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5 programs for Spain. Explore the options and get a free expert assessment.
Authorisation under Spain's Startups Law (Ley 14/2013, as amended by Ley 28/2022) for non-EU remote workers and freelancers who work using telematic means mainly for companies located outside Spain. Applications can be filed as a visa at a Spanish consulate or as a residence permit from within Spain through the Large Companies and Strategic Groups Unit (UGE-CE), which resolves within about 20 working days.
EU-wide work-and-residence permit for highly qualified non-EU employees, available in Spain. It requires a job offer in a qualified role, a salary above the applicable threshold and (normally) a higher-education qualification, and offers EU mobility and a route to long-term residence.
Residence authorisation under the Startups Law for managers and highly qualified staff with a job offer from a Spanish company. It is processed centrally by the UGE-CE with a fast resolution (around 20 working days) and grants residence for the duration of the contract, renewable, with simplified family reunification.
Residence authorisation under the Startups Law for employees transferred within a company or group to an entity in Spain (managers, specialists, trainees, and certain skilled staff). It is processed by the UGE-CE and supports group mobility, with a fast central resolution.
Standard initial residence-and-work authorisation for non-EU employees who do not use a Startups Law route. It is employer-initiated and generally subject to the national employment situation (labour-market test), unless the occupation is on the shortage list.
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.
Spain's EU Blue Card is an EU-wide work-and-residence permit for highly qualified non-EU employees; it needs a qualified job offer, a salary above the applicable threshold and (normally) a higher-education qualification, and offers EU mobility and a route to long-term residence.
The Digital Nomad Visa is a Startups Law route for non-EU remote workers and freelancers who work mainly for companies outside Spain; it can be applied for as a visa at a consulate or as a residence permit from inside Spain through the UGE-CE, which resolves in about 20 working days.
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.
The ICT permit, under the Startups Law, is for employees transferred within a company or group to an entity in Spain — managers, specialists, trainees and certain skilled staff — and is processed by the UGE-CE with a fast central resolution.
This is the standard initial work-and-residence authorisation for non-EU employees who do not use a Startups Law route; it is employer-initiated and usually subject to a labour-market test, unless the occupation is on the shortage list.
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