If you have never worked, even if it is seeking employment, to have the right to the contributory unemployment benefit, must have contributed to unemployment, at least, 360 in recent days 6 years.

However, there are situations in which people employees might have access to an unemployment allowance, despite having worked in Spain if they meet certain conditions. These situations are:

• A person be released from jail.
• To be an emigrant who returns to spain.
• Losing a pension of total permanent disability, absolute or major disability for improvement of their state of health.

For more information please call a telephone hotline to citizenship.