# Spain's digital nomad visa > Page: https://www.usebooka.com/en/tramites/espana/nomada-digital > Last reviewed: 2026-09-14 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. - **Booka fee:** €600 - **Official fees:** 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). - **Where to apply:** Can be applied for from Spain (with legal status) or from the consulate. Can be requested from Spain in a regular stay (3-year authorisation) or as a visa at the consulate. - Legal decision period of 20 days (Law 14/2013 regime), and a 3-year authorisation when applied for from Spain. ## At a glance | | | | --- | --- | | 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.) | ## Who it is for **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. If your plan is to live on your own means without working, see the non-lucrative residence: https://www.usebooka.com/en/tramites/espana/residencia-no-lucrativa ## Requirements - **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. - **At 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. - **Income 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. - **A 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. - **A 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. - **Social 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. ## Documents **Solicitante** - Formulario MIT - Pasaporte completo - Acreditación de entrada en España - Título universitario o experiencia profesional - Currículum vitae - Certificado de antecedentes penales - Declaración responsable de antecedentes penales - Contrato de trabajo o de prestación de servicios - Movimientos bancarios de los 3 últimos meses - Facturas o nóminas de los 3 últimos meses - Certificado del registro mercantil de la empresa - Carta de la empresa - Declaración responsable de cotización a la Seguridad Social **Familiares (si procede)** - Pasaporte completo (optional) - Certificado de matrimonio o pareja de hecho (optional) - Certificado de nacimiento (optional) - Certificado de antecedentes penales (optional) ## Stages of the file 1. **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. 2. **Internal review.** The team reviews the complete file before filing. This is the step that prevents it from being returned. 3. **Official fees.** Government fees are paid directly to the administration, with the receipt stored in your case file. 4. **Filing.** The application is registered with the competent authority. You see the date and the receipt in your file. 5. **Decision.** The authority decides and notifies, with the next steps explained inside your case file. ## Timelines | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Gathering the documents | 2 to 5 weeks | Set by the company's registry certificate and your criminal record, with their legalisation. | | Review and case preparation | A few days | The file is not submitted until complete; income is recalculated against the minimum wage in force that day. | | Filing with the UGE-CE | Online | No in-person appointment: the Law 14/2013 procedure is fully electronic. | | Decision | Legal period of 20 days | That 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 route | If you apply from abroad, the visa and its timing depend on each consulate. | | TIE card (fingerprints and card) | After a favourable decision | Appointment 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. ## Common mistakes - **Calculating income against last year's minimum wage** — 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** — 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** — 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** — 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** — 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** — 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. ## Next 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.: https://www.usebooka.com/en/tramites/espana/reagrupacion-familiar ## FAQ **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. ## Official source Official source: the UGE-CE unit of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, and article 74 bis of Law 14/2013.: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074 ## What the fee includes Document review, case preparation, filing and follow-up until the decision. ## Notice Booka's fees cover the professional handling of your application only and do not include official government fees, which are paid separately to the relevant authority. Approval of any permit rests solely with the competent administration and depends on the applicant meeting all legal requirements. The information on this page is for guidance only, may change as regulations evolve, and does not constitute individual legal advice.