a Ramon y Cajal contract or fellowship, and I may have been a resident then. At some point, I returned to the USA and let my TIE expire. When it was reissued, I was married and the re-issue was through reagrupacion familiar.

claxnes Contributor

182POSTS

7 years ago

#13

Also, agree with Pazcat. My last TIE renewal imigration had me jumping through a lot of hoops. For example, they wouldn't accept the libro de familia, wanted copies of the original聽 marriage certificate, that had previously been presented for my TIE. I finally had my wife go with me to immigration. They may have been "poniendo pegas" because of the possibility of divorce or a marriage of convenience. That solved the problem.

Johncar Spain Expert

1412POSTS

7 years ago

#14

The first time my wife (Filipino) renewed her residence we had to prove we were still married聽聽That created a problem because whilst we could have proved we had divorced, had we done so, proving stilled married was strictly speaking impossible.聽聽Eventually on oath I told the British consul that were still married.聽聽For a fee he produced a document which said I had told him we were.聽聽 Of course in a legal sense that is not proof

The next time she renewed In was straightforward without any problems

LegalEagle Guest

0POSTS

7 years ago

#15

On oath, a fantasy belief, see the life of Brian.

BehrouG Member

19POSTS

7 years ago

#16

That's strange John... typically a recent marriage certificate is enough proof that you are still married because if you're officially and legally divorced it would have to be registered in the same jurisdiction where you got married and a marriage certificate can no longer be issued.聽

That's what they asked us for during our residency application and there were no issues with it.聽 We just had to get the Hague apostle on the document since we got married in Iceland.

Johncar Spain Expert

1412POSTS

7 years ago

#17

In U.K. one does not have a marriage certificate cancelled if they get divorced.聽聽 Thus it could be produced even though they were later divorced

So whilst one can prove they got married at sometime they cannot PROVE they are still married.聽 There is no official document in U.K. law for that

One can prove they got divorced with the court document but that record is only held by the magistrates court where it was issued. There is no central record unlike births, death and marriages

BehrouG Member

19POSTS

7 years ago

#18

Wow, thanks for the answer John and good to learn new things.

Considering that we had a major issue (clerical error not related to us) with the rest of our residency, I guess we got lucky at least with this aspect of it.聽

velastin Member

2POSTS

7 years ago

#19

Hello. I could send you the name of a good solicitor that specialises in this cases. Please email me on ***I am a UK citizen with a non-EU spouse and we used this solicitor to get a residence permit (it is not a visa) for my wife.

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buralioldum Member

2POSTS

7 years ago

#20

Hello, I am now in the same situation. I came To Spain but my husband is a student now and I have applied for EX-19 which is tarjeta de residencia de familiar de ciudadano de la union. We don鈥檛 hope that they will give me because of the economic reasons. How did you solve this problem?