Writing a teaching CV for Spain
A photo is common on CVs for Spain and safe to include. Nationality is required because it decides visa eligibility, the CV should run to 2 pages, and it should be laid out for A4 paper.
The visa
EU right to work, student visa with the auxiliares programme, or an employer-sponsored work permit
EU/EEA citizens can work freely. Non-EU teachers most often enter through the auxiliares de conversación programme on a student visa, because direct sponsorship is genuinely hard to obtain.
What goes on the CV for Spain
- Photo
- common
- Nationality
- required
- Date of birth
- optional
- Marital status
- avoid
- Length
- 2 pages
- Paper size
- A4
Common in Spanish CVs and normal in the Europass format, though a clean photo-free CV is also accepted.
Documents you will need
- •Degree certificate, apostilled for the auxiliares programme
- •NIE / TIE residency number once in country
- •Criminal background check for programme placements
Attestation and apostille take weeks and cost money. Confirm the exact list with the employer and the nearest consulate before starting.
What Spain employers look for
- •Nationality and EU work status — this is the single biggest filter
- •Spanish level (A1-C2) even if low; it is asked for
- •Whether you already hold an NIE
Leave out
- •Marital status and family details, which are out of step with EU norms
Tone
Professional and personable. Europass structure is familiar and safe.
Build it with the rules applied
The builder applies everything on this page automatically — the A4 layout, the 2-page target, the fields Spain expects — and checks your passport against the visa before you apply. Free to use, with nothing held back and no watermark.
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Other destinations
These are prevailing hiring and document norms, not legal advice, and immigration rules change. Confirm anything that costs you money with the employer and the nearest consulate.