Good news for scholarship students! How to change your authorization of stay for studies to residence and work in Spain
If you are a foreign student in Spain and you have received a scholarship or scholarship or grantthis news is for you. Until now, one of the most restrictive requirements to pass from an authorization of stay for studies to a residence and work permit was not to have received a scholarship or subsidy in cooperation or humanitarian action programs..
However, the Eighth Instruction of the SEM 3/2025 modifies this situation for many students who have authorizations granted under the old Regulation (Royal Decree 557/2011), allowing them to access to residence and work without the need to apply for a visa, even if they have been granted a scholarship.even if they have been granted a scholarship.
What does the Eighth Instruction say?
The instruction establishes that foreign students with residence authorizations for studies, non-work internships, mobility or volunteering granted according to RD 557/2011, may apply for a modification to residence and work or residence with work exception if they have obtained their degree or certificate, y meet the requirements set forth in the second paragraph of article 190 of RD 1155/2024..
This means that the requirement of the first paragraph of Article 190, which excluded scholarship holders, does not apply, which opens the door for those who have received scholarships to also be able to access this residence and work authorization directly from Spain.This opens the door for those who have received scholarships to also be able to access this residence and work authorization directly from Spain.
Who can benefit?
- Students with authorization to stay for official studies.
- Participants in academic mobility.
- Those who completed non-working internships.
- Individuals who provided volunteer services.
Specialized health training students (MIR, EIR, FIR, etc.).
What are the requirements?
- Successful completion of studies or training and possession of the corresponding degree or certificate.
- Fulfill the requirements established in Article 190, second and following paragraphs (employment, self-employment or residence without work).
- Submit the application within the established deadline (two months before and up to three months after the end of the stay or obtaining the degree).
- Proof of financial sufficiency and adequate housing for family reunification, if desired.
What are the advantages of this modification?
- It is not necessary to leave Spain to apply for a visa..
- Direct access to residence and work authorization.
- It allows you to start working life quickly and easily.
- Possibility of regrouping family members in Spain.
- Provisional authorization since admission for processing with permission to work full time.
Do you want to take advantage of this opportunity?
At Molinares Abogados we advise you so that you can correctly process the modification of your authorization and continue your life project in Spain with all the legal guarantees.
📩 Contact us and we will help you take the next step.
