# Long-term residence

Source: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/long-term-residence
Markdown: https://iberfacil.es/en/services/long-term-residence.md

**In short:** Long-term residence: long-term and EU long-term residence applications, with the five-year count and absences reviewed. 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 ask for your previous cards, the passport stamps and the historical municipal registration.

## Five years in order: long-term residence

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

Long-term and EU long-term residence applications, with the five-year count and absences reviewed.

 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

- Counting the five years of residence and reviewing absences
- Preparing and filing the application
- Follow-up and the long-term residence card appointment

#### Price

Closed price

€417.45 VAT included

€345.00 + €72.45 VAT (21%)

 Price valid until November 23, 2026.

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

### WHAT IS INCLUDED AND WHAT IS NOT PROMISED

Long-term residence is refused mostly for two reasons: a five-year count that does not add up, and absences beyond what is allowed. Both are checked before filing, not after.

What it includes: counting the five years of residence and reviewing absences; preparing and filing the application; follow-up and the long-term residence card appointment. What it does not include: 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.
- History of earlier permits.
- Spanish criminal record certificate.

#### 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 5 and 12 working days.

Legal deadline: three months, with silence meaning approval. Once granted, the permit is indefinite and the card is renewed every five years until the holder is 30 and every ten years after that.

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

### How it works

Estimated duration: 12 days.

1. **WE IDENTIFY THE EXACT PROCEDURE** We count the five years of legal residence and review your trips outside Spain: long absences can break the count.
2. **DOCUMENT LIST AND QUOTE** We ask for your previous cards, the passport stamps and the historical municipal registration. Price agreed, fee apart.
3. **FILING AND RECEIPT** We file the long-term residence application electronically with a receipt.
4. **TRACKING AND CORRECTIONS** We follow the decision and book the appointment for the long-term card once it is granted.

#### What to have at hand

- Full valid passport
- Municipal registration certificate, historical if you have it
- Residence card or earlier decision, if any
- History of earlier permits
- Spanish criminal record certificate

### Frequently asked questions

I HAVE BEEN ABROAD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

There are absence limits. With the exact dates we tell you whether the count holds.

LONG-TERM OR EU LONG-TERM?

The EU one allows movement to other member states and requires a little more. We explain which suits you.

COULD I APPLY FOR NATIONALITY INSTEAD?

Sometimes yes, and it works out better. We compare before you decide.

### RELATED SERVICES

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

- [Family reunification](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/family-reunification)
- [EU family member residence card](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/eu-family-member-card)
- [Student stay and its change of status](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/student-stay)
- [Appealing an immigration refusal](https://iberfacil.es/en/services/immigration-appeal)

[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).