Your job. A new chapter in Spain.
Keep the job you know. Explore a move that fits the way you actually work, with a clear plan for employer evidence, Social Security and the right application route.
Spain Digital Nomad Visa for Remote Employees
An overseas job and a good salary are a starting point. Your role must fit the remote-work framework, your employer needs to support the evidence, and the contribution arrangements need to be resolved.
Start with the actual job
Identify the legal employer, where it is established and what you do each week. The role must be capable of being performed remotely through the required means. Duties that require physical attendance need discussion before you plan a move.
Bring your employer in early
Discuss permission to work from Spain, the length of the employment relationship and the company’s operating history. The official process asks for evidence about the relationship and business, alongside the letter describing your duties and remote conditions.
Resolve Social Security separately
A private health policy does not settle the employer’s contribution obligations. Ask whether Spanish registration or qualifying imported coverage is available for your actual employment arrangement and what evidence the authority will accept.
Choose the procedure before travelling
A qualifying residence application from lawful presence in Spain and a consular visa are different procedures. Confirm your current status, the competent office and who submits or attends before committing to travel dependent on an outcome.
Make the first conversation useful
- Prepare a short summary of the role, employer, pay and household.
- Use the free preliminary route check, then book a free 15-minute fit call.
- Identify the unresolved employer, qualification and coverage evidence.
- After acceptance and signed engagement, follow the agreed document and submission plan.
Keep planning your move
Prepare an employer remote-work letter
A practical brief for an employer letter supporting a Spain Digital Nomad application: duties, remote permission, pay and consistency with the wider evidence.
Social Security is not health insurance
Understand the different roles of Social Security, imported coverage and health insurance in a Spanish Digital Nomad application before buying a policy.
Visa income calculator
Calculate household planning figures for Spain's Digital Nomad and Non-Lucrative routes. See the formula, family additions and differences between published figures.
Digital Nomad visa
Plan a Spain Digital Nomad visa or residence application: remote work, documents, family, costs and applying from Spain or a consulate.
Know your cost before you commit
€1,190 for the main applicant and €250 per standard additional family member, including VAT. Two equal payments. Government fees and translations are separate.
Official sources and useful checks
Updated . General planning information; your legal provider confirms the individual application plan.
- UGE: main applicant documents
- UGE: international teleworker FAQs (English)
- ONE government platform: Digital Nomad residence application
Consular arrangements and evidence requirements can change. Check the relevant authority’s current instructions before ordering time-sensitive documents.