Immigration services in Spain
Residence permit
Digital nomad visa for Spain
For remote workers with an income from €2,849/month. The preferential Beckham regime (24%).
from ≈ $1,750
2–4 months
In person
Residence permit in Spain for financially independent people
Passive income from €2,800/month, with no work in Spain.
from ≈ $1,400
3–6 months
In person
Visa applications
Schengen visa to Spain2 tiers
A turnkey visa to Spain: an appointment booked with a bot, the application form, bookings, insurance, letters and checks. You attend in person. The tier sets whether the appointment is standard or priority.
from ≈ $190
1–4 weeks
In person
Golden visa
Golden visa in Spain — through propertyClosed
Spain's golden visa was ABOLISHED on 03.04.2025 — new applications are no longer accepted. The alternatives in force: the digital nomad visa and the residence permit without the right to work (No Lucrativa).
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Immigration routes: Spain
13 routes to move to Spain: grounds, requirements, documents and timelines. Each route carries a link to the official source and the date we checked it. The terms change several times a year, so we check the requirements for your case on a free consultation.
Digital nomad visa for Spain
For remote workers with an income from €2,849/month. The preferential Beckham regime (24%).
from ≈ $1,750
2–4 months
In person
Asilo / Protección Internacional
Protection on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Protección Subsidiaria
Threat to life.
Razones Humanitarias
Humanitarian grounds. For example, serious illness.
Arraigo (Social/Laboral/Familiar/Formación)
Roots of 2–3 years. Regularisation through work, study or family.
Non-lucrative residence permit (Residencia temporal no lucrativa)
Initial temporary residence permit without the right to work, for foreign nationals with sufficient means of their own. Legal basis: Ley Orgánica 4/2000 (arts. 30 bis, 31) and Real Decreto 1155/2024 (arts. 60-63).
Residence and employment permit (Autorización inicial de residencia temporal y trabajo por cuenta ajena)
Initial authorisation for temporary residence and employed work; the application is lodged by the employer. The occupation must appear in the catalogue of hard-to-fill vacancies, or the employer must show that the vacancy cannot be filled from the local labour market; a separate regime applies to nationals of Chile and Peru under bilateral agreements, and to cases under art. 40 LO 4/2000. Legal basis: Ley Orgánica 4/2000 (arts. 36, 38, 40), Real Decreto 1155/2024 (arts. 72-79).
Self-employment residence permit (Autorización inicial de residencia temporal y trabajo por cuenta propia)
Initial authorisation for temporary residence and self-employed work, for foreign nationals starting an independent activity in Spain. Legal basis: Ley Orgánica 4/2000 (arts. 25 bis, 36, 37), Real Decreto 1155/2024 (arts. 82-85).
Study stay (Autorización de estancia de larga duración por estudios)
Authorisation for a long stay to pursue higher education or post-compulsory secondary education, covering family members and renewal. Legal basis: Directive (EU) 2016/801, Ley Orgánica 4/2000 (arts. 25 bis, 33), Real Decreto 1155/2024 (arts. 34-36, 52-58). A higher education student may be accompanied by a spouse or registered partner, minor children, adult children with a disability and people providing support.
Family reunification residence permit (Autorización de residencia temporal por reagrupación familiar)
Temporary residence permit for the family members of a foreign national lawfully resident in Spain. Legal basis: Directive 2003/86/EC, Ley Orgánica 4/2000, Real Decreto 1155/2024.
EU long-term residence (Autorización de residencia de larga duración-UE)
EU long-term resident status, giving the right to live and work in Spain indefinitely on the same terms as Spanish nationals and easing mobility to other EU countries. Legal basis: Directive 2003/109/EC, Ley Orgánica 4/2000 (art. 32), Real Decreto 1155/2024 (arts. 175-178).
Citizenship by naturalisation (Nacionalidad española por residencia)
Acquisition of Spanish citizenship by period of residence. Spanish embassies and consulates abroad do not handle naturalisation applications: «Las Embajadas y Consulados de España en el extranjero no realizan trámites de nacionalidad española por residencia» — the procedure is run by the Ministry of Justice.
Golden visa for investors (Visado y autorización de residencia para inversores) — abolishedClosed
Formerly — visas and residence permits for investors under articles 63-67 of Ley 14/2013. The abolition took effect on 3 April 2025. Visas and permits already issued were not cancelled.
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