For Spain · Residence without working
Want to live in Spain on your savings, pension or investment income? With €2,400 a month you can apply for the non-lucrative visa. We prepare your full application, ready to file at your consulate.
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Is it for you?
If you tick these boxes, the non-lucrative visa fits you. In the strategy session we check it against your documents.
No employment or self-employment, and no remote work either. If you want to keep working remotely, your route is the digital nomad visa.
That's 400% of Spain's IPREM index for you, plus 100% for each family member, for the whole year of the permit. Savings or regular income both count.
Covering you in Spain, and each family member coming with you, from day one.
In every country you've lived in over the last five years, with the certificate apostilled or legalised and translated.
A passport valid for at least one year and a medical certificate showing you have no serious public-health diseases.
At the Spanish consulate for where you live, not from Spain, and never while staying in Spain irregularly.
2026 financial means
Calculated from Spain's 2026 IPREM index (€600 a month): the regulation requires 400% for the main applicant and 100% for each family member, for the whole period of the permit. You can show bank balances or regular income such as a pension or rental income.
| Who's coming | Per month | First year |
|---|---|---|
| Just you | €2,400 | €28,800 |
| You and your partner | €3,000 | €36,000 |
| Couple and one child | €3,600 | €43,200 |
| Couple and two children | €4,200 | €50,400 |
Each family member: +€600 a month. These are minimums: the more comfortable and better documented your funds, the stronger your application.
How it works
The non-lucrative visa is always applied for from your home country. Once you land, the second part begins: your residence card and renewals.
Step 1 · At home
Step 2 · In Spain
We're with you at both stages
What we do
We check your funds, your insurance and your family situation before moving a single paper.
When to apply, what to prepare first and how long to allow before you move.
The exact list of documents for your case, nothing missing and nothing extra.
Bank certificates, insurance, criminal records, apostilles and sworn translations, reviewed before filing.
Forms and documents put together so you can file your visa and residence application.
Guidance for the fingerprint appointment and the TIE card, and your renewal when it's due.
Not included: government fees, sworn translations, apostilles and health insurance, paid directly to each body or provider.
Partner firmWhat about tax? If you live in Spain for more than 183 days a year, you'll usually become a Spanish tax resident. For tax planning we work with a specialist firm, and we put you in touch if you need it.
Service fee
The strategy session is the first step: in 60 minutes you know whether you qualify, what to prepare and the exact fee for your file. If you go ahead, the €90 is credited.
First step · Strategy session
€90
60 minutes online with your documents. You leave with your plan, real timelines and your next step in writing.
Book the sessionFull application
from€1,500
Main applicant: review, plan, document check and an application ready to file at your consulate.
Why applications fail
FAQ
No. The non-lucrative visa is for living in Spain without any employment or professional activity, including remote work. If you want to keep working for companies or clients abroad, the route is the digital nomad visa.
400% of the IPREM index a month for the main applicant, €2,400 in 2026, plus 100%, €600 a month, for each dependent family member, for the whole period of the permit. For the first year, a single applicant needs to show about €28,800.
At the Spanish consulate for where you live. It can't be applied for from inside Spain. We prepare your full application, ready to file.
The first permit lasts one year. It then renews for two-year periods, as long as you keep your funds and insurance and have lived in Spain for more than 183 days a year.
Yes: your spouse or registered or long-term partner, your minor children, and adult children with a disability or who depend on you for health reasons. Each family member adds 100% of the IPREM to the funds you need to show.
No. The investor residence under Law 14/2013 was abolished in 2025. If you wanted to move to Spain without working here, the non-lucrative visa is usually the alternative.
If you live in Spain for more than 183 days a year, you'll usually become a Spanish tax resident and be taxed on your worldwide income. For the tax side we work with a specialist firm: if you need it, we put you in touch before you apply.
In the strategy session we review your case with your documents and give you the plan, timelines and exact fee. If you go ahead with us, the €90 is credited.
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