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Long-term resident status in Spain, normally available after five years of continuous legal residence, granting near-equal treatment with nationals and (for EU long-term residence) mobility to other EU states. Time held on Startups Law permits counts toward this period.
Long-term residence is normally available after five years of continuous legal residence in Spain; it grants near-equal treatment with nationals and, for EU long-term residence, mobility to other EU states. Time on Startups Law permits counts toward the period.
Family reunification lets a lawfully resident non-EU sponsor be joined by close family — typically a spouse or partner, minor children and dependent relatives — subject to housing and income conditions; Startups Law routes allow simplified, often simultaneous, reunification.
Yes. The student route usually permits limited part-time work, and after graduation there is a route to stay in Spain to look for work or start a business.
Most skilled workers use the Startups Law Highly Qualified Professional permit or the EU Blue Card, both of which need a Spanish job offer and a qualifying salary.
This Startups Law permit is for managers and highly qualified staff with a job offer from a Spanish company; it is processed centrally by the UGE-CE in about 20 working days, lasts for the contract duration, and offers simplified family reunification.
The Non-Lucrative Visa is for non-EU nationals with enough passive income or savings to live in Spain without working locally; it is popular with retirees and the financially independent, and the holder may not carry out work in Spain.
Non-EU nationals use Spain's fast-track Startups Law routes (Digital Nomad, Highly Qualified Professional, Entrepreneur, ICT and EU Blue Card), plus the Non-Lucrative Visa, student route and general work permit, leading to long-term residence after five years. The Golden Visa ended in 2025.
The Entrepreneur route, under the Startups Law, is for non-EU nationals launching an innovative business of general economic interest in Spain; projects are assessed (typically requiring a favourable report, e.g. from ENISA) and processed by the UGE-CE.
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