A European Base
for International
Professionals.
Spain provides a dedicated residence framework for qualifying professionals who work remotely while establishing their lives in Spain.
The route is designed principally around employment or professional activity connected to businesses outside Spain, subject to the applicable eligibility and documentation requirements.
European Union · Schengen Area
Digital Nomad Visa / Residence Authorisation
Remote Employees · Independent Professionals
Residence authorisation for eligible applicants in Spain
Work Remotely.
Live in Spain.
Spain’s international telework framework is designed for qualifying professionals whose work can be carried out remotely while they establish residence in Spain.
Eligibility depends on the nature of the professional relationship, the applicant’s qualifications or experience, financial means and other applicable immigration requirements.
Employees may qualify where they have an established employment relationship with a company outside Spain and are authorised to perform their role remotely from Spain.
Independent professionals may qualify through established relationships with businesses outside Spain. Limited professional activity for Spanish companies may also be permitted within the applicable rules.
Applicants must demonstrate an appropriate professional background through qualifying higher education, professional training or sufficient relevant professional experience.
Eligible family members may accompany the principal applicant, allowing the residence strategy to be considered around the wider family’s circumstances.
European Living.
International
Perspective.
Spain combines European connectivity with established cities, Mediterranean living and the infrastructure needed to support an internationally oriented life.
Residence in Spain provides a base within one of Europe’s most connected regions, with access to travel across the wider Schengen Area.
Historic cities, coastal communities, culture and climate give internationally mobile professionals a wide range of places to make their home.
Modern transport, communications and established urban infrastructure support professionals whose work and relationships extend across borders.
From Remote Work
to Residence in Spain.
The appropriate application route depends on where the applicant is applying from and whether the requirements for international telework residence are satisfied.
RELATIONSHIP
Applicants must demonstrate an established employment or professional relationship and show that the activity can be carried out remotely from Spain.
MEANS
Applicants must demonstrate sufficient financial means or qualifying regular income, with additional requirements applying where family members accompany the applicant.
The application requires supporting evidence relating to professional activity, financial means and the other immigration, insurance and documentation requirements applicable to the applicant.
ROUTE
Applicants outside Spain may use the international telework visa route, while eligible applicants who are legally in Spain may apply for the corresponding residence authorisation.
A Spanish Base.
An International
Working Life.
For internationally mobile professionals, residence in Spain can provide something more permanent than a place from which to work remotely — it can become the base around which work, family and everyday life are organised.
Continue qualifying remote professional activity while establishing your day-to-day life in Spain.
Major cities, coastal communities and regional centres provide distinctly different settings in which to establish residence.
Consider family arrangements, residence obligations, tax position and longer-term plans as part of the wider decision.
Make Spain
Part of the
Bigger Picture.
A residence application should begin with a clear understanding of the applicant’s professional position, family circumstances and wider international plans.
Universal helps bring these considerations into a coordinated framework and, where specialist or jurisdiction-specific advice is required, can coordinate with appropriate professional advisers.
Consider the professional relationship, remote working arrangements, family circumstances andother factors relevant to the proposed residence strategy.
Coordinate the relevant documentation, application requirements and professional workstreams within a clear overall framework.
Keep family, international mobility, tax and longer-term residence considerations in view as plans develop.
Considering Spain
as Your European
Base?
Speak with Universal about your professional circumstances, family plans and the considerations that may shape a Spain residence strategy.
Spain’s international telework residence framework, eligibility requirements, financial requirements, application procedures and related regulations may change from time to time. Information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and should not be regarded as legal, tax, immigration or other professional advice.Individual circumstances should be reviewed before decisions are made. Where specialist or jurisdiction-specific advice is required, Universal can help coordinate with appropriate professional advisers.
