- Requerimiento: 10 days On request, they are extended for no more than five days; without your response, they will consider you as having refused the application (desistimiento) [2].
- The electronic notice you are required to receive or choose is deemed to be rejected in 10 calendar days, if you do not open it [2].
- Appeal against refusal: 1 month on recurso de alzada (deletion by UGE) or reposición, then 2 months The Committee notes that the State party has not provided any information on the admissibility of the complaint. [2][3].
- DNV has its deadline: 20 days ’ e-mail decision, 60 calendar days ’ application for TELL visa, 30 days ’ change of conditions [1].
What are the deadlines in UGE and expanjería?
UGE (Unidad de Grandes Empreas y Colectivos Estratégicos) applies for Ley 14/2013, including a permit for a digital nomad. Extranjería, i.e. Oficina de Extrajería under Subelegación del Gobirno, has a general regime under Real Decreto 1155/2024. Partly general (administrative law), part of its time frame is different; lower is what we have verified by the laws.
| What | Duration | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Decision of UGE on application | 20 days from electronic application, then Silencio positivo | Ley 14/2013, art. 76 [1] |
| Response to requerimiento | 10 days, up to 5 days extension upon request | Ley 39/2015, art. 68 [2] |
| Unread electronic notice | 10 calendar days, then considered rejected | Ley 39/2015, art. 43 [2] |
| Recurso de alzada vs. UGE failure | 1 month | Ley 14/2013, art. 76; Ley 39/2015, art. 122 [1][2] |
| Court against refusal | 2 months | Ley 29/1998, art. 46 [3] |
| TELL visa application | 60 calendar days before visa end | Ley 14/2013, art. 74 quater [1] |
| Report change in conditions to UGE | 30 days | Ley 14/2013, provision 7 [1] |
| Order TIE | 1 month | RD 1155/2024, art. 209 [4] |
| Extension in general mode (e.g. no lucrativa) | 2 months to the end and up to 3 months after | RD 1155/2024, arts. 64 and 80 [4] |
It's a calendar by law; the time frame in your decision or requerimiento may be different.
What are days and months considered?
Days are considered working unless the law says otherwise: Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are not counted, and the countdown begins on the day after notification [2]A day not working in your municipality or in your place of authority is not counted either. [2].
Months are considered calendar and end on the same number day: notification 15 October, month expires 15 November. [2]. August is not considered in court terms (Article 128 Ley 29/1998) [3]It is usually considered administrative.
Article 76 Ley 14/2013 writes about UGE "veinte dias" without the word "hábiles." As a general rule, these are working days, but as the UGE itself believes, we do not know. [1][2].
What day does the deadline run after the notice?
From the day after the notification took place [2]The electronic notice is considered to be delivered when you have opened it in sede or in Dirección Electronica Habilita \nica. If the notice is mandatory or you choose to use the electronic method and have not opened it, it is rejected after 10 calendar days, and the deadline is still running. [2].
So the notification box needs to be checked, not wait for the letter: the mail just warns, and if it's not sent, the notice is still valid. [2]The notification in the second D.O.I. is available via the same certificado digital or Cl@ve with which you applied [5].
What's stopping the deadline at the department?
The decision of the agency is suspended when it requests your documents, from notification requerimiento to your reply or to the end of the reply period [2].
If the agency is late, the consequences of silence will be applied. [1]In the general regime according to the law, another rule may apply to your case, see the norm for your procedure.
What if the deadline is missed?
The consequences depend on the type of time frame:
- request not answered: the application is considered withdrawn after a separate resolution [2];
- Appeal later than the deadline: the agency or court rejects it as being filed not on time, but as final [2][3];
- Extension: The application is extended 90 days after the end of the permit by DNV, but the agency may commence the sanctions proceedings [1]; in general mode, the same rule applies for application within three months of the end [4];
- TIE: breach of card obligations is sanctioned under LO 4/2000 [4].
If the deadline is up or about to come out, show the lawyer the same day.
How do you build a personal calendar?
- Write down the date of delivery and the registration number from the sede receipt.
- For each notification, write down the date you opened it, not the date of the letter.
- Add a time frame from the table by skipping Saturdays, Sundays and holidays of Barcelona and Madrid, if you count in the days.
- Put a reminder in three working days to the end and hold copies of all confirmations.
How to Answer a Request, discussed in the article requerimiento UGE, and how to count 20 days, in the material How many UGEs are considering an applicationI. Time limits for appeals: Reposión, alzada and contencioso.
Extension dates in general and order of documents are collected in extension sheet, and the filing and waiting times for DNV in DNV route sheetI. Overview of procedures in Barcelona available on the page Residence permit in Barcelona.
Frequent issues
How many days do you have to answer the requerimiento?
What happens if you don't open an electronic notice?
When do you want to apply for a DNV extension?
Are Saturdays and holidays considered on time?
How long is it to challenge a residence permit?
Can you apply for an extension after the permit is completed?
Based on source
- BOE · Ley 14/2013, articles 62, 74 bis - 74 quater, 75, 76 and additional provision 7 ♪
- BOE · Ley 39/2015, articles 5, 14, 16, 21-24, 30, 40-43, 68, 112-126 .
- BOE · Ley 29/1998 (jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa), articles 8, 11, 14, 25, 46, 128 .
- BOE · Real Decreto 1155/2024 (Reglamento de extrandjeria), update ♪
- Ministry de Empleo y Seguridad Social · Información sobre certificados digitales (2017)
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