In order to obtain a temporary residence, permit for employment roots, foreigners may prove the employment relationship and its duration by any valid means of proof, including a certificate of employment that proves an employment relationship derived from a residence permit that has expired.
In order to prove the employment relationship and its duration, the interested party must present a judicial decision that recognises it or the administrative decision confirming the infringement report of the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate that proves it.
If you have been working in Spain for at least two years and have been working illegally for 6 months or if you have worked legally under a residence permit that has expired, it is possible to apply for residence for employment roots for exceptional reasons.
This allows those who had a residence and work permit, have worked and have not been able to renew it, to present arraigo laboral.
Foreigners holding a Residence Authorisation as a Highly Qualified Professional who cannot renew their permits.