Spain Digital Nomad Visa: Requirements and Legal Support
If you work remotely for a company or clients located outside Spain, you may qualify for Spain’s international teleworker visa or residence permit. Ibertax helps you assess the requirements, prepare your application and coordinate immigration and tax matters from the outset.
- Response within one business day.
- English and Spanish support.
- Immigration and tax advice under one roof.
Digital Nomad Visa service from €790 per applicant, VAT included.
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What Is Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa?
Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa, legally known as the international teleworker visa or residence authorisation, allows qualifying non-EU nationals to live in Spain while working remotely for companies located outside Spain.
Applicants living abroad normally use the consular visa route. Applicants legally present in Spain may be able to apply for a residence authorisation through the Large Companies and Strategic Groups Unit —UGE—.
Consular visa: valid for up to one year. Residence authorisation filed from Spain: valid for up to three years. A shorter period may apply when the employment or professional relationship ends earlier.
Who Can Apply?
Remote employees
Employees who have worked for a company located outside Spain for at least three months and have express permission to work remotely from Spain.
Employees may only work for companies located outside Spain.
Freelancers and independent professionals
Professionals with a commercial relationship of at least three months with one or more foreign companies whose services can be performed remotely.
Independent professionals may provide services to Spanish companies, provided that this work does not exceed 20% of their total professional activity.
The foreign company or business group must show at least one year of genuine and continuous activity.
Spain Digital Nomad Visa Requirements
- Remote employment or professional activity carried out through digital or telecommunication means.
- At least three months of prior employment or professional relationship.
- At least one year of genuine and continuous company activity.
- A qualifying degree or at least three years of professional experience.
- Monthly resources equal to 200% of the SMI in force on the application date.
- Criminal-record documentation, apostilled or legalised and translated where required.
- Spanish Social Security compliance or applicable international coverage.
- Valid public or private healthcare coverage. Private insurance is not required when public or treaty-based cover is properly evidenced.
The income requirement is calculated using the SMI in force on the application date, so the exact amount must be confirmed when the application is prepared.
How Much Income Do You Need?
- Main applicant: 200% of the monthly SMI.
- First family member: an additional 75% of the SMI.
- Each further family member: an additional 25% of the SMI.
The amounts are assessed before taxes, social-security contributions and other deductions. Evidence may include payslips, invoices, contracts, bank statements and other accepted documentation.
Your Application in Five Steps
Route and eligibility review
We check whether your profile matches a remote employee or an independent professional and identify the applicable application route.
Personalised document checklist
We list the employment, commercial, financial, criminal-record, healthcare and Social Security documents you need to prepare.
Document review
We review contracts, company letters, payslips, invoices and bank evidence, and flag what requires an apostille or sworn translation.
Filing and follow-up
We coordinate the consular application or file electronically before the UGE through representation where legally permitted, and respond to requests for further information.
Post-approval and tax
After approval we assist with the steps included in your selected service and, where relevant, review your possible access to the special regime for inbound workers.
Does the Beckham Law Apply to Digital Nomads?
The Digital Nomad Visa does not automatically grant access to Spain’s special tax regime for inbound workers. Immigration residence and tax residence are separate legal matters.
Qualifying international teleworkers may opt into the regime if they meet all the conditions, including the previous five-year non-residence requirement and an eligible reason for relocating to Spain.
Under the special regime, the general taxable base is taxed at 24% up to €600,000 and at 47% on the excess. Savings income, dividends, interest and certain capital gains follow a separate scale.
The option is communicated through Form 149 within the applicable deadline. Each applicant’s employment, professional, tax and Social Security position must be reviewed before filing.
Clear Fees for Your Spain Digital Nomad Visa
Professional fees include VAT. Government fees and third-party costs —including translations, apostilles and certificates— are not included.
Visa only
Per applicant · VAT included
- Eligibility and route review.
- Full application preparation.
- Filing and follow-up where legally permitted.
- NIE assistance currently included in the service.
Visa + tax
Per applicant · VAT included
- Everything included in Visa Only.
- Beckham Law eligibility review.
- Form 149 filing when the applicant qualifies.
- Initial first-year tax guidance.
- Priority bilingual professional.
Annual Form 151 filing and ongoing tax compliance are not included unless expressly stated in the service proposal.
“Ibertax took my Digital Nomad Visa from a stack of confusing requirements to an approved residency in under two months — and set up my Beckham tax status too.”
— Remote Software Engineer, relocated from the US to Valencia
Genuine client experience. Results and processing times depend on the circumstances of each application.
Spain Digital Nomad Visa FAQs
How much income do I need?
The main applicant must show 200% of the SMI in force on the application date each month, plus 75% for the first family member and 25% for each additional family member. The exact amount must be confirmed when the application is prepared.
Can I apply as an employee?
Yes, provided you work for a company located outside Spain, the employment relationship has existed for at least three months before filing, the company has at least one year of activity and expressly authorises remote work from Spain.
Can I apply as a freelancer?
Yes. You must show a professional relationship of at least three months with one or more foreign companies and demonstrate that the activity can be carried out remotely.
Can I work for Spanish clients?
Employees may only work for companies located outside Spain. Independent professionals may work for Spanish companies provided that this activity does not exceed 20% of their total professional activity.
Do I need a university degree?
Not necessarily. You may evidence a qualification accepted by the regulations or, alternatively, at least three years of professional experience.
Do I need private health insurance?
It depends on how healthcare and Social Security coverage are evidenced. Private insurance is not required where valid cover exists under the Spanish public system or an applicable international agreement. Otherwise, private insurance authorised in Spain may be necessary.
Can I apply from within Spain?
Yes. If you are legally present in Spain and meet the requirements, you may apply for the residence authorisation before the UGE. From abroad, the consular route is normally used.
How long does the authorisation last?
A visa applied for from abroad may be granted for up to one year. A residence authorisation filed from Spain may be valid for up to three years and can then be renewed for two-year periods if the conditions are maintained.
How long does a decision take?
The regulations set certain deadlines for visas and for applications filed before the UGE. Appointments, administrative queries, translations, apostilles and requests for further information may affect the total time. Ibertax does not guarantee a specific decision date.
Can my family come with me?
Yes, certain family members may apply, including a spouse or partner, children meeting the legal conditions and dependent ascendants. Additional financial resources and evidence of the family link or dependency will be required.
Does the visa automatically grant the 24% Beckham Law rate?
No. Access to the regime depends on each applicant’s employment, professional and tax position, and it must be expressly requested within the applicable deadline.
Does Ibertax guarantee approval?
No. The decision belongs to the authorities. Ibertax reviews and prepares the application to reduce avoidable errors and present a legally coherent case.
Ready to Work Remotely from Spain?
Before applying, it is important to review your employment or client relationship, income evidence, Social Security position and the tax consequences of relocating. Contact Ibertax on WhatsApp or by phone to discuss the scope of our service.
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