Digital Nomad Visa Spain
For remote workers
Fast-track application
Special tax regime
Visa-free travel in the Schengen area
Renovation after 3 years (for an additional 2 years)
Requires a remote employment contract
Digital Nomad Visa Spain
For remote workers
Fast-track application
Special tax regime
Visa-free travel in the Schengen area
Renovation after 3 years (for an additional 2 years)
Requires a remote employment contract
The Digital Nomad Visa is a new program launched by the Spanish government to attract remote workers and freelancers to the country. The program offers a one-year visa that allows non-European Union citizens to live and work in Spain while working remotely for companies or clients based outside of Spain.
To be eligible for the visa, you must prove that you are a freelancer or remote worker with a steady income, have health insurance, and can provide evidence of accommodation in Spain for the duration of your stay.
The Digital Nomad Visa offers many benefits, including the ability to work and live in one of the world’s most beautiful and culturally rich countries, with access to high-speed internet, excellent food, and an incredible quality of life.
Benefits
- The candidate is also eligible for permanent residency after 5 years, with the option to include his/her family (spouse and children).
- Fast-tracking application: Resolution in 20 working days
- Visa-free travel in the Schengen area.
- Renewal after 3 years (for an additional 2 years).
- For Iberoamerican countries and former Spanish colonies, this residence permit counts for applying after the second year for the Spanish citizenship/passport.
- Holders of the digital nomad visa can benefit from a special tax regime. If the applicant has not been in Spain during the last five years, he/she will only pay a flat rate of 24% on one’s income derived from work up to 600.000€, instead of a progressive rate that can go as high as 48%. (One must apply with the Spanish tax agency within 6 months of obtaining one’s residence permit.)
Requirements
- Applicant’s company must be located outside Spain.
- Income received in Spain or from Spanish companies should not be more than 20% of total income.
- Proof of at least 3 months working in a company with a minimum of 1 year of activity.
- Company certification that teleworking for your position is authorized.
- 3-years experience or professional training, graduate or post graduate from prestigious university or business school.
- Proof of no criminal record for the last 2 years (must be legalized).
- Payment of the corresponding administrative government fee
- Must hire private health insurance with full coverage throughout Spain.
- Proof of income or economic solvency relative to the minimum wage in Spain: At least 30,000€ in bank deposit for the main applicant.