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Digital nomad visa. Residence for remote workers and freelancers who work mainly for companies outside Spain, created by the 2023 Startups Law.

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Digital nomad visa

A one-year visa (if applied for from abroad) or a three-year residence permit (if applied for in Spain), renewable for further two-year periods up to 5 years total.

Who qualifies

Monthly income of at least 200% of the Spanish minimum wage (about €2,849/month, roughly €34,188/year, in 2026), plus 75% of the minimum wage for the first family member and 25% for each additional one.
Ley 28/2022 de fomento del ecosistema de las empresas emergentes (Startups Law), Art. 71–76, income linked to SMI
No more than 20% of professional income may come from Spanish clients; the remote-work arrangement or company must be at least one year old.
Startups Law, Art. 71–76
Private health insurance and a clean criminal record.
Startups Law, Art. 71–76

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Income: Steady income each month, rising with each person who moves.
Just you$3,134
2 people$3,840
4 people$5,252
Time: 2–4 weeks for the visa or in-country permit decision.
Cost: About $500–1,000: visa/permit fee, health insurance, translations.
The hard part: Keeping Spanish-client income under the 20% cap while still qualifying as genuinely remote work.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Citizens by 2038.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
3 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 2 years.
2032
Permanent residence
Five years of legal, continuous residence. Absences of up to 6 months at a time and 10 months in total do not break it (18 months total if for work). No language test. Half of any time on a student stay counts.
2037
Apply for citizenship
With a language test and a civics test.
2038
Citizenship
The decision usually takes 12 months.

Language: Spanish at A2, the DELE A2 exam run by the Instituto Cervantes. Nationals of Spanish-speaking countries are exempt.
Civics: The CCSE, an Instituto Cervantes multiple-choice test on the Constitution and Spanish society and culture. Everyone takes it, including Spanish speakers.
Time away: Residence must be legal, continuous and immediately before the application. The Civil Code sets no day count; a long break in residence or a lapse in permit can restart the clock.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

Three years if you apply inside Spain (a one-year visa if you apply from a consulate), then two-year renewals; long-term residence after five.
Whether you can keep your current citizenship depends on the rules at the time and your home country.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: No specific day count beyond the general rule against absences over 6 months a year.
Tax: Digital-nomad-visa holders may opt into the Beckham law special regime — a flat 24% rate on Spanish-sourced employment/self-employment income up to about €600,000, for up to 6 years — instead of ordinary progressive tax.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Apply at the Spanish consulate for your address, or in Spain via the UGE-CE large-enterprise/entrepreneur unit.Open exteriores.gob.es ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of steady income: at least $3,134 a month
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health insurance that meets the program’s rules

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