Autorización de residencia por traslado intraempresarial (modalidades ICT UE y nacional)
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Autorización de residencia por traslado intraempresarial (modalidades ICT UE y nacional) as of 2026-08-06[4][6] The PRIE portal names two modalities under this heading: the EU intra-corporate transfer authorisation ('ICT UE') and the national intra-corporate transfer authorisation. Both are recorded as one route because they share the same articles, the same administering unit and the same application channel; the differences in maximum duration are recorded on permit.initial_duration. |
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| Official name (English) | Not established from a qualifying source No official English designation was found. The PRIE portal's English navigation renders this route as 'Business transfer', which is a machine translation; the administering unit's page uses the abbreviation 'ICT'. |
| Legal basis | Ley 14/2013, de 27 de septiembre, arts. 73 y 74 (y art. 75 para los visados, art. 76 para el procedimiento), y Directiva 2014/66/UE as of 2026-08-06[4][6] The administering unit's page states arts. 73 to 75 of Ley 14/2013. The index of the consolidated law shows Chapter V, 'Traslado intraempresarial', comprising arts. 73 and 74, with art. 75 covering stay and residence visas and art. 76 the authorisation procedure. The EU basis is Directive 2014/66/EU. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-08-06[4] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA as of 2026-08-06[3] The international mobility section of Ley 14/2013 addresses third-country nationals; EU/EEA nationals and Swiss nationals are covered by free-movement rules instead. Switzerland is not a value in the bloc vocabulary and is recorded here in the note. |
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| Criminal-record condition | Yes as of 2018-08-31[2] Ley 14/2013 art. 62.3 general requirement. No route-specific statement was retrieved. |
Permit terms
| Initial duration | 1 to 3 years as of 2025-07-16[4][5] The bounds reflect two rules stated together. For the EU intra-corporate transfer modality the maximum length of the transfer is three years for managers and specialists and one year for trainee workers. For the national modality the maximum is three years, or the length of the contract if shorter, renewable. Management criterion DGGM 2/2025 restates the same by reference to art. 73.3 and art. 13 of Directive 2014/66/EU. |
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| How the initial term is set | matches the assignment |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-08-06[4] Stated for the national modality on the PRIE portal. |
| Renewal duration | 2 years as of 2026-08-06[3] |
| Work rights | Not established from a qualifying source No source retrieved states in vocabulary terms what work this permit allows beyond the transfer for which it is granted. The PRIE portal states only that it allows residing and working throughout the national territory. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2026-08-06[4] The route requires an existing prior and continuous employment or professional relationship of at least three months with one or more companies of the group, and a transfer to Spain within that group. The legal entity wishing to employ the foreign national files the application. |
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| Labour-market test | No as of 2026-08-06[3] |
| Qualification requirement | degree, equivalent experience as of 2026-08-06[4] The route-specific documents listed on the PRIE portal require evidence of a higher qualification or its equivalent, or alternatively a minimum of three years' professional experience. A separate condition, not a qualification, is a prior and continuous employment or professional relationship of three months with one or more companies of the group. |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2026-08-06[4] Filed by the legal entity. Holders of a Spanish-issued EU intra-corporate transfer authorisation may enter, reside and work in one or more other member states subject to prior notification or authorisation; entities established in other member states may post workers to Spain after notifying the UGE-CE, and the Directorate-General for Migration may object within twenty days. |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-08-06[4] |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2026-08-06[4] The PRIE portal describes a visa applied for at a diplomatic mission or consular office when the applicant is outside Spain, and a residence authorisation filed with the UGE-CE when the applicant is legally in Spain. |
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| Statutory processing time | 20 days as of 2023-05-10[1][4] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2026-08-06[2][4] |
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| Eligible relations | spouse, unmarried partner, minor child, adult dependent child, parent as of 2026-08-06[2][4] |
| Family may apply at the same time | Yes as of 2026-08-06[3] The PRIE portal's general rule for Ley 14/2013 authorisations. |
| Family members' work rights | full as of 2026-08-06[3] |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 6 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 6 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2018-08-31 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-08-06 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-11 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Ley 14/2013, art. 76 (texto vigente) — API de legislación consolidada del BOE, bloque a76
Boletín Oficial del Estado — Datos Abiertos · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-05-10 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [2] Ley 14/2013 – Sección de Movilidad Internacional, texto consolidado (PDF)
Programa de Residencia para Inversores y Emprendedores (PRIE), Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 · Superseded by es-boe-ley-14-2013 - [3] Profesional Altamente Cualificado — Portal PRIE
Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa — Secretaría de Estado de Comercio · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [4] Traslado Empresarial (traslado intraempresarial) — Portal PRIE
Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa — Secretaría de Estado de Comercio · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [5] Criterio de gestión DGGM 2/2025 — duración de las autorizaciones de residencia de la Ley 14/2013
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Dirección General de Gestión Migratoria · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-07-16 · Accessed 2026-08-06 - [6] Trabajadores que efectúen movimientos intraempresariales (arts. 73 a 75 Ley 14/2013) — UGE-CE
Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06