Spain digital nomad visa

International remote work visa and residence permit

Financial means

200% of the Spanish minimum wage, €2,442 to €2,849 a monthYou must show 200% of the Spanish minimum wage (SMI) a month from employment or professional income, plus 75% of the SMI for the first family member and 25% for each additional one. In 2026 the SMI is €1,221 gross a month paid fourteen times a year, €17,094 a year. Based on the monthly payment that gives €2,442 a month, and based on the annual figure spread over twelve months, €2,849. Consulates do not all calculate it the same way, so ask yours.

Length

The visa lasts up to one year. The residence permit, which you apply for in Spain, lasts up to three years and is renewed for two years at a time.

Fee

73.26 EURThis is the residence permit fee, for the main applicant and for each family member. The consular visa has its own fee, which varies by country.

Health insurance

RequiredPublic cover through Social Security registration is accepted, or private health insurance with an insurer authorised to operate in Spain. Travel insurance does not count, and neither do policies that only reimburse costs or have waiting periods or co-payments.

How to apply depending on your passport

It's your passport's country, so you do not need this visa.As an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen you can live and work in Spain without this visa.According to our data, your passport cannot enter Spain.Your passport lets you enter Spain without a tourist visa, so the first route applies to you.Your passport needs a visa to enter Spain, so the second route applies to you.

EU, EEA and Swiss citizens do not need it: they can live and work in Spain with their ID.

Requirements

• Work remotely for companies outside Spain, with a relationship of at least three months and with a company that has been operating for a year or more.
• Hold a university degree, a vocational qualification or a degree from a business school of recognised standing, or have three years of experience in similar roles.
• Employees can only work for the foreign company. Self-employed professionals can invoice Spanish companies for up to 20% of their work.
• Register with Spanish Social Security. Employees can instead provide a coverage certificate from their own country if there is an agreement; the self-employed register in the RETA scheme.
• Have no criminal record in the last five years and not be in Spain irregularly.

Family

Your spouse or partner, your minor or dependent children and dependent parents can come with you. Their permits let them work without restrictions.

Legal basis: Law 14/2013 on support for entrepreneurs, articles 74 bis to 74 quinquies, added by Law 28/2022 on start-ups.

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