TIE HoyEmployee to self-employed Spain — Hoja 55 modification
Use this when the current work card does not already cover the self-employed activity.
Do I always need a modification to become self-employed?
No. Some renewed work authorizations already allow both employed and self-employed activity. If the card does not cover the planned activity, use the Hoja 55 branch.
Which legal rule controls this route?
Art. 192.2 is the access rule from employed work to self-employed work. Art. 191.3 is the modification rule for work-enabled residence and points to branch-specific work requirements.
Conditions
Art. 192.2 allows holders of residence and work for employed activity to request access to self-employed work without extending the modified authorization. Art. 191.3 is the modification rule for work-enabled residence and points to art. 80/art. 86 by branch.
Materials
Prepare EX-26, passport, current work authorization, business plan, investment and viability evidence, licences or professional credentials, and the tax/Social Security path for self-employment.
Costs and channel
Hoja 55 identifies 790-052 epigraph 2.5.2. 790-062 belongs only to branches involving employed-work authorization; do not assume employer-side 790-062 for a pure cuenta propia target.
What to do
Read the current work authorization before filing EX-26.
Bring
- Current work authorization
- Passport
- Business plan
- Licence or professional proof
- Investment/viability evidence
- 790-052
Steps
- Check whether the current authorization is initial or renewed.
- Check whether it already allows self-employed activity.
- If covered, build the tax, Social Security and licence path.
- If not covered, prepare the Hoja 55 cuenta propia evidence pack.
- Confirm tasas in the official system before filing.
Basis
RD 1155/2024 art. 192.2 for access; art. 191.3 for work-enabled residence modification; art. 80/art. 86 by branch.