Find the Spanish residence route that actually fits, without empty promises
We run the case from the first consultation to the resident card. We also handle taxes, autónomo and SL registration, renewals, permanent residence and citizenship. Refusals and difficult cases included.
Refusals and difficult cases included; we also handle taxes and renewals.
If the application is refused, we file again at our own cost
Refiling and answering the authority’s follow-up requests are part of the service and are written into the contract. The decision belongs to the state; the risk of doing the work twice is ours.
Irina Firsova — immigration lawyer
Barcelona Bar Association no. 46.385 · check the register
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Which residence permit fits you
Step 1 of 3
Three questions, the answer appears on screen. No form, no email.
At the end you get the routes that fit and the next steps.
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This suggests a route. It is not an assessment of your chances and not legal advice. The decision is made by a state authority.
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Irina Firsova, Barcelona Bar Association
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100+ permits
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Your situation
Start from where you are now
You do not need to know the Spanish name of the permit. Pick the line that sounds like you.
I work remotely and want to move to SpainFor an employer or clients outside Spain. This is the Digital Nomad Visa: income from 200% of the minimum wage, a decision in 20 working days.Learn more →
I have been living in Spain without a residence permitAfter two years in Spain there are routes to legal status through arraigo: by work, family or training. Which one fits depends on your documents.Learn more →
I applied, and there is no decision after 20 daysFor a digital nomad permit, silence after 20 working days counts as approval. What it means, how to prove it and what to do next.Learn more →
My application has been refusedRead the grounds first, then choose: a reasoned reply, an appeal or a new application. The deadlines are short, so do not wait.Learn more →
My permit expires soonWhen the renewal window opens and what is checked: taxes, contributions, income and the basis of your permit.Learn more →
I want to work for myself or take a job in SpainChange the basis of your permit without leaving the country: from digital nomad, startup or non-lucrative to self-employment or employment.Learn more →
Routes
Spanish residence permits: requirements and timelines
Income requirements are tied to SMI and IPREM and are recalculated every year. The timelines are the legal ones, not marketing ones.
| Permit | Who it fits | Income requirement | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Nomad Visa → Ley 14/2013 (as amended by Ley 28/2022) | Remote work for a foreign employer, or freelancing for clients abroad | 200% of SMI €2,849/mo |
20 working days silence means approval |
| Startup Visa → Ley 14/2013 (as amended by Ley 28/2022) | An innovative project with a favourable ENISA report | favourable ENISA report |
2–3 months including ENISA |
| Modification to cuenta propia → RD 1155/2024 · trabajo por cuenta propia | For those already a year in Spain on another permit who want to work for themselves. Grants four years | no fixed threshold funds to live on |
3 months silence means refusal |
| Employment (cuenta ajena) → RD 1155/2024, arts. 72–81 · cuenta ajena | For those hired by a Spanish employer. The employer files the application; in the first year the permit is tied to a region and occupation | salary under the contract at least SMI |
3 months silence means refusal |
| Highly qualified / EU Blue Card → Ley 14/2013, arts. 71 and 71 bis | Specialists and managers hired by a Spanish company. Qualification: a degree or at least 3 years of experience | from the Blue Card threshold 1.4 × average salary (INE) |
20 working days silence means approval |
| Research and doctorate → Ley 14/2013, art. 72 · Criterion 2/2026 | For candidates on official doctoral programmes and for researchers. Since August 2026 a doctorate is filed as residence, not as study | 50% of the annual SMI €8,547/year |
20 working days silence means approval |
| Non-lucrative residence → RD 1155/2024 · no lucrativa | Passive income or savings: rent, dividends, interest, a pension. No work allowed, in Spain or remotely | 400% of IPREM €2,400/mo |
depends on the consulate |
| Job seeker residence → RD 1155/2024, art. 190 · Ley 14/2013, add. prov. 17 | Graduates of Spanish institutions at EQF level 6 or above. Filed from inside Spain; it does not grant the right to work | 100% of IPREM per applicant |
20 days silence = approval |
| Arraigo (settlement) → RD 1155/2024 · arraigo | For those already living in Spain long-term, including without status, who can prove ties to the country | depends on the type of arraigo |
we confirm it for your case |
| Other routes family reunification | We handle this route too, but it has no page of its own yet — the requirements depend heavily on the individual case. Describe yours and we will tell you what fits. | ||
Where you move from
Moving to Spain from your country
Documents, the consulate and tax depend on where you are moving from and which passport you hold. Each country has its own guide.
- AustraliaThe reciprocity fee and applying from Spain
- BangladeshThe Dhaka embassy and documents
- Belarus and PolandMoving from Poland for Belarusians
- BrazilResidence, taxes and citizenship in 2 years
- BulgariaWith a passport, residence permit or temporary protection
- CanadaDigital nomad permit, startup visa and tax
- ChinaDigital nomad visa for Chinese citizens
- CyprusResidence, taxes and capital
- EgyptThe Cairo embassy, legalisation and tax
- FranceResidence, taxes and capital
- GermanyResidence, taxes and capital
- GhanaThe Accra embassy, fees and legalisation
- IndiaNew Delhi or Mumbai, and tax
- IsraelRoutes, documents and the process
- KazakhstanLiving, moving and settling in
- MexicoConsulates and citizenship in two years
- MontenegroWith a residence permit, passport or temporary protection
- MoroccoSeven consulates, apostille and tax
- New ZealandThe 1989 agreement and applying from Spain
- NigeriaThe Lagos consulate, fees and legalisation
- PakistanDigital nomad, startup and non-lucrative
- PhilippinesIncome and applying from the Philippines
- QatarFor Qatari citizens and expats on a QID
- Saudi ArabiaFor Saudi citizens and expats on iqama
- SerbiaFiling in Belgrade, documents and tax
- SingaporeFor Singaporeans and expats on an Employment Pass
- South AfricaPretoria or Cape Town, exit tax and the RA
- SwedenBuying a home: taxes and residence
- TunisiaDigital nomad, startup and non-lucrative
- TurkeyWith a Turkish residence permit or passport
- UAEFrom Dubai on the digital nomad permit
- United KingdomVisas, documents, taxes and pensions
- United StatesVisas, documents, taxes and costs
- UzbekistanVisas, residence permits, documents and taxes
Services
After approval: how to keep your permit
A permit is checked again at every renewal: taxes and contributions, insurance, days in Spain, the basis itself. We run this inside the same case, so there is no second provider to find.
Permit renewalThe filing window, what is checked and how to prepare over the year: taxes, contributions, days in the country, family.Learn more →
Permit modificationChange the basis without leaving: from digital nomad, start-up or non-lucrative to self-employment or employment.Learn more →
FamilyBring your spouse, children and parents, and renew them together with you.Learn more →
Company registrationWe register SL companies and autónomo status: choosing the form, filing, registration with the authorities.Learn more →
Gestor servicesWe run autónomo and SL accounting: Modelo 303 and 130 quarterly, Modelo 720 once a year.Learn more →
Grants and subsidiesProject review, choosing the programmes, preparing and filing applications, support after the funding lands.Learn more →
Insurance for residenceA policy with no co-payments and no waiting periods, with a certificate in Spanish. We check the insurer in the DGSFP register.Learn more →
Permanent residence in 5 yearsHow long you can be away without resetting the clock, and when to apply.Learn more →
Decisions
Decisions you can check
Anonymised UGE and immigration office decisions on our cases: date, authority, route. The latest is from 26.10.2026.
Team
Who works with you
Lawyers, tax advisers and gestores. Your case is led by:
Clients
People who went through this with us
They tell it in their own words. The videos open on YouTube and are in Russian.
Taisiya and Dmitry
Digital Nomad Visa
Alexey
Spanish Startup Visa
Kseniya
Modification to cuenta propia
Dmitrii explained in details documents we needed to prepare and how to get them, they were always available and answered all our questions. They submitted the application for review immediately upon our arrival, and we received approval just 17 working days later.
Want the same? We will go through your situation and name the route, the timing and the price.
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Straight talk
What we do not promise, and what we answer for
We do not promise approval. 98% is the result of our cases, not a guarantee. The decision belongs to a state authority; the quality of the work is ours.
If there is no workable route in your situation, we say so and turn the case down.
We handle the authorities’ follow-up requests ourselves, at no extra charge.
Refiling after a refusal is part of the service.
Questions
The questions almost every consultation starts with
Short answers, without hiding behind “it depends”. Where it genuinely depends, we say so.
On several routes, yes — the application is filed inside the country, without going back to your country of citizenship. It changes both the timeline and the document set, so it is the first thing we check.
Digital Nomad Visa requirements →Yes, the route allows work for several foreign clients. What gets checked is the share of income from Spanish clients and how long you have worked with each of them.
The requirements in detail →The family goes into the same application. The income requirement rises accordingly, and so does the fee — we name both figures before the contract.
Work out the figures for my family →We name the price after reviewing your situation and fix it in the contract before any work starts. It does not move as the case goes on.
On top of it you pay directly: government fees, sworn translations and apostilles, the medical policy, and the consular fee if you apply from abroad. We make no margin on any of those.
Get a price for my case →For the Digital Nomad Visa it is 200% of the minimum wage, €2,849/mo for the main applicant. The figure is recalculated every year, and each page carries the date it was last checked.
Requirements for every route →Refiling is part of the service and is not billed separately. We handle the authority’s follow-up requests ourselves. There is no refund on a refusal — the work has been done, and the decision is not ours to make.
For the Digital Nomad Visa the legal term is 20 working days from filing with UGE, and silence from the authority counts as approval. The Startup Visa takes longer: ENISA assesses the project first, and the two stages together run to 2–3 months. A follow-up request from the authority moves that date, and it is a normal part of the procedure, not a refusal.
File your tax returns, keep the grounds for your stay intact, and do not miss the renewal window. Most problems appear not at filing but a year or two later.
Annual support and gestor services →
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Guides
Guides: bank statements, forms and UGE requests
What to prepare, how to fill in the forms and what to do if something goes wrong.
Bank statement for digital nomadsWhat the UGE looks for in a statement and how to prepare it.Learn more →
MI-T formHow to fill in the digital nomad application, field by field.Learn more →
Digital nomad familyResidence permits for a spouse, children and parents.Learn more →
UGE document requestHow to reply to a requerimiento within 10 days.Learn more →
UGE silenceHow to confirm approval when there is no decision after 20 days.Learn more →
After a refusalAppeal within a month or apply again: which to choose.Learn more →
All 6 guidesBlog
Procedures broken down step by step: with figures, deadlines and links to the law
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- His wife was losing her Lithuanian permit. In 33 days the family had Spanish Blue Cards
- How we rewrote a finished business plan to meet ENISA’s criteria
- How one family applied on two different passports
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- How we answered a document request that was about the client, not the applicant
- How we assembled documents from three countries for four founders
- Family refused a Schengen visa: the main applicant got the permit first
- Innovative company certificate: preparation took longer than the review
- How a startup got emerging company status and a 15% corporate tax rate
- How we evidenced a relationship through pareja de hecho instead of marriage
- How a redundancy became a move from employment to working for yourself
- Startup visa for a family: 44 days, a document request and stolen passports
- Startup visa renewal: 88 days, one document request and two authorities
Services and pages
- Feedback
- Spain digital nomad visa service
- Highly qualified professional permit and EU Blue Card in Spain
- Non-lucrative visa to Spain (residencia no lucrativa)
- Business registration in Spain
- EU grant application support
- Health insurance for a Spanish residence permit
- Residence permits and business support in Spain
- Gestor services in Spain
Write to us and we will go through your situation
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