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Any non-EU national who wants to work in Spain, will need first to apply for the correspondent work and residence permit.

It may take between two and four months for the paperwork to be processed and the work permit to be issued.

Generally, work permits are issued for a period up to two years and, if applicable, the renewal application can be filed from two months prior the expiration onwards.

In addition of that, in order to obtain a work permit, it is necessary to obtain the Social Security coverage certificate duly approved by the local Social Security Authorities (in case the individual remains under his home country's Social Security system) or enrol the individual at the Spanish Social Security System as part of the Spanish company payroll.

It must be kept in mind that the exemption from Spanish Social Security is granted to those individuals who have an employment relationship with their home country employers and are