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No. They are two separate procedures before different authorities: recognition is resolved by the Ministry (Royal Decree 889/2022, six-month period) and the residence authorisation by an immigration office (Royal Decree 1155/2024). In practice they go in that order, because without a recognised degree no hospital can hire you as a healthcare professional, and without a contract there is no employed-work authorisation. Recognition starts from your own country, with no NIE, so we get it moving while we prepare the rest.

No. Recognition validates your degree; the right to live here comes from an immigration authorisation, governed by Organic Law 4/2000 and its regulation, Royal Decree 1155/2024. They are two separate tracks, two authorities, two files. We handle both, which is why we tell you what order yours go in before you pay anything.

The legal resolution period for initial residence and work authorisations is three months from the date the application is registered (Royal Decree 1155/2024). Degree recognition has six months (Royal Decree 889/2022). Those are the periods set by law, not promises from us: the authorities decide. What does depend on us is not losing a single day, and your always knowing which stage you are in.

Our full fees: case review, preparation of the file, electronic filing signed by our lawyers, follow-up and responses to any request for further documents. Official government fees are separate — they are paid to the authorities using the form 790 that matches your procedure — as are apostilles and sworn translations if your documents need them. We tell you the fee amount before you sign up.

No, and nobody can: the authorities decide. We do not publish success rates and we do not refund if an application is refused — be wary of anyone who does. What we do take on is our own work: if a refusal is due to a procedural defect attributable to us, we prepare the appeal or the new application without charging fees again. Official fees already paid to the authorities cannot be recovered by anyone.

It depends on the procedure. Degree recognition and student or work visas are applied for from your own country, at the consulate. Arraigo sociolaboral, the switch from study to work, and renewals can only be applied for from inside Spain. You tell us where you are and we tell you which one is yours, before you pay anything.

Your degree recognised before you register: the exam does not replace it, and without the decision you cannot even sit it. Once you have a place, you enter on a student stay authorisation, which allows you to work as a resident doctor. When you finish, it converts to residence and work without leaving Spain (Royal Decree 1155/2024), and it must be applied for within the deadline. On this route we handle your professional registration at no cost.

Look at arraigo sociolaboral, governed by Royal Decree 1155/2024. It requires evidence of continuous residence in Spain and an employment contract meeting the minimum hours and pay the regulation sets, and it is applied for from here, without a visa. We first check which documents evidence your stay and whether your contract fits, before filing anything.

Only if your salary reaches the threshold. The EU Blue Card is governed by Law 14/2013 and requires a minimum salary that is updated by ministerial order, so the figure depends on the year you file. A resident doctor does not reach it; a consultant sometimes does. It is handled by a dedicated unit and usually moves faster than the general route. We look at your contract and tell you whether you qualify, before you sign up for anything.

If you are a national by origin of an Ibero-American country, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal, or Sephardic, two years of legal, continuous residence immediately before the application are enough, against ten under the general regime (article 22 of the Civil Code). You must pass the CCSE exam; the language exam is not required of applicants from a Spanish-speaking country.

You can bring your spouse and children after one year of legal residence, evidencing sufficient financial means and an adequate-housing report issued by your town council or regional government (Royal Decree 1155/2024). A resident doctor's or a nurse's salary usually covers the income requirement. What sets the pace is the housing report, and we request it for you.