Visado de teletrabajo de carácter internacional (Digital Nomad Visa) Checklist

Prove sufficient financial resources for the residence period, at least 200% of the current SMI for the principal applicant, plus 75% for the first accompanying family member and 25% for each additional member. Confirm the current euro amount and accepted evidence with the competent authority.

Joint instruction Third; UGE FAQ 20. Confirm current euro amount with the competent authority.

Principal resources: 200% SMI; first accompanying family member: 75%; each additional member: 25%. The current official FAQ identifies monthly SMI as 1221 euros but does not explicitly annualise the monthly telework threshold.

Prove at least 3 months of employment or commercial relations with foreign companies, remote-work permission or terms, and at least 1 year of real company activity. Employees work only for foreign companies; professionals may conduct at most 20% of total activity for Spanish companies.

Law 14/2013, articles 74 bis and 74 ter; UGE FAQ 15

Foreign company relationships must have existed for at least 3 months and support remote activity; the company must have at least 1 year of real continuous activity. Professionals may conduct up to 20% of activity for Spanish companies; employees work only for foreign companies.

Prove public health coverage through Spanish Social Security or accepted equivalent private insurance valid for the residence period. Private coverage must be from an insurer authorised in Spain; travel, reimbursement-only, waiting-period and co-payment policies are not accepted. Follow the applicable Social Security registration or permitted employed-worker agreement branch.

UGE FAQs 6 and 12; joint instructions Fifth and Sixth

Public healthcare through Spanish Social Security or equivalent private insurance from an insurer authorised in Spain. Travel, reimbursement-only, waiting-period or co-payment policies are not accepted. Applicable coverage import requires an actual certificate for employed workers; self-employed workers must register with RETA.

Where required, provide criminal record certificates from countries of residence during the last 2 years, plus a declaration of no criminal record during the last 5 years. Follow applicable translation and legalisation rules; legalisation and apostille are alternatives, with treaty exemptions.

Applies when criminal-record documents are required for the application. Instruction Fourth exempts holders of a Spanish residence or stay authorisation exceeding 6 months; verify the exemption with the competent authority.

Joint instruction Fourth; Law 14/2013, article 62.3(c); foreign public document authentication rules

Certificates from countries of residence in the last 2 years plus a declaration of no criminal record in the last 5 years. Instruction Fourth, paragraph 2 exempts holders of Spanish residence or stay authorisations exceeding 6 months. Legalisation, apostille or treaty exemption are alternatives.

Provide a complete copy of a valid passport or travel document. Check the competent consulate’s minimum validity and blank-page requirements before applying.

Joint instruction Eighth, item 1; competent consular passport instructions

A complete copy of a valid passport or travel document is required. Indexed Miami instructions specify minimum validity of 1 year, not 1 year beyond the intended stay. Full consular page retrieval was blocked; no universal beyond-stay validity is claimed.