Immigration guides and updates
Here we publish general guides and the updates affecting immigration in Spain, starting with the new Regulations (RD 1155/2024) and their changes to arraigos, residences and procedures. Content to understand the general framework, resolve common questions and stay up to date on what changes and how it affects you.
- Spanish nationality for Ecuadorians: requirements and routes
Guide for Ecuadorians: reduced 2-year period, 1964 dual nationality agreement and the difference regarding the entry visa to Spain.
- Spanish nationality for Peruvians: requirements and routes
Guide for Peruvians: 2 years of residence, 1959 dual nationality agreement, CCSE and DELE exams and residence routes.
- Spanish nationality for Argentines: requirements and routes
Guide for Argentines: nationality by residence in 2 years, dual nationality with Argentina and the Ley de Nietos to opt without living in Spain.
- Spanish nationality for Venezuelans: requirements and routes
Guide for Venezuelans: Spanish nationality by residence in just 2 years, dual nationality and how to face the documentation challenge (SAIME, passport).
- Spanish nationality for Moroccans: requirements and routes
Practical guide for Moroccans: the 10-year period, the question of renouncing nationality, the exams and the residence routes.
- Spanish nationality for Brazilians: requirements and routes
Guide for Brazilians: a term of just 2 years of residence, dual nationality in practice, exams and residence routes to reach it.
- Administrative silence in immigration: what it is and what to do
When administrative silence is positive or negative in immigration and how to react if your application is not resolved within the legal deadline.
- 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.
- Spanish nationality for Colombians: requirements and routes
Practical guide for Colombians: reduced 2-year period, dual nationality, CCSE and DELE exams, apostilled documents and residence routes.
- 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.
- Recognising your foreign university degree in Spain: complete guide
Did you study abroad and want your degree to count in Spain? We explain, step by step, when you need homologation (full recognition) and when equivalence is enough, which documents to prepare, how long it takes and how it links to your residence or work. No jargon and with the official sources.
- CCSE and DELE exams for Spanish nationality: a complete guide
What the CCSE and DELE A2 test, how many correct answers you need to pass, the price, how to enrol at the Instituto Cervantes and who is exempt from the language exam. Everything you should know before applying for nationality by residence.
- Long-term residence vs EU long-term residence: the differences
Have you been residing legally in Spain for five years and are not sure which card to apply for? We explain, in plain language, the difference between long-term residence and EU long-term residence: what each one lets you do, which requirements change and which one suits you if you plan to move around Europe.
- Social or socio-labour arraigo: which to choose for your case
Unsure between social or socio-labour arraigo (roots-based residence)? We explain how they differ after the new Regulation (RD 1155/2024), what each one requires and how to tell which fits your situation best.
- New Spanish immigration regulation 2025: all the changes (RD 1155/2024)
RD 1155/2024 completely overhauled the arraigo (roots-based residence) routes, the time limits and family reunification. We explain, in plain language, what changed with the new regulation and how to work out which route suits you now.