Spanish Immigration Information for Pakistanis

1. Applying Visa for Spain (for wife and Kids)

This is Visa for highly qualified person + family reunion only. This information is based on my personal experience and usefull for information purpose, for latest/change in process please consult to Spain embassy or Visatronix Pakistan.

Visa Applied 9th feb 2022

Visa Received 19 march 2022

Process for family(kid, wife) and myself

Document Check list : 77,79, Visa application form 

Note: In case of single person, Important document you needed is only Police certificate.

1. Document: passport b.form, birth certificate of wife and kid, marriage certificate, nikah nama(not in my case), police certificate for wife and me and FRC

2. Police certificate: for Sindh goto Google write prvs and fill complete form(passport, country name, 2 witness, electricity bill, photo).Apply online you will get it in 3-4 days in local police station. Then send it to national police beuru Islamabad through leaoperd. It willl take around 2 weeks.they will give you document list.

Fees: no fees for local police, leaoperd took around 450 per courier.

Note: For other province you can goto police station near you and ask them character certificate. If you have more than address

3. Attest document from mofa( attest degrees from hec first, If you needed it for university. No degree required for Visa ) - 1 day process

Around 20 to 30 rupees only per document

4.  Legalize them through tcs visatronix. In my case took 22 days

Around 18000 for 12 documents

5. Translational to Spanish: send hIM email and he is very cooperative.

      juanramondominguez@hotmail.com

      Approx 10 to 17 euro per doc

    Note: you should legalize first(although not mandatory). You can colour print the copy and apply no need to ask for courier from spain

6.  Apply for visa through tcs visatronix. Make photocopy Of all document it will be needed. Passport size Photo should be from some professional otherwise 4 photos for 500 rupess will be charged by tcs. 10 rupees per photo copy is the price of tcs.

     Fees; around 18000 per passport.

Note: Child's application is considered as seperate application.

2. Steps after arriving in Spain for single person and family 

Once you arrived in Spain you need six things

1. Spanish Mobile number

Once you arrived in Spain, get a mobile number. This will be required every where such as time of registration, getting TIE card and bank account etc. There different companies that offers variety of package depending on what you want. Lots of company offer Combo package like 2-3 sims along with fiber connection. Let me give my example. I bought Vodafone sim 10 euro/month for first three months. Then after 3 months I converted it into Digi package, that includes 2 sim (one with same Vodafone number and one new) and one Fiber connection in 24 euro/month(2+2+20) . You can get Sim on your Passport.

2. Contract for apartment from Owner along with his/her ID card (DNI)

Your second step is find apartment either shared if you are single or full apartment if you have family. In both cases ask owner to give you contract (or ask him to with you for empadron) and ask him that I need empadron.  This is basic document that proves you live some where and all facility (health, kids education etc) will be given accordingly. There are few owner (specially Pakistani) they dont give empadron, than please dont go for this option.

3. Empadron (city registration) 

Once you got apartment, then next step is to register yourself/family member in city hall/counsel. Search for city hall near to your area and book appointment(Cita) for empadron(empadronamiento). There you will go with Owner's DNI, your passport, house contract and all family members. They will give you some documents for that immediately. If you want to enroll your child in some school, goto section of Schooling below. 

 Remember if you are legally coming to Spain, don't go for Red cros or any other sort of empadron

Link: https://citaprevia.l-h.cat/citaprevia/?codIdioma=ca

4. TIE card (also called NIE)

This can be only done, when you have empadron. So Idea is to get Spanish ID card (TIE/NIE). Steps required are below:

1. First of all book appointment in any of Police station, no restriction. Link: https://ssweb.seap.minhap.es/icpplus/citar?org=GO-EDU&locale=es (For each member)

2. Complete following document

   1. Indivdual Empadron

   2. Passport Orignal and copy

   3. Lastest photos(2) - It should be latest otherwise they will create problem

   4. Receipt of the appointment.

   5.  EX-17 Official Form, in duplicate, duly completed and signed by you (easily found on google)

   6. Your resolution (same paper that you had given in Pakistan for Visa) 

   7. Tax paid 790 012  (easily found on google)

        Then Pay fees in Bank in which you have account, it can not be paid otherwise. Now documents are ready.

Complete procedure

5. Spanish Health insurance card

I dont have enough knowledge on that, but you can do it only (preferred). In my case they gave for all family member, but some time they ask add your wife/kids as your beneficiary into social security system (Either by some digital certificate if you have or book appointment for physically doing that).

Link for online health card: https://web.gencat.cat/en/tramits/tramits-temes/8144_-_Targeta_sanitaria_individual_TSI?moda=1

Once you apply, if everything is okay they would give you CIP (unique card number) and in few days it will arrive physically the adress you given. How health system works?

Once you get CIP number, you would be assinged a  CAP (Primary care near you). Go to CAP and then you have  a doctor and a nurse. Whenever you want to consult  for any problem, first point of meeting/dicussion is CAP. for Emergencies goto hospitals directly. 

Example: If you are facing problem in your ear , you can not go directly to hospital, you should have referel from your doctor( from CAP). But if your ear is about burst, then offcourse you can go to hospital

Even on weekend/holidays for any emergency you can go to doctor, but permanent treatmean will always for treated by your doctor

6. Bank account

Lots bank deny, if you dont have NIE or empadron. But idea is to go different branch of same bank even and wait for kind hearted people there. Dont pay any insurance fees. If you have a salary account you are not suppose to pay any extra charges to bank

A. Kids schooling: Remember once you have empadron, you are now eligble for all type of facility in that area ( ajuntament). So, in same office of empadron, there is office called OME office. This deals with kids education. I would suggest at the time of empadron ask person in charge to give you appoitment in OME for your kids school, or go to OME office they will guide you for appoitment. At the day of appointment they will ask you, if you have any perference in school (which is difficult for new person) or they shall show you many school option and assign you one of them. Then you have to wait for call (it can take 1 or 2 months) from