EX-09: Spanish residence permit exempt from the work authorisation

EX-09 (“Solicitud de autorización de residencia temporal con excepción de la autorización de trabajo”) is the official application for a temporary residence permit for foreign nationals whose activity in Spain does not require a work permit. The form is in Spanish, three pages: two to fill in and one with instructions.

The exemption covers the cases in article 88 of Royal Decree 1155/2024: technicians, researchers and scientists invited or hired by the State, a region, a university or a research body; lecturers at Spanish universities; directors and teachers of recognised foreign cultural or educational institutions; foreign civil servants under cooperation agreements; accredited foreign correspondents; members of international scientific missions; religious ministers and members of religious orders; officers of internationally recognised trade unions and employers’ organisations; workers posted from another EU country. The permit is needed when the activity lasts more than 90 days. EX forms are filed only in the official version: FoxDocs simply writes your data into the fields of the official PDF.

• a non-EU/EEA/Swiss national whose activity falls under one of the cases of article 88; the initial application is filed by the foreign national personally, an extension by them or through a representative;
• from abroad — at the Spanish consulate for your place of residence (a visa is issued); from Spain — at the Oficina de Extranjería of the province where the activity starts, or online through the Mercurio portal;
• an extension is filed only through Mercurio, within the two months before the permit expires;
• fee — form 790 code 052: item 2.1.4 for the initial permit, 2.2.4 for an extension; paid within 10 working days of filing; check the amount on the ministry’s website;
• decision time: in Spain two months (no answer means refusal), at a consulate 15 days, for an extension three months (no answer means approval);
• the permit lasts as long as the activity: at most one year initially, up to four years on extension.

• personal data: passport, NIE, surnames, given name, sex (H/M/X), date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy), place and country of birth, nationality, marital status (S/C/V/D/Sp), father’s and mother’s names;
• address in Spain, mobile phone, e-mail and whether you have dependent school-age children;
• section 2: the organisation that invites, hires or posts you (name, NIF, activity, address, contacts, representative) and your position there;
• section 3: representative filing the application; section 4: address for notifications and consent to electronic notifications (DEHú);
• section 5: initial permit (religious minister or another case, specified) or extension;
• place, date, signature and, at the bottom, the authority the application is addressed to (DIR3 code and province).

• form EX-09, original and copy, filled in in capital letters;
• a copy of the whole passport, valid for at least one year (show the original);
• proof of your case: invitation or contract from the university or research body, correspondent accreditation, certificate from the religious entity endorsed by the ministry, etc.;
• criminal record certificate from your country of origin or the countries where you lived in the last 5 years, and a medical certificate;
• receipt for the 790-052 fee;
• foreign documents with a sworn Spanish translation and legalisation or apostille; check the exact list with the authority.

1. Tell the chat, in any language, who invites or hires you and what you will do in Spain.
2. The assistant fills in the fields in capitals, splits the date of birth into dd/mm/yyyy and the NIE into its boxes, and ticks the type of permit and the ground.
3. Download the PDF, check it, print it, sign it by hand and file it with a copy.

Official form EX-09 and information sheet 16, Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration: inclusion.gob.es — Modelos generales, Hoja informativa 16. Checked 2026-10-09. This is not legal advice.