Spain's digital nomad visa for €600, fully online.
For remote workers employed by companies outside Spain who can prove a minimum income tied to the Spanish minimum wage. Fully online, before the UGE-CE.
Spain's digital nomad visa for €600, fully online.
Spain's digital nomad visa: Residence authorisation for international telework (Law 28/2022). People working remotely for one or more companies based outside Spain. Booka's fee is €600. Can be applied for from Spain (with legal status) or from the consulate.
Spain's international telework authorisation (Law 28/2022, processed by the UGE-CE) lets you live in Spain while working remotely for companies outside the country. It can be requested from Spain while in a regular stay — granting 3 years — or as a consular visa, and requires at least a 3-month relationship with the company plus a higher-education degree or 3 years' experience.
The income requirement is at least 200 % of the Spanish minimum wage: with the 2026 SMI (RD 126/2026), around €34,188 per year — a figure that changes whenever the SMI does. The legal decision period is 20 days, with positive administrative silence.
Updated on · Rule: Law 14/2013, art. 74 bis · Source: boe.es
Spain's digital nomad visa: The facts that decide your case.
- What it is
- Residence authorisation for international telework (Law 28/2022).
- Who can apply
- People working remotely for one or more companies based outside Spain.Employed or self-employed; either way there are limits on work for Spanish companies.
- Where you apply
- From within Spain while on a regular stay, or as a visa at the consulate in your country of residence.
- Official form
- The MIT form used across UGE-CE procedures.
- Can you work?
- Yes — remotely, for the foreign employer or clients the application is built on.
- Length of the permit
- 3 years when applied for from Spain; 1 year when you enter on the consular visa.Renewable in both cases if you still meet the requirements.
- Minimum income
- 200 % of the Spanish minimum wage: with the SMI in force in 2026 (RD 126/2026), around €34,188 per year.The figure is recalculated every time the minimum wage changes.
- Government fee
- The UGE-CE procedure has its own fee, separate from Booka's charge.The exact amount is set out inside your case file.
Spain's digital nomad visa: Who it is for — and who it is not.
This is your procedure if…
- You work remotely for one or more companies headquartered outside Spain.
- You have been working with that company or those clients for at least 3 months.
- You hold a university degree or have at least 3 years of experience in your field.
- Your income reaches 200 % of the Spanish minimum wage and you can evidence it with payslips, invoices and bank statements.
This is not your procedure if…
- Your only client or employer is a Spanish company: this permit rests on work for companies abroad.
- You have no earned income and plan to live off savings or a pension without working.
- You are looking for an on-site employment contract with a company in Spain.
- You have been living in Spain outside a regular stay: this route starts either from a regular situation here or from the consulate.
Is this really your procedure?
If you are torn between routes, answer them before hiring anything. Twelve questions, three minutes, and we tell you which ones fit your case, what you are missing for each, and what puts it at risk. It comes off the price if you then hire the full service.
Spain's digital nomad visa if you come from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Argentina or Cuba
The digital nomad visa is applied for at the Consulate General of Spain for your district or, if you are already in Spain with legal status, at the UGE. From your country come the criminal record certificate from the body in the table and your company's commercial registry certificate, apostilled or legalised at MINREX if you are Cuban, with a sworn translation.
| Country | Apostille or legalisation | Consulate of Spain | Criminal record certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Colombia apostilles online at the Cancillería (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Colombian degrees are first legalised, free and online, at the Ministry of National Education. | Consulate General of Spain in Bogotá | Colombia's certificate of judicial records (antecedentes judiciales) is issued by the National Police and apostilled online by the Cancillería as a digital document. |
| Venezuela | Venezuela apostilles at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MPPRE), by appointment, with an electronic apostille for many documents. Venezuelan degrees first go through the Ministry of University Education. | Consulate General of Spain in Caracas | Venezuela's criminal record certificate is issued online by the Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace, valid for 3 months, and apostilled by the MPPRE. |
| Argentina | Argentina apostilles at the Foreign Ministry (TAD platform, digitally signed documents) or at any Colegio de Escribanos (notaries). Argentine degrees are first legalised at the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Health. | Consulates General of Spain in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario and Bahía Blanca, depending on the province | Argentina's criminal record certificate is issued online by the Registro Nacional de Reincidencia, valid for 90 days, and apostilled via TAD or at a Colegio de Escribanos. |
| Mexico | Mexico has a dual apostille system: federal documents are apostilled by the Secretaría de Gobernación (SEGOB) and state documents by each state's Secretaría General de Gobierno. Mexican consulates do not apostille. | Consulates General of Spain in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, depending on the state | Mexico issues the federal criminal record certificate (SSPC, online, with SEGOB electronic apostille) and the state certificate of no criminal record; check with the Spanish consulate which one it requires. |
| Peru | Peru apostilles at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, online or in person in Lima. Peruvian degrees must be registered with SUNEDU before the apostille. | Consulate General of Spain in Lima | Peru's criminal record certificate is issued electronically by the Judiciary (Poder Judicial), valid for 90 days, and apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
| Cuba | Cuba is not party to the Hague Convention, so there is no Cuban apostille: Cuban documents are legalised at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) and, when the Spanish authority requires it, at the Consulate General of Spain in Havana. | Consulate General of Spain in Havana | Cuba's criminal record certification is issued by the Ministry of Justice and legalised by MINREX; it is the slowest document in a Cuban file, so it is requested first. |
| Ecuador | Ecuador apostilles online at the Cancillería, with no appointment, and the apostille arrives by email. An Ecuadorian degree must be registered with SENESCYT before it is apostilled. | Consulates General of Spain in Quito and Guayaquil | Ecuador's criminal record certificate is issued online and free by the Ministry of the Interior, valid for 90 days, and apostilled online by the Cancillería. |
| Chile | Chile's apostille is decentralised: the Civil Registry apostilles its certificates online, higher-education degrees are legalised and apostilled at Ayuda Mineduc and all other documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | Consulate General of Spain in Santiago de Chile | Chile's certificate of criminal record for private purposes is issued by the Civil Registry with ClaveÚnica and apostilled online in the same request. |
Common to all eight countries
- Nationals of Ibero-American countries can apply for Spanish citizenship after 2 years of legal residence (article 22 of the Spanish Civil Code), instead of the general 10 years.
- Criminal record and civil certificates are usually required to be less than 3 months old when filed, and every document not in Spanish needs a sworn translation (traducción jurada) in addition to the apostille or legalisation.
Consular pages at exteriores.gob.es and the Hague Conference status table, checked 4 October 2026.
Spain's digital nomad visa: What you have to prove.
Genuine remote work for companies outside Spain
The file has to show the work can be done at a distance and that whoever pays for it sits abroad. It is evidenced with the employment or services contract and the company letter. If you are employed, work for Spanish companies does not fit; if you are self-employed, only as a minor share of your billing.
Requirement 1 of 6At least 3 months of prior relationship
A contract signed last week is not enough: the relationship must predate the application and be documented. That is why bank statements and payslips or invoices for the last 3 months are requested — they evidence both the seniority and the income level at once.
Requirement 2 of 6Income of at least 200 % of the minimum wage
With the SMI in force in 2026 under RD 126/2026 (€1,221 across 14 payments, €17,094 a year), the threshold lands around €34,188 a year, roughly €2,849 a month. That number stops being valid the day the minimum wage moves, so we recalculate it against the rule in force when your case opens rather than against this page.
Requirement 3 of 6A degree or 3 years of experience
A university degree or one from a recognised business school works, and so does at least 3 years of professional experience in the relevant field. The CV always travels with it, because it is what makes the degree, the experience and the role you telework actually add up.
Requirement 4 of 6A foreign company with real, documented activity
You provide the commercial registry certificate from the company's own country, which is what proves it exists and has been trading for a while. When the employer is small or recently incorporated this is the point that triggers the most correction requests, so it is requested on day one, not at the end.
Requirement 5 of 6Social security coverage settled
You must evidence contributions in Spain or, where a bilateral agreement exists, a coverage certificate from your home country, via the corresponding declaration. It is a parallel procedure with its own timing: start it late and it becomes the bottleneck.
Requirement 6 of 6Does your case fit?
Tick what applies to you. Nothing is sent and we ask for no personal data: the result is only for you.
This is guidance, not a decision: approval depends on the administration and on the complete file.
Spain's digital nomad visa: the documents you need.
This is the checklist. If one is missing, the file is not submitted — and that is precisely what keeps it from being returned.
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Official source: the UGE-CE unit of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, and article 74 bis of Law 14/2013. boe.es
Spain's digital nomad visa: Who prepares and who files your case.
Two teams, one file. Booka prepares and checks your documents; Booka Legal (our in-house legal team, supported by external lawyers) reviews the case and files it as your representative.
- Booka prepares
- We ask for your documents, tell you what is missing or will not be accepted, and build the file in your online case file. 100 % online.
- Booka Legal files
- Booka Legal reviews the complete file and files it as your representative online with the UGE-CE or, from abroad, at the Spanish consulate.
- If there is a request or a refusal
- Booka Legal can answer a request for more documents or appeal a refusal. The appeal is included in the price. No firm can guarantee the outcome: the administration decides.
- Price
- A fixed fee of €600, published on this page. Official government fees are paid separately to the administration.
- Follow-up
- You see the status and every notice from the authority in your case file.
€600, and you know it before you commit.
Document review, case preparation, filing and follow-up until the decision.
Official fee paid separately, on the form the UGE-CE unit specifies. The income requirement is 200% of the Spanish minimum wage: about €34,188 a year (about €2,849 a month) under the 2026 minimum wage of €1,221 paid in 14 instalments (RD 126/2026).
on signing, to open your case and start reviewing your documents.
when we file your application with the administration.
No interest, no surcharge: it is the same price, split. You request it from your case file and someone from the team confirms it within 24 working hours.
There is no paid consultation to find out the price, and no custom quote. This is the price, and it is published.
Almost nobody publishes the price.
Of the digital immigration firms we reviewed in September 2026, only one publishes a price and lets you hire online. The rest ask you to call, or to pay for a consultation before telling you what the procedure costs.
Fixed price, published before you commit. Official fees are separate in both cases.
Spain's digital nomad visa: Booka, a gestoría, a lawyer or on your own
The same application can go four ways. What changes is the price, whether you have to go in person and who checks the file before it reaches the administration.
Booka
- Price
- €600 in fees
- Online?
- Yes, end to end, without travelling to file
- Who reviews the file
- Booka's team, then Booka Legal, before filing
- Official fee included
- No, paid apart
Traditional gestoría
- Price
- Variable quote, depends on the firm
- Online?
- Depends on the firm; often requires an in-person appointment
- Who reviews the file
- The gestor handling the case
- Official fee included
- Depends on the quote
Immigration lawyer
- Price
- Variable quote, depends on the firm
- Online?
- Depends on the firm; often requires an in-person appointment
- Who reviews the file
- The lawyer
- Official fee included
- Depends on the quote
On your own
- Price
- Only the official fee
- Online?
- Depends on the procedure: online portal or in person
- Who reviews the file
- Nobody: you check it yourself
- Official fee included
- You pay it directly
Fully online, and you always know where it stands.
No office to visit, no phone calls and no waiting for someone to tell you where your case is: you can see it yourself, whenever you want.
From wherever you are
You open your case and upload documents from your phone, whether you already live in Spain or are still in your home country. No office visits.
Stage by stage, nothing missed
You see which stage your case is in, which document is missing and which one is already reviewed. Every change is logged with its date, so you never depend on a callback to know how it is going.
Your questions, with the people handling your case
You ask from inside your own case file and the immigration team handling it answers — not a WhatsApp number that can stop replying. Every action is written down, with a name on it.
Nothing is filed half-done
The file is not submitted until it is complete: that is what keeps it from being returned, and what saves the most months. Once filed, the official receipt appears inside your account.
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Legal decision period of 20 days (Law 14/2013 regime), and a 3-year authorisation when applied for from Spain.
Spain's digital nomad visa: 5 stages, and you see which one you are in.
Document collection
You upload your documents to the portal. We tell you what is missing and what will not be accepted before any clock starts.
Stage 1 of 5Internal review
The team reviews the complete file before filing. This is the step that prevents it from being returned.
Stage 2 of 5Official fees
Government fees are paid directly to the administration, with the receipt stored in your case file.
Stage 3 of 5Filing
The application is registered with the competent authority. You see the date and the receipt in your file.
Stage 4 of 5Decision
The authority decides and notifies, with the next steps explained inside your case file.
Stage 5 of 5Spain's digital nomad visa: How long it really takes.
| Step | How long |
|---|---|
| Gathering the documents | 2 to 5 weeksSet by the company's registry certificate and your criminal record, with their legalisation. |
| Review and case preparation | A few daysThe file is not submitted until complete; income is recalculated against the minimum wage in force that day. |
| Filing with the UGE-CE | OnlineNo in-person appointment: the Law 14/2013 procedure is fully electronic. |
| Decision | Legal period of 20 daysThat is the legal period of the Law 14/2013 regime, not a forecast: any request for documents pauses the clock. |
| Consular visa | Only on the consular routeIf you apply from abroad, the visa and its timing depend on each consulate. |
| TIE card (fingerprints and card) | After a favourable decisionAppointment and the 790-012 fee separately, with the permit already granted. |
The 20 days are the period the law sets for a decision, not a commitment we or the UGE-CE can make: any request for documents stops it, and administrative silence is a technicality of the procedure, never a way to obtain the permit. What is in our hands is filing complete, first time.
Spain's digital nomad visa: What gets files returned — and how we stop it.
Calculating income against last year's minimum wage
What it costs you
The threshold rises when the minimum wage rises. A file built on the old figure comes in below the minimum and draws a correction request that means gathering fresh payslips or invoices.
Going over 20% of work for Spanish companies
What it costs you
If you are self-employed, work for companies based in Spain cannot exceed 20% of your professional activity (art. 74 bis, Law 14/2013); if you are an employee, you can only work for companies outside Spain. Worth reviewing your client mix before filing, because no document fixes it afterwards.
Filing with less than 3 months of relationship
What it costs you
The required seniority is not met and the file falls. Sometimes the answer is simply to wait a few weeks and file with the three months already evidenced.
Evidencing income with the contract alone
What it costs you
A contract says what you should be paid, not what you are paid. Without bank statements and payslips or invoices behind it, a correction request arrives and the 20-working-day clock pauses.
Leaving social security to the end
What it costs you
Registration, or the coverage certificate from your home country, moves at its own pace. It is one of the few parts of this case that depends neither on the UGE-CE nor on us, which is why it runs in parallel from the start.
Foreign documents without legalisation or sworn translation
What it costs you
A registry certificate or criminal record that is not properly legalised counts as not submitted. It is the most common correction request, and the most avoidable.
Spain's digital nomad visa: the questions we get most.
Where can I apply for the digital nomad visa in Spain?
Three routes: on your own, online with the UGE-CE or, from abroad, at the Spanish consulate; through an immigration lawyer or a gestoría, at a price quoted by each firm; or online with Booka for a €600 service fee, without travelling to file; Booka Legal, our legal team, reviews and files the case. Government fees are paid separately.
Can I work remotely for a foreign company from Spain?
Yes — that is exactly what this permit authorises, with at least a 3-month relationship with the company and documented remote activity. Work for SPANISH companies has its own limits depending on whether you are employed or freelance.
What is the minimum income required?
200 % of the Spanish minimum wage: with the 2026 SMI (RD 126/2026), around €34,188 per year (about €2,849 per month). The figure is recalculated whenever the SMI changes, so we give you the current year's number when reviewing your case.
How long does it take to decide?
The legal period is 20 days with positive silence, under the fast-track Law 14/2013 regime. It is a legal period, not a promise: the UGE-CE can request documents and the clock pauses.
Can I include my family?
Yes: the case file includes family members as their own block (passports, marriage or birth certificates and, for adults, criminal records). They apply together or reunify later.
I am a freelancer with several clients — does that work?
Self-employed telework fits if your clients are mostly outside Spain and you can evidence it with contracts. We tell you whether your income mix qualifies before opening the case.
Is it better to apply from Spain or at the consulate?
From Spain, if you are here on a regular stay, the permit is granted for 3 years; the consular route gives a 1-year visa that later converts into a permit. Which one applies depends on where you are today and when you need to start, not on one being better in the abstract.
How do I prove the 3-month relationship?
With the employment or services contract, the company letter, and bank statements, invoices or payslips from the last 3 months. All three tell the same story: the relationship exists, predates the application and has actually been paid.
What about my taxes if I live in Spain as a teleworker?
Becoming a resident in Spain has its own tax consequences, including the special regime the press calls the 'Beckham law', with its own conditions and application deadlines. That is separate from this case and not covered by our fee: speak to a tax adviser before you move.
My degree is not recognised in Spain. Does it still count?
Qualification can be evidenced with a university or recognised business school degree, or with at least 3 years of professional experience in the field. If recognising the degree also matters for you, that is a separate case that can run in parallel.
What if the company I work for was founded recently?
The company must have real, continuous activity, evidenced with its commercial registry certificate. With recently incorporated employers this is the point that draws the most correction requests, so we check it before filing rather than after.
Can I pay in two instalments?
Yes, with no interest or surcharge: the total is identical either way. The first half opens your case and starts the document review; the second is paid when we file your application — if we have not filed, you do not pay it. You request it from your case file and someone from the team confirms it within 24 working hours.
Are official government fees included?
No: Booka's fee covers review, preparation, filing and follow-up. Government fees are paid directly to the administration, and we tell you which ones apply and when inside your case file.
How do I know this is not a scam?
Three things you can check: the price is published before you pay, payment is online with an invoice, and the second half is only charged once your application has been filed, with the official registry receipt visible in your case file. No informal intermediary gives you those three proofs.
Spain's digital nomad visa as a doctor or nurse: your degree too.
The permit is one thing; practising is another. A foreign doctor, nurse or dentist also needs the degree recognised (homologación) and professional registration. Bookahospi, Booka's healthcare vertical, handles the recognition before the Ministry and wrote a step-by-step guide to this procedure for healthcare professionals.
Applied for from Spain, the permit runs 3 years and is renewable if you still meet the requirements — starting with income, measured again against the minimum wage in force then. Family members can join the same file or reunify later. How Spain taxes a resident teleworker is a separate matter with its own rules, worth discussing with a tax adviser before you move.
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