# Initial residence and work permit

Source: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/initial-residence-work-permit
Markdown: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/initial-residence-work-permit.md

**In short:** Initial residence and work permit: initial employed or self-employed permit, with the employer or the project checked before filing. We handle it ourselves from start to finish, with professionals from our network, with a written quote before we start and your case visible in your client area. We give you the list for the worker and for the company: contract, solvency, contributions up to date.

## First residence and work authorisation

 First consultation, viability study and quote:  **Free until 5 January 2027**  Tell us about your case

Initial employed or self-employed permit, with the employer or the project checked before filing.

 First consultation, viability study and quote:  **Free until 5 January 2027**  [Tell us about your case](https://iberfacil.es/en/contact)

### The service at a glance

#### What is included

- Checking the offer or project against the permit's requirements
- Checking the employer's standing and capacity to hire
- Filing, follow-up and the later visa or residence card steps

#### Price

Closed price

€544.50 VAT included

€450.00 + €94.50 VAT (21%)

 Price valid until November 22, 2026.

Prices include VAT. Public fees are separate, in your name and without a mark-up.

### WHAT IS INCLUDED AND WHAT IS NOT PROMISED

The initial permit turns on two things: that the offer or project meets the rules, and that the employer's own filings are up to date. An application where the employer owes social security is refused however good the rest is.

What it includes: checking the offer or project against the permit's requirements; checking the employer's standing and capacity to hire; filing, follow-up and the later visa or residence card steps. What it does not include: fees, apostilles and translations, which are extra; we cannot guarantee the permit or speed up the authority: the immigration office or the ministry decides in its own time.

#### DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED

- Full valid passport.
- Municipal registration certificate, historical if you have it.
- Residence card or earlier decision, if any.
- Employment contract or offer, or business plan for self-employment.
- Employer's documents: registration, good standing and financial capacity.

#### INDICATIVE TIMING

We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days.

Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 6 and 14 working days.

Legal deadline: three months, with silence meaning refusal; the visa, where applicable, and fingerprinting for the residence card follow.

See [the pricing page](https://iberfacil.es/en/pricing) for how we charge this kind of matter.

### How it works

1. **WE IDENTIFY THE EXACT PROCEDURE** We review the job offer or the self-employment project against the permit requirements, and the situation of the hiring company.
2. **DOCUMENT LIST AND QUOTE** We give you the list for the worker and for the company: contract, solvency, contributions up to date. Price agreed, fee apart.
3. **FILING AND RECEIPT** We file the initial permit application and, once granted, prepare the visa at the consulate.
4. **TRACKING AND CORRECTIONS** We follow each stage: permit, visa, entry and registration; and warn you of the deadline for the foreigner identity card.

#### What to have at hand

- Full valid passport
- Municipal registration certificate, historical if you have it
- Residence card or earlier decision, if any
- Employment contract or offer, or business plan for self-employment
- Employer's documents: registration, good standing and financial capacity

### Frequently asked questions

DOES ANY CONTRACT WORK?

No: hours, duration and pay must meet the permit's requirements. We check before signing.

WHAT ABOUT SELF-EMPLOYMENT?

We handle that too. There what is reviewed is the business plan, the investment and sector licences.

DO I HAVE TO LEAVE SPAIN?

It depends on the route. We tell you on first reading, before we start.

### RELATED SERVICES

People who come for “Initial residence and work permit” often need one of these Public administration procedures too. If your case mixes several, it goes in a single file with a single quote.

- [Residence and work renewal](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/residence-renewal)
- [Long-term residence](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/long-term-residence)
- [Family reunification](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/family-reunification)
- [EU family member residence card](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/eu-family-member-card)

[See everything we do in Public administration](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/public-administration)

 This content is informative and educational: it is not legal advice and does not replace consulting a professional. If you need advice on your own case, [get in touch](https://iberfacil.es/en/contact).