Application for Residence in Spain for EU Long-Term Residents (Larga Duración-UE)
Application for Residence in Spain for EU Long-Term Residents (Larga Duración-UE) is filed with Punto de Acceso General de la Administración. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: €390 to €390. Official tasa (government fee): Official tasa (official fee) not confirmed in the source consulted. We will tell you in writing before you pay anything.
We handle your residence and work authorisation in Spain if you already hold the Larga Duración-UE (EU long-term residence) permit in another European Union country. We file the application correctly (yours and your family's) so that it is not refused over documentary mistakes.
- Estimated total cost
- €390 to €390
- Managora's fee
- €471.90 (21% VAT incl.)
- Tasa (official government fee)
- Official tasa (official fee) not confirmed in the source consulted. We will tell you in writing before you pay anything. (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
- Processing time
- Before entering Spanish territory and, at the latest, within 3 months of entry.
- Where it is filed
- Punto de Acceso General de la Administración ↗
- What you receive
- Application
Cost breakdown: Our fee: 390 €. The Extranjería (Spanish Immigration Office) tasa is not included (it depends on the specific work/residence route)..
Application for Residence in Spain for EU Long-Term Residents (Larga Duración-UE): how is it filed?
- 1Check that your current residence card in the other EU country expressly says 'Larga Duración-UE'.
- 2Fill in the form with your details and those of your family (if applicable).
- 3Attach the employment or financial documents that justify your move to Spain.
- 4We will review everything to make sure you meet the requirements before we file the application at Extranjería or at the Consulado (Spanish Consulate abroad).
Which documents do you need?
- •Full copy of your valid passport
- •Larga Duración-UE residence permit from the other Member State
- •Documents proving your financial means, your employment contract or your course enrolment
- •Certificates proving the family relationship (only if your family is coming with you)
Legal basis and things to bear in mind
- You do not need a prior visa to apply for this residence permit if you keep to the deadlines.
- Being granted Larga Duración-UE residence in Spain means losing the right to keep that status in your previous European country.
- If family members come with you, they must have been part of your family unit in the European country you are coming from.
Application for Residence in Spain for EU Long-Term Residents (Larga Duración-UE): frequently asked questions
Application for Residence in Spain for EU Long-Term Residents (Larga Duración-UE): how much does it cost?
The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €390 to €390: Our fee: 390 €. The Extranjería (Spanish Immigration Office) tasa is not included (it depends on the specific work/residence route).. Managora's fee is €471.90, 21% VAT included (€390.00 net + €81.90 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Official tasa (official fee) not confirmed in the source consulted. We will tell you in writing before you pay anything..
Application for Residence in Spain for EU Long-Term Residents (Larga Duración-UE): how long does it take?
Before entering Spanish territory and, at the latest, within 3 months of entry.
Application for Residence in Spain for EU Long-Term Residents (Larga Duración-UE): which documents do I need?
You need to have to hand: Full copy of your valid passport, Larga Duración-UE residence permit from the other Member State, Documents proving your financial means, your employment contract or your course enrolment, Certificates proving the family relationship (only if your family is coming with you). You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.
Who files the procedure?
Managora files it in your name with Punto de Acceso General de la Administración. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.
Can it be done online?
Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.
Related procedures
- Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds
- Arraigo de segunda oportunidad (second-chance settlement route, RD 1155/2024)
- Residencia de familiar de ciudadano español (residence for a family member of a Spanish citizen, RD 1155/2024)
- Arraigo laboral (labour-based settlement route, now abolished): today it is the arraigo sociolaboral
- Arraigo socioformativo: socio-educational temporary residence through training (RD 1155/2024)
- Arraigo socio-laboral (RD 1155/2024): the new route under the 2024 Immigration Regulation
Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Punto de Acceso General de la Administración ↗.
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