Visar is an initiative through which Spain facilitates work visas for 1,500 Argentines who are the children or grandchildren of Spanish nationals residing in Argentina. Applicants must be between 18 and 45 years old and must not hold dual citizenship. This opportunity is also open to foreigners residing in the country, provided they meet the criteria outlined above.
IMPORTANT: THE QUOTA FOR THIS YEAR IS NOW FULL; WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO SEE IF MORE SPOTS ARE AVAILABLE.
In this post, we provide all the information about this program.
To facilitate legal, orderly, and safe migration, Spain’s Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Social Security is launching a pilot project to grant visas for job seeking in our country to the children and grandchildren of Spanish citizens by origin who reside in Argentina and do not hold Spanish nationality.
The visas will be valid for three months and will allow eligible individuals to travel to Spain to seek employment, preferably in highly skilled professional roles, with a particular focus on the fields of computer engineering and information technology, science, finance, or marketing.
The Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Social Security will make an online form available on the website of the Consulate General of Labor, Migration, and Social Security in Argentina to apply for pre-registration in the program.
Those selected must apply for the visa at the Spanish Consulates in Argentina. Additionally, from the moment of selection, applicants may begin the job search process from Argentina and will have access to the services provided for this purpose by the Public Employment Service.
Once the employment contract is signed, selected individuals may, in accordance with Spanish law, bring their families to Spain and apply for Spanish citizenship. The status of being a child or grandchild of a person of Spanish origin will be verified in Spain upon completion of the procedure at the Immigration Office.
REQUIREMENTS
- Be at least 18 and under 45 years of age.
- Be the child or grandchild of Spanish nationals by origin
- Not hold Spanish citizenship.
- Reside in the Argentine Republic.
- Have no criminal record.
- Have a valid passport with at least six months remaining before expiration.
- Have sufficient financial means
- Purchase travel medical insurance
On April 1, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. Spanish time, the application period opens for pre-applications to participate in the program for children and grandchildren of Spanish nationals residing in the Argentine Republic. (The date for 2020 is not yet available.)
Only 500 visas were issued.
THIS VISA ALLOWS YOU TO
To legally reside in Spain for three months while you look for work.
You will also have the option, in accordance with current regulations, to reunite with your family and apply for Spanish citizenship. This experience will allow you to reconnect with your Spanish heritage.
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE VISA
- Meet all the requirements.
- Shortlisted candidates will be summoned by the Spanish Consulate General corresponding to their place of residence to submit their visa application. There, they must submit
- Schengen visa application in official format
- 1 photograph
- Valid passport, with at least 6 months remaining before expiration, original and copy
- Argentine ID card, original and copy
- Documentation proving sufficient financial means to cover the stay in Spain (A minimum amount of 1,613.52 euros will be required for a 90-day stay; this amount may be reduced if the applicant proves they have prepaid accommodation or are visiting at the invitation of a third party, in which case they must provide an invitation on an official form)
- Certificate of no criminal record, apostilled (Hague Apostille)
- Travel medical insurance
- Payment of the visa fee
PLEASE NOTE
To apply for the visa, the applicant must appear in person to have their fingerprints taken.
On the day of the visa application, in accordance with the appointment time assigned by the Consulate, you must indicate the planned date of travel (which in no case may be later than November 1, 2019) and have medical insurance effective from that date.
Proof of status as a child or grandchild of a person of Spanish origin will be verified in Spain upon completion of the procedure at the Immigration Office.
The processing time for visa applications is 15 days, though this may be extended in some cases.
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