Residence for qualified international remote workers serving businesses located outside Spain.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Residence
- 02Long-term residencefrom 5 years
- 03Spanish citizenshipnormally 10 years
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
- Benefits
- A visa of up to one year or, where eligible, an in-country residence authorisation of up to three years, renewable under the rules.
- Eligibility
- An eligible qualification or three years’ professional experience, a foreign business operating for at least one year and an existing work/client relationship of at least three months.
- Requirements
- Remote-work authorisation, contracts, resources of at least 200% of SMI plus family additions, and the applicable social-security, health and background evidence. Employees work only for foreign companies, independent professionals may derive no more than 20% of activity from Spanish clients.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
Residence
Maintain the selected non-lucrative, entrepreneur or international-teleworker residence authorisation and its qualifying conditions.
- 02
Long-term residence · from 5 years
Five years of legal, continuous residence can support a long-term residence application, subject to the permitted-absence and other applicable conditions.
- 03
Spanish citizenship · normally 10 years
Nationality by residence normally requires ten years of legal, continuous residence immediately before application, good civic conduct and integration. Reduced periods apply to specified nationalities and personal circumstances, the Spanish-language and civic tests apply unless exempt.
Long-term residence does not automatically produce a passport. A shorter nationality period must be established from your own nationality or family circumstances.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
