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Long-term resident status in Spain, normally available after five years of continuous legal residence, granting near-equal treatment with nationals and (for EU long-term residence) mobility to other EU states. Time held on Startups Law permits counts toward this period.
Non-EU nationals with five years of continuous legal residence in Spain.
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Absences are limited; broadly, you must not exceed roughly six months in a single absence, and total absences over the five years are capped, with more leeway for work-related absences.
Long-term residence is normally available after five years of continuous legal residence in Spain; it grants near-equal treatment with nationals and, for EU long-term residence, mobility to other EU states. Time on Startups Law permits counts toward the period.
You generally need five years of continuous, legal residence in Spain immediately before applying for long-term residence.
Yes. It can be lost mainly through extended absence from the EU, acquiring the status fraudulently, or other grounds set out in law.
A frequent mistake is letting a previous permit lapse or exceeding allowed absences, which breaks the continuous five-year residence and resets the clock.
Time spent studying in Spain typically counts only partially, not fully, toward the five-year requirement.
It grants the right to live and work in Spain on an indefinite, continuous basis, with treatment largely equal to Spanish nationals in many areas.
