Hi Shilpa,

I am not very sure about this.
To be honest I wouldnt think that you would be able to come and live in spain permanently with your husband only having a work visa. Dont quote me on that, but i think you would only be able to come here on the normal 90 day tourist visa.

If you had your baby here which I did, you would have to go to private hospital unless your husband has healthcare here and you could be his dependent but you would need an NIE number which Im not sure if you will be able to get.
I dont know how expense private hospitals are in Spain to have a baby either.

I am sorry that I couldnt be more help.

Karen

I only just realised I am signed in under my husbands ID on this website! Sorry

Hello.  I am an EU citizen but my spouse is American.  Can you give me the contact you used please so that we can get his nie and residency sorted in spain. You can not believe the nightmare we have had trying to get this sorted.  I read of the person you used, not the solicitor.  I would really appreciate this.  We have original marriage and birth certificates.  are these good?

Teso,

helo,
can any 1 pls tell me what document my husband(non-eu citizent)will need to apply for a visa to live in spain as a family memberof an eu-citizen(british)?

Steel, see the list here: http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/information/eu_residency_in_spain_for_eu_citizens_and_their_family_members/#dotwo.

thanks for that info Dreamer,but i was asking for the requirement to obtain an entry visa to spain as my husband is a non-eu citizen(south african) and i am british.

Ok I have read through this thread and it seems like it is easier than I originally thought.  My husband is from Dominican Republic and I am British. We are moving to Spain later this year.

Could someone clarify for me what we have to do before we move over to Spain - my husband will hopefully have is ILR by the time we come over.  Do we do anything here at the Spanish Embassy or do we wait until we get there?  Do we wait until we move there or do we do it on a trip before we move?

Thanks, Kate

Just bumping this up in case there’s anybody with any more information to give.  Thanks. Kate

have you get in touch with the loacl spanish embassy and ask ?

jurdy

I am an American currently living in Germany.  I wish to work in Spain starting in January of 2010.  I have to return to America for the 4 months previous to that, so I don’t have the option of visiting Spain then.  From now until July, I will have the opportunity to travel there to turn in any paperwork.  I will shortly be married to a German citizen.  I heard that in my case, it will require around 3 months for me to receive a work permit.  Is there any way for me to apply for the work permit before I I enter Spain next year, so that it will be ready in January?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Kate,

You cant really do anything before you come here. I tried to find out from the spanish embassy in Mexico if i could do anything and they were useless and said no. I was a bit worried but as soon as we went to the oficina de extranjeros it was a piece of cake.
My husband got his papers feb last year, I have head rumours now that they have tightened a lot on the immigration procedures since the new president but dont quote me on that.

What you can also do what I did was i found the phone number for the oficina de extranjeros in my area and I called them before I came here to clarify everything, it was a nightmare trying to get hold of them but we did speak to someone eventually.

i hope this helps a bit

karen

hi karen i hope ur are ok.can you please help me with the website where i can check how far my husband papers are going we submited his papers in june 1st he was told to wait for fingerprints or approval he is non european and i am english.plz help
cheers dawn

Hi Dawn,

Im sorry I dont remember it. We have got rid of all of our papers now, i will have a hunt around and see if I can find it.

On the paper he got from the immigration office the one with his NIE number, there should be the website and a exp. reference to put into the web.

let me know if you have any luck.

thanks

karen

i?m not sure if any of the above posts answer my question so i?d really appreciate anyone?s help regarding my situation.

i can stay in spain for 3 months because of the automatic tourist visa. me and my spanish bf are preparing all our papers to get married but it looks like we won?t be able to get married any time soon because of the paperwork. i only have a month left and i?d like to know if there?s any way i can extend my stay here.