Spain Digital Nomad Visa

Spain’s digital nomad route is officially the international teleworker route. It is for non-EU nationals who carry out remote employment or professional activity for companies outside Spain through computer, telematic, and telecommunications systems.

Employees can only work for companies outside Spain. Self-employed professionals may work for companies in Spain only if that work does not exceed 20% of total professional activity.

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Need	Best page
Check whether the route fits you	Main guide
Understand visa vs in-Spain authorization	Timeline and costs
Prepare remote-work, income, and legalisation evidence	Documents checklist
Apply with family or continue after the first visa	Family and renewal rules
Plan tax, Social Security, and health insurance	Tax, Social Security, and health insurance
Check employee vs freelancer fit	Employee vs freelancer rules
Calculate income for the household	Income requirements

Programme Snapshot

Item	Current Rule
Main audience	Non-EU remote employees and self-employed professionals
Employee work source	Companies outside Spain only
Self-employed Spain-client limit	Spanish-company work may not exceed 20% of total professional activity
Qualification rule	Recognised degree, postgraduate, professional training, business school credential, or 3 years of relevant experience
Minimum work relationship	At least 3 months with the foreign company or client
Foreign company activity	Real and continuous activity for at least 1 year
2026 main applicant threshold	EUR 2,442/month, based on 200% of the EUR 1,221 SMI
First family member increment	EUR 915.75/month, based on 75% of SMI
Additional family member increment	EUR 305.25/month each, based on 25% of SMI
Consular visa	Up to 1 year
In-Spain residence authorization	Up to 3 years
Family	Spouse or analogous partner, eligible children, and dependent ascendants may apply

Application Flow

1. Decide whether to apply through a Spanish consulate or through UGE while legally in Spain.
2. Confirm the work is truly remote and fits employee or professional rules.
3. Collect foreign-company, remote-work, income, qualification, criminal-record, insurance, and social-security evidence.
4. Submit the application through the correct consular or UGE channel.
5. Respond to any document request or interview request.
6. If approved, use the visa or residence authorization according to its validity.
7. Plan the TIE or renewal/residence stage before expiry if continuing in Spain.

Good Fit

This route is strongest for skilled remote workers with cooperative foreign employers or clients, clean income evidence, a genuinely remote role, and enough time to solve social-security and insurance evidence before applying.

Poor Fit

It is usually a poor fit if the role requires on-site management, sales visits, production work, or other non-remote duties; if the employer will not provide documents; if a freelancer depends mainly on Spanish clients; or if social-security coverage cannot be documented.