El Tratado de la Unión Europea (TUE) autoriza el desplazamiento de trabajadores entre países de la UE. Sin embargo, este desplazamiento se rige por una serie de directivas europeas. Además, cuando los trabajadores se desplazan a Francia, hay que respetar la normativa francesa relativa al núcleo duro de los derechos de los trabajadores.

1. WHAT IS THE RESIDENCY
SITUATION OF A
FOREIGNER WHO HAS
BEEN DISMISSED?
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JUNE 2023
WEBINAR

2. Marc Fernández de la Peña
Immigration Manager
mfernandez@agmabogados.com
SPEAKER
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3. INDEX
1. Spain’stechnologylabourmarket
2. Residencysituationofforeignworker
afterbeingdismissed
3. Modifyingthe statusthroughregular
workpermitemployment,longterm,
citizenshipand BlueCard
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4. 1. Spain’s technology labour market:
wave of layoffs and need of foreign
talent
• Number of layoffs in Spain:
• Have been increased: between
January and April 2023, over 300,000
individuals.
• Reason – Key factors:
• Rise of indefinite contracts (79%
increase).
• Economic, productive and
organizational reasons to adapt
impact of technology.
• At the same time Spain is leading EU in
hiring in tech sector:
• Experiencing a 50% annual growth in
2022.
• 242,176 people fired in Spain only
1,535 were tech positions.
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o Number of layoffs do not exceed 5%-6%
of total worforce in companies.
o COVID + Retirement Baby Boomers
caused companies to rush to fill jobs
than now have to reduce; specially HR,
MKT and sales.
o LKD top 10 most demand profiles are all
IT positions: Web Developer, video game
developer, cloud system architect, video
game designer.
o Tech Entrepreneurship ecosystem in
Spain. 50% growth compared to 2022
hiring. Focused in Madrid, Barcelona and
Valencia.
1. Spain’s technology labour market:
wave of layoffs and need of foreign
talent

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Conclusions:
• Tech companies experienced a 50% growth
compared to 2022 due to Tech Entrepreneurship
ecosystem in Spain.
• Layoffs will provide SMEs with the opportunity:
• Qualified talent.
• More competitive market prices.
• The reason layoffs in Spain changed in the law.
• Rise need on hiring tech positions in Spain.
1. Spain’s technology labour market:
wave of layoffs and need of foreign
talent

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2. Residency situation of foreign
worker after being dismissed
Types of work permits that are more common
for foreign workers in Spain:
• Highly Qualified or High Skilled Permit -
Autorización de Residencia para
Profesionales Altamente Cualificados.
• Work internship Permit - Autorización de
Residencia para Prácticas.
• Employment Work Permit – Autorización de
Residencia y Trabajo por Cuenta Ajena.

8. A) Highly Qualified Permit
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• Fired:
• Unemployment help (*you can calculate your “PARO” here):
• 1 year → 4 months
• 2 years→8 months
• + 6 years →24 months
You can extend your permit until the period of time you receive PARO.
• No right of unemployment help:
• 30 days to change the status/residency.
• Through the “Cuenta Ajena” if total of 1 year of residence (bc you
had previously job search) and job offer and application submitting
before achieving 30 days.
• Through a Highly Qualified work permit if achieving the salary and
job qualifications requirements (UGE is kind of flexible with 30 days).
• Voluntary.

9. A) Highly Qualified Permit
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• Voluntary:
• 30 days to change the status / residency
• More than 1 year in Spain + your wife/husband/partner works in Spain? →
possible to change to “Cuenta Ajena” and “Reagrupación familiar”.
• Through a Highly Qualified/Blue Card work permit if achieving the salary
and job qualifications requirements (UGE is kind of flexible with 30 days).
• Through ”Cuenta Ajena” within 30 days (not flexible, strictly 30 days).

10. B) Work Internship Permit
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• Fired:
• No right of unemployment help → 30 days to change the status/
residency
• The same permit with another company until achieving the total of 1
year of work contract (maximum by law).
• Through a Highly Qualified work permit if achieving the salary and job
qualifications requirements.
• Through the “Cuenta Ajena” if total of 1 year of residence (bc you had
previously job search) and job offer and application submitting before
achieving 30 days.
• Voluntary:
• 30 days to change the status / Residency.
• Same residency options than above.

11. C) Work Employment Permit or “CUENTA AJENA”
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Not a problem since you can work for another company.
Not limited to the hiring company who has requested the permit.
The only requirement to renew the permit is to demonstrate a total of 3
months per year worked.
All foreigners holding a residence permit in Spain for a continuos legal
period of 1 year can modify his/her/their status to a “Cuenta Ajena”
permit.

12. 3. Modifying the status through a regular
work permit employment. Achieving
long term residency and citizenship
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When Spanish local companies hires foreign talent,
we can usually find that the frame time is the
expected:
a) Option 1: direct hiring from abroad – High
Qualified Work Permit (2/3 years):
a) Renewal of 2 years + 2nd renewal until
LongTerm or Citizenship (latinoamericans)
b) Modification to Cuenta Ajena after 1 year
+ Longterm or citizenship.
b) Option 2: hiring from a legal stay situation such
as student:
• Modification to Cuenta Ajena + Renewal +
LT / Citizenship.
• Work internship permit + Cuenta ajena +
LT/Citizenship.
• High qualified permit (and continuing as
option 1).

13. 3. Blue Card – New work permit
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Regulated within art. 71 of Entrepreneur law
(same as HQ). Main characteristics:
Characteristics:
a) Level 6 EQF -2MECES(*see photo) or 5
years experience (job position, sector).
• *IT Sector: 3 years of experience sector
or job within previous 7 years.
b) Granted for 3 years.
c) Salary to be confirmed but similar to the
HQ.
d) 3 months to modifiy permit if hired or leave
voluntary / 6 months if the individual was
in disposal of a Blue Card permit at least for
2 years.
e) If the worker had a previous Bcard from
another EU State → convertion if 12
months or 6 months alternatively in more
tan one EU State.

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has always had the same objective:
finding the best and most efficient
solutions to our clients’ legal
problems.
We have an international team of
over 100 professionals, located in
Madrid, Barcelona, Sabadell and
Paris; each specialist in their
practice area and, above all,
passionate about their work.
We are one of the top law firms in
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have its own office in France.
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