Working In Javea

Javea has become a major tourist attraction in the last 20 years and to many it’s simply a place for holidays with people really not considering the aspect of working.

In the last 5 years though things have changed, foreign nationals working in Javea is on the increase. With the average age of people coming to Spain going down in recent years, more adults, especially with families, are looking at working in Javea as a means of supplementing their day to day living and not drawing on their savings resources.

A major factor is Spanish property which has witnessed a boom in recent times and as such, thousands of people from all over Europe are immigrating to work in Spain. The opportunities are growing at a very fast rate and it is becoming more profitable working in Javea than say 10 years ago. If you are coming from another European country then establishing a business in Spain could be a viable option both in terms of working in Spain for a living as well as investing in Spanish property which has proven to be far more profitable than bank investments and stock markets.

For individuals to work in Spain it is necessary to follow certain legal procedures.
The absolute minimum requirement for working in Spain is a passport or valid visa if you have arrived from a non EU country. If you are working for a company then they will arrange all the relevant paperwork but if you intend to be self employed, then you will need to employ the services of a ‘Gestor’ who will guide you through the requirements of working in Spain in your chosen field. As a free consultative service, we can advise you on the pros and cons if you are interested in working in Spain. We have been in the Spanish property business for 20 years and in that time, have set many individuals up in business across a wide range of industries.

You can begin working in Javea in two ways.

1. Employed. Working in Spain for a company is the favoured option of non EU foreign nationals as arranging the necessary paperwork is far easier when done by a Spanish company.

2. Self Employed. The main aim of many UK nationals is to start their own business on a self employed basis which is basically done at local Town Hall level. It means that you are given a permit for working in Spain by the ‘Town Hall’ which under Spanish law, manages business of a self employed nature at local level.

Working in Spain, like the UK, attracts certain taxes and non more so than VAT (known as IVA in Spain). Just like the UK though, there are certain minimum requirements for your business before you attract the attention of the VAT inspector and your Gestor will go into that in more detail with you. One of the benefits of working in Spain and paying your social insurance is that you will be entitled to free medical facilities which, we can say with confidence, are first class and comparable, if not better, than the UK.

We have seen that having lived and brought up a family in Javea for more than 20 years, working in Spain does have it’s benefits, no more so then being able to work alongside lovely Spanish people in a healthy and stress free environment.

For more information please visit www.dh.gov.uk