One-liner: the residence for international teleworkers created by the Startup Law (Ley 28/2022) — lets non-EU remote workers and remote-working founders live in Spain while working for foreign companies (or their own). Pairs with the Beckham Law (Impatriados) flat-24% tax. A key lever for relocating founders/teams to València.
What you get
- Legal residence to live in Spain and work remotely for non-Spanish companies (self-employed nomads may serve Spanish clients up to 20% of activity).
- Visa for 1 year (applied from abroad, at a consulate) or residence authorisation up to 3 years (applied from within Spain), renewable up to 5 years; then a path toward long-term residence.
- Family reunification (spouse/children can be included), and eligibility for the Beckham Law tax regime.
Who qualifies
- Non-EU/EEA nationals who work remotely; a real, ≥3-month-old remote-work relationship with the employer/clients.
- Qualification/experience (degree or 3+ years' experience), minimum income ≈ 200% of the SMI (~€2,650/month, more with family), private health insurance, and a clean criminal record.
How to apply
- From abroad: apply for the visa at the Spanish consulate. From Spain (legal stay): apply for the residence authorisation to the UGE-CE via ONE (the Oficina Nacional de Emprendimiento fast-track for Startup-Law procedures).
- Provide the remote-work contract/proof, income, insurance, qualifications; decision is fast-tracked (≈20 working days, positive silence).
- Then opt into Beckham Law (Impatriados) (Modelo 149) and use Invest in Valencia - Soft Landing for relocation.
Key facts
- Non-EU remote-work residence, up to 5 yrs, family included, ONE fast-track. Legal basis: Ley 28/2022 (Startup Law). Tax counterpart: Beckham Law.
#status/verify— broken deeplink, confirmed persistent as of 2026-07-05. The direct URL above (one.gob.es/en/procedures/application-visa-digital-nomads) returns 404 on both the 2026-07-02 capture and this run's re-check — not a transient error. The general procedure description is still reachable via the Startup Law hub page, which links out to "Start your business," "Get certified as a startup," and "Tax ID for investors" procedure pages, but no working direct link to the digital-nomad-visa procedure was found. Direct founders to the hub page and/or a Spanish consulate/UGE-CE contact until ONE fixes this.
Relations
- Governed by: Startup Law (regulation)
- Part of: Digital Nomad Visa (regulation)
- Run by: ONE
- See also: Beckham Law (Impatriados)
- See also: Invest in Valencia - Soft Landing