Spain

Most foreigners can stay in Spain for up to 90 consecutive days in a 180-day period.1

Entry requirement tool: https://www.spain.info/es/consejos-viaje/visado-pasaporte/

Digital Nomad Visa

The digital nomad visa allows remote workers to live in Spain for up to 1 year2

Self-employed applicants can also work for a Spanish company for up to 20% of their total professional activities

All applicants must have at least a bachelor's degree or 3 years of work experience in their current industry

Before applying for a Digital Nomad Visa, applicants must apply for a Foreigner Identity Number

Candidates must be able to prove they have worked for their foreign employer for at least 3 months prior to their application

Applicants must prove they have 200% of the Spanish minimum wage (2.268€)3

Temporary Residence

Allows successful applicants to live in Spain for up to 5 years4

Categories include:

  • Non-lucrative temporary residence allows foreigners to live in Spain for up to 1 year and can be renewed5
    • Requirements:
      • Applicants cannot do any remunerative work (including online)
      • Proof of funds is required to live in Spain without working (28.800€ for an individual)
      • Health insurance
  • Temporary residence with a work permit exemption permits highly skilled professionals to live in Spain while working
    • Potential candidates may include scientists, professors, media, and artists
    • The initial visa is for 1 year, extendable by 2 years twice6
Permanent Residence

Grants the right to live and work in Spain indefinitely7

Those eligible include:
  • Legal residents of Spain for 5 years who have not left for more than 6 months at a time
  • EU Blue Card holders who have lived the 2 years leading up to their application in Spain and at least 3 more years in another EU member state8
  • Retirees who receive a pension 
Citizenship

Spanish nationality by residence is an option for those who have resided legally in Spain for at least 10 continuous years9

Spaniards of origin, such as children of a Spanish parent, also qualify for Spanish citizenship10

  1. https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/ca/servicios-al-ciudadano/tramites-y-gestiones/extranjeria/control-de-fronteras/entrada-en-espana/
  2. https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Digital-Nomad-Visa.aspx
  3. https://www.sepe.es/HomeSepe/que-es-el-sepe/comunicacion-institucional/noticias/detalle-noticia?folder=/SEPE/2024/Febrero/&detail=El-SMI-publicado-para-2024-se-establece-en-1134-euros
  4. https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/es/servicios-al-ciudadano/tramites-y-gestiones/extranjeria/regimen-general/residencia-temporal/
  5. https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/washington/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-de-residencia-no-lucrativa.aspx
  6. https://www.mites.gob.es/es/Guia/texto/guia_15/contenidos/guia_15_36_6.htm#
  7. https://www.inclusion.gob.es/en/web/migraciones/w/autorizacion-de-residencia-de-larga-duracion-hi-46-
  8. https://mpt.gob.es/dam/es/portal/delegaciones_gobierno/delegaciones/madrid/servicios/extranjeria/9-Larga-duracion.pdf0.pdf
  9. https://www.mjusticia.gob.es/es/ciudadania/nacionalidad/que-es-nacionalidad/como-adquiere-nacionalidad/modos-adquisicion#
  10. https://www.mjusticia.gob.es/es/ciudadania/nacionalidad/que-es-nacionalidad/como-adquiere-nacionalidad/espanoles-origen

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