I have double nationality being from El Salvador and also I am a US citizen. I want to move to Europe particularly in Spain, first of all will getting a Spanish residency will allow me to work as well there? Or would I need to get a work permit as well? And second anybody has suggestions or tips in order to be able to relocate to Spain and Work and live there? I appreaciate in advance :)
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I cannot answer but I have a question. How do you expect to be able to get a Spain residency? On either your El Salvador or US passport you may be able to travel as tourist for up to 90 days in a 180 period to Spain. To get a residency you will need to have a work sponsor who has to justify that he is not able to fill his vacancy on the local and the European labor market. You may be able to perform illegal work although officially staying legal by staying three months on the El Salvador passport, then flying for a day to a non-Schengen country like Bulgaria, Croatia, Ireland, Romania or the United Kingdom, and re-enter Spain on the US passport to stay for another three months. This doing repeatedly would enable you to stay in Spain for a long period it would however be illegal.
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If you want to work in Spain you need to get a work permit. Getting a residency card will not help, as residency cards are given out to all sorts of people. There are the occassional millionares who do not need to work for a living, yet need a residency card to stay in the country legally. There are also foreign students who need residency cards to study at a Spanish university. Foreigners (children and relatives) who are dependants of Spanish or EU citizens also need residency cards. A residency card allows you to reside in Spain, it does not necessary allow you to work. If you have college degree and speak Spanish as your native tongue you can try to apply for a skilled migrant visa from the Spanish embassy. This would include a work permit in the residency card. You should also look into getting a degree from a Spanish university (Bachelor, masters or PhD), as graduates are given work permits if they find jobs suitable to the qualifications they acquired.
