Apply for the digital nomad residence from Spain

What you need

• Proof you are in Spain legally, or a valid teleworker visa (filed in the 60 days before the visa expires). UGE initial application document list
• The MI-T application form, signed by you. UGE initial application document list
• A full copy of your passport, every page. UGE initial application document list
• Proof of fee payment (modelo 790 código 038) with the payment receipt. UGE initial application document list
• The contract with your foreign employer or client, showing at least three months of relationship before filing. UGE initial application document list
• Official proof that the foreign company has been really active for at least a year. UGE initial application document list
• Income proof: payslips or invoices, plus a stamped bank certificate, for the three months before filing. UGE initial application document list
• A letter from the foreign company authorising remote work from Spain. UGE initial application document list
• Your CV, and a degree or three years of similar experience. UGE initial application document list
• Social Security paperwork: your commitment to register (RETA if self-employed) once approved. UGE initial application document list
• A criminal record certificate from where you lived in the last two years, and a sworn statement for the last five years. UGE initial application document list
• Health insurance with no co-pays or waiting periods, unless you will join Spanish Social Security. UGE initial application document list
• A digital certificate to sign in, or a representative who files for you. UGE applications page

Steps

1. 1.

   Gather the documents on the UGE list, with sworn translations and apostilles where a foreign document is not in Spanish.

   Public documents from abroad must be apostilled or legalised.

   UGE initial application document list

2. 2.

   Download the MI-T form from the electronic office procedure page, fill it in and sign it.

   Electronic office procedure page

3. 3.

   Pay the fee online with modelo 790 código 038, point 7, and keep the NRC payment reference.

   You can pay by card, direct debit or Bizum, or print the form and pay at a bank.

   Electronic office procedure page

4. 4.

   Open the Ministry of Inclusion electronic office and choose the procedure for international mobility residence authorisations.

   Electronic office procedure page

5. 5.

   Sign in with your electronic certificate, or have an authorised representative file for you.

   A representative needs a power registered through the Apodera electronic register.

   Electronic office procedure page

6. 6.

   Attach the signed form, the payment proof with the NRC and all supporting documents, then submit the application.

   Applications and later documents must all go through the electronic office.

   UGE applications page

7. 7.

   Watch the electronic office for requests to fix the file and answer within 10 days.

   If you do not answer in time, the application is treated as withdrawn.

   Electronic office procedure page

8. 8.

   If 20 days pass with no decision, ask for the resolution by silence in the electronic office under Subsanación.

   Use Alta de Solicitud, identify yourself with your certificate, then Subsanación.

   Electronic office procedure page

Common mistakes

• Applying from your home country. That route is the consulate visa, not this residence application. UGE teleworker FAQ
• Applying while holding a non-lucrative residence. UGE says it does not allow work, so it cannot back a teleworker application. UGE teleworker FAQ

What varies

The electronic office is the only filing route for these applications, so there is no office or province to choose. The exact screen labels in the sede can change.