Document checklist
For the visas we do not prepare ourselves. Choose one to see the documents it usually takes.
Non-lucrative visa
Applied for at the Spanish consulate for where you live.
- The national visa application form, completed and signed
- Your passport, valid for the whole stay, and a copy of every page
- A recent passport photo
- Proof of money for the first year: 400% of IPREM for you (€2,400 a month, €28,800 a year in 2026) and 100% (€600 a month) for each family member, from savings, a pension or regular passive income
- A signed letter explaining your finances, and that you will not work in Spain, remote work included
- Private health insurance from an insurer authorised in Spain, with full cover and no co-payments
- A criminal record certificate for the last five years, from every country you lived in
- A medical certificate stating you have no illness that could seriously affect public health
- For family members: marriage and birth certificates
- Proof that you live in the consulate’s area, and the visa fee
Digital nomad visa
Applied for at the consulate (a one-year visa), or from inside Spain at the UGE (up to three years).
- The application form, completed and signed
- Your passport, valid for the whole stay, and a copy of every page
- A recent passport photo
- Employed: a contract of at least three months with a company outside Spain that has been operating for at least a year, and its letter allowing you to work from Spain
- Self-employed: contracts with clients mostly outside Spain (work for Spanish clients up to 20% of the total)
- A university degree or recognised professional training, or at least three years’ experience in your field
- Income of at least 200% of Spain’s minimum wage: about €2,849 a month in 2026, plus about €1,068 for the first family member and €356 for each one after
- A certificate of social security cover from your home country, where it has an agreement with Spain, or registration in Spain
- Private health insurance, unless you are covered by Spanish social security
- A criminal record certificate from every country you lived in recently (the period asked differs between offices)
- For family members: marriage and birth certificates
Entrepreneur visa
Applied for at the consulate, or from inside Spain at the UGE. There is no minimum investment or number of jobs.
- The application form, completed and signed
- Your passport, valid for the whole stay, and a copy of every page
- A recent passport photo
- A business plan for an innovative project of special economic interest for Spain
- A favourable report from ENISA, Spain’s agency for innovative companies, on the project and on you
- Proof of the qualifications and experience you bring to the project
- Proof of enough money for you and your family during the stay
- Private health insurance from an insurer authorised in Spain
- A criminal record certificate from every country you lived in over the last five years
- For family members: marriage and birth certificates
Every document not in Spanish needs an apostille or legalisation, and a sworn translation into Spanish.
General lists, as Spanish consulates and the UGE (Spain’s office for large companies and key professionals) publish them for 2026. The list from your own consulate or office decides: check it before you apply. Spanish visas · UGE
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