The Expatriate and the Public Administrations
All people who have ever sought opportunities in a country other than their origin, know how tedious an administrative process can be. Any immigration process before public administrations, however simple it may seem, can be complex since it requires long waiting times, documentation in order and payment of fees.
During a work assignment abroad, a preliminary analysis of the migratory procedure of the employee and his family to the country of destination is of vital importance.
In Spain, some time ago these procedures were a much more complicated procedure. However, in recent years new technologies have been implemented to facilitate procedures. Some of the novelties are:
The necessary information is made available to carry out each procedure regarding the requirements to be met, procedure to be followed, documentation, cups to be paid and deadlines.
You can process and make the requests through the web, either of work permits, residency, visas and management of previous appointments before the different offices of Aliens, some managements can even be done telematically.
They give greater agility and speed to administrative procedures, since physical barriers are eliminated, being able to carry out the precise management from any place and not necessarily imply the personal presence of the interested to the public administrations, these can be done through a Authorized representative.
Within the own public administrations where to formalize these managements the following ones can be emphasized:
The General Treasury of Social Security (TGSS):
Organization responsible for the management of certain functions such as the registration of companies, the affiliation of workers (additions and deletions), management and control of the contribution and collection of Social Security System contributions.
The Immigration Offices:
Among those that can be differentiated two types in relation to the nationality and migratory process of the expatriate: on the one hand, the “community” (citizens of the European Union, European Economic Area – Iceland, Liechnstein and Norway – and Switzerland) to obtain their community registration certificate and, on the other hand, the “non-EU” (nationals of countries not included in the previous group or third countries) to obtain their work, study or residence permit, depending on the case.
The Tax Administration:
Better known as the Treasury, the entity in charge of the integral management of the state tax system (IRPF, IS, IVA, IRnR and Special Taxes), competences at the census level of taxpayers (registrations and cancellations), among others.
City Hall:
Through its Citizen Service Offices (OAC), the citizen or expatriate is facilitated to carry out various procedures such as registration in the register. In addition, in case the expatriate does not have a good command of the local language, he / she can be cared for in several languages, including English and French.
The National Institute of Social Security (INSS):
Entity in charge of the management and administration of the economic benefits of the Social Security system, such as recognition and control of the rights to retirement benefits, right to public health care (in relation to the expatriate as holder), and inclusion of beneficiaries (in relation to dependents of the expatriate), among others.
The Health Centers:
Primary care institution where the citizen or expatriate is seen at a first level of health care. It is in these centers where the health card will be requested depending on the place where the expatriate resides.
Finally, it should be noted that, although the expatriate can currently count on extensive information about his migration process (depending on his personal and professional circumstances) and the administrative procedures related to it, it is important to take into account the following recommendations:
- Be in possession of the personal documentation in force and as up-to-date as possible. If you do not have it, request it as soon as possible before the competent authorities of your country.
- Because both legal regulations and administrative procedures are constantly changing, it is necessary to be attentive to any changes that may be published.
- Given the discretional nature of public administrations, they sometimes reserve the right to request information and additional documentation. Therefore, it is advisable to have more documentation of the strictly required and published, in original and copies, at any time to avoid any unforeseen or requirement by the same public administrations, which involves a delay or considerable slowdown of administrative procedures in relation to the immigration process in question.
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By Shiela Bathan – Global Immigration Consultant – Expat Advisors
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