Residence and work in Spain
We bring together the guides for living and working in Spain legally: residence and employed work, self-employed work (autónomo) and non-lucrative residence. We explain who each permit is aimed at, the requirements, the financial means it demands and how to apply for it from your country or from within Spain. Check with our tool which route best fits your case.
- How to hire a foreign worker in Spain: a guide for companies
A practical guide for companies: how to hire a non-EU person in Spain, what documents the company provides and which are the fastest routes.
- ENISA report for the entrepreneur visa: how to get it
What the favourable ENISA report for the entrepreneur visa is, what it assesses and how to obtain it step by step with a solid business plan.
- EU Blue Card or national highly qualified permit: differences
The two forms of residence for highly qualified professionals in Spain: how the EU Blue Card and the national permit differ and which to choose.
- Digital nomad or non-lucrative residence: which to choose
A practical comparison of the two routes to live in Spain without a local job offer: income, taxes, procedure and when each one is best.
- Digital nomad in Spain: taxes and the Beckham Law
How a digital nomad is taxed in Spain and how to apply for the Beckham Law to pay a flat rate of 24 % on your employment income.
- Health insurance for non-lucrative residence (and studies): requirements and which policy actually qualifies
Non-lucrative residence falls through over a health insurance detail more often than you'd think. We explain what requirements the policy must meet, why many 'travel' insurances don't count and what changes with RD 1155/2024, so you get it right first time.
- Renewing self-employed residence (autónomo): documents and requirements
Your self-employed (autónomo) card renewal is coming up and you don't know which papers to gather. We explain, step by step and under the new regulation (RD 1155/2024), what documents you need, when to submit them and what the Immigration Office looks at to renew you for 4 years.
- Renewing employed-work residence: requirements and deadlines (2025)
Is your card's expiry date coming up? We explain clearly, updated to RD 1155/2024, what you need to renew your residence based on employed work (cuenta ajena): requirements depending on whether or not you kept paying social security, documents, fees and the new time limits (renewals can now last 4 years). An orientation-only step-by-step guide so you reach your appointment with everything ready.
- Business plan for self-employed residence in immigration: what it must include
The business plan is the piece that decides your self-employed work residence. We tell you, point by point, what the Administration expects to see, how to demonstrate viability and investment, and which mistakes sink most applications.
- Non-lucrative residence: money and financial means required in 2025
Non-lucrative residence lets you live in Spain without working, but you must prove sufficient savings or income. We explain the money required in 2025 based on the IPREM and RD 1155/2024, how much each dependent adds and how to prove it without being denied.