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Spain · Visado para teletrabajo de carácter internacional · Formal dn visa · apply online, embassy, in country · processing 10–20 days
Articles 74 bis to 74 quinquies of Ley 14/2013, added by the Startup Act (Ley 28/2022). A consular visa lasts at most one year. Someone already legally in Spain applies online to the Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos for a residence authorization of up to three years, then renews it for two years at a time for as long as the conditions last. Five years of continuous legal residence can lead to long-term residence. Nationality by residence is generally ten years, or two years for nationals of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea and Portugal, and for Sephardic Jews. For 2026 the means test is 200% of the monthly minimum wage of €1,221: €2,442 a month for the applicant, €916 for the first family member and €306 for each further member. The company or client must have been active for at least a year, and the relationship must already have lasted three months. Employees may work only for companies outside Spain. A self-employed person may work for a Spanish company for up to 20% of their professional activity. Qualification is a relevant degree or three years of experience. Health insurance that covers the public system's risks, or Spanish public coverage, is required, as is a criminal-record certificate for the countries of residence in the last two years plus a declaration covering five years. A lease is not required. Consulates ask for a NIE before the visa application. The national visa fee is €90, before nationality-based reciprocity. The in-country authorization fee is €73.26 for the holder and for each family member. The fees shown are the €90 visa tariff, not the higher cashier amounts some consulates charge and not the separate authorization fee. The optional impatriate regime in article 93 of the income-tax law, often called the Beckham Law, taxes employment income at 24% up to €600,000 and 47% above that, for the year of the move and the next five tax years. Employment income is treated as earned in Spain. Other foreign income generally is not. Opt in on form 149 within six months of the social-security start date. Holding this visa does not by itself qualify a freelancer. A consulate has 10 working days to decide the visa. The UGE has 20 days, after which silence approves the authorization. Dollar figures use the European Central Bank rate of 8 October 2026, €1 = $1.1186.
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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source
tax regime renamed to the article 93 impatriate regime; the 24% rate and six-year duration were confirmed and kept Source
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