mazza92

Hi everyone.

Sorry if this has been asked before.

I'm married to a Spanish citizen and going to submit everything for my Tarjeta de Familiar on June 18th. My lawyer is saying it will take 3 months minimum to receive the resolution of the application i.e. the card. What's your experiences? Are there any ways to speed it up?

I have a job offer in Spain and worried they won't wait that long for me to sort my papers out.

Thanks

Rosemary

Depends on which office will be dealing with your application because this varies such a lot from area to area. If you say which province you are planning to settle in it might help with the replies.

Rosemary

mazza92

The office is Barcelona

Moses2013

It is what it is. https://www.barcelona.cat/internatio...na-de-la-union
If you translate from Google:

• You should know that the deadline to submit the application to obtain the residence card of a relative of the EU citizen is three months from the date of entry into Spain.
• Once the application is made, you will receive a receipt certifying the presentation of said application, which is sufficient to prove that the card is in the process of applying for the card.

The last step number 9 is also explained:
Collect your residence card. Once the fingerprints have been taken and within a period of approximately 45 days, you will be able to go and collect the residence card of a family member of a citizen of the Union.

DLC

Read/point your lawyer to this page:

https://residenciayestancia.wordpres...union-europea/

You supposedly already have the right to work even though you don't yet have the card. The resguardo should be enough. Convincing everyone of that might be more difficult.

mazza92

Thanks - already did as I really wanted to believe that too! Unfortunately the lawyer was not convinced. She said the resguardo acreditivo just says you're waiting for a resolution, not proof of the (favourable) resolucion itself. Do you know anyone who's actually exercised the rights without the tarjeta?

DLC

I'm afraid I don't know anyone who's gone this route. I guess there's always a tiny chance you could be turned down, but you are already fulfilling the conditions by being the family member of an EU citizen who's working in Spain.

Whether a company wants to take you on with just a NIE until you get the card is something else, they usually want a scan of your card to prove you're in Spain legally, not a scan of your marriage certificate/civil partnership, partner's contract, resguardo, padrón, and whatever else.