EX-06: residence and work permit for seasonal work in Spain

EX-06 (“Solicitud de residencia y trabajo para actividades de temporada”) is the official application for a residence and work permit for seasonal employment in Spain. The current edition follows Royal Decree 1155/2024. The form is in Spanish and has three pages: two to fill in and one with instructions.

The permit is granted for four years and for a single employer; it allows work for up to nine months per calendar year. The same form is used for the yearly call-up for a new season, a change of employer, an extension of the work period and a renewal for another four years. EX forms are accepted only in the official version: FoxDocs enters your data into the fields of the official PDF without changing its layout.

• the employer files and signs the application — personally or through its legal representative — electronically via the Mercurio service of the Ministry of Territorial Policy;
• an initial application must be filed at least two months before work starts; a call-up for a new season (llamamiento) at least three months before;
• at the time of the initial application the worker must be outside Spain and must not be a citizen of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland;
• fees on form 790 for an initial permit: the worker pays code 052 (item 2.1.3) and the employer code 062 (item 3.4.1) if the work permit lasts six months or more; for an extension, a renewal or a change of employer, 052 (2.2.3 / 2.2) and 062 (3.4.2); payment is due within ten working days of filing;
• an initial application is decided within one month; without an answer it is deemed refused.

• section 1 — the worker: passport, NIE (if any), surnames, given name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality, marital status, parents’ names, address in Spain (if any), phone, e-mail, legal representative;
• section 2 — the employer: name, NIF/NIE, business activity (mandatory), the worker’s occupation under the contract, address in Spain, contacts and legal representative;
• sections 3 and 4 — representative filing the application and address for notifications, consent to electronic notifications (DEHú);
• section 5 — what is requested: initial permit, first, second or third call-up for a season, change of employer, extension of the work period or chained contracts, renewal of the four-year permit;
• declaration of accuracy, place and date, signature and the authority the application is addressed to.

• the EX-06 form signed by the employer;
• the employer’s documents: NIF or NIE; for a company, the registered deed of incorporation and proof of the signatory’s powers;
• a written fijo-discontinuo employment contract in the official model, stating the place and type of work, season length, working hours and start date;
• a certificate from the public employment service that there are not enough local jobseekers, and proof of the employer’s means;
• the worker’s signed commitment to return home and follow the rules at the farm and in the accommodation; a full copy of the worker’s passport; proof of the accommodation provided;
• foreign documents with a sworn translation and legalisation or apostille. Check the full list for your case against the Ministry’s information sheet 23.

1. Tell the chat in any language who is hiring, for which job, and whether it is a first permit, a call-up for a new season, a change of employer or a renewal.
2. The assistant fills the boxes in capitals, splits the date of birth into dd/mm/yyyy and the NIE into its boxes, and ticks the right option in section 5.
3. Download the PDF, check it, sign it and file it via Mercurio with the attachments.

Information sheet 23 and the EX forms of Spain’s Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration: inclusion.gob.es — Hoja 23. Checked 2026-10-09. This is not legal advice.