Application: researcher permit

A short form: contacts, the host entity and the ground. Since August 2026 doctoral candidates follow this same route through the UGE rather than a student stay. You get access to your dashboard right after submitting.

⏱ 2 minutes

1 Contacts

The dashboard link and case updates go there. You sign in to the dashboard with your email.

2 Your situation

If you hold two passports, name the one you are applying under

Each of them means a criminal-record certificate, and each has its own apostille routine. The dashboard shows practice notes for these countries. Start typing a name, pick it from the list and press Add.

    Spouse or partner. Their permits are filed in one package with yours

    Ground

    University, research centre, R&D company or business school, and the city

    The permit runs for the length of the contract and can be shorter than 90 days

    Where you are now

    This decides whether a criminal record certificate is needed and how you enter after approval

    If they are already our client, you get 10 per cent off. We check it ourselves, nothing to prove.

    3 Price

    The price is shown without VAT and with 21% Spanish VAT, and you pay the amount with VAT. Fees, translations, apostilles and insurance are paid separately. Below is the exact figure for your family with the split by stage.

    Stage payments include VAT.

    • To get started121 €
    • Before filing with the UGE786.50 €
    • After approval786.50 €
    Total before VAT1,400 €
    VAT (21%)294 €
    Total with VAT, to pay1,694 €