Will 2024 be the year that you decide to give up work, sell up and move to Spain? It remains a popular choice among retirees. Almost four years on from exiting the EU, the visa application process is fairly streamlined. The non-lucrative visa is the gateway to UK passport holders who want to live in Spain and not work. It is the retirees visa! Webinar: Applying for the non-lucrative visa Thursday 18 January 2024. 10:00am GMT Free to attend, click…
Visas
Sun Lawyers and the editor of a place in the sun take a look at and explain spain’s digital nomad visa for remote workers Spain’s much anticipated Digital Nomad Visa (also known as a permit) came into law just before Christmas last year. Spain was a little later than some other European countries with their visa for remote workers but it was probably the most eagerly anticipated. We asked respected overseas property reporter Liz Rowlinson if she would talk to…
Following the award of a visa processing outsourcing contract to BLS International Ltd by the Spanish government, there are changes to the visa application fees immediately at the Consulates in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. There is a new additional BLS service charge of £14.55 taking the total amount needed to be paid IN CASH per applicant to £571.45. This sum is made up from the visa fee of £525.45, new BLS fee of £14.55, £4.55 per full photocopy of passport,…
Spain’s Digital Nomad visa expected to launch in March The much talked about Spanish Digital Nomad visa for international remote workers was scheduled for launch from January 2023. We hear from the ‘Movildad Internactional’ Department that the visa link is not yet live and that it will be ready in March. Once we have confirmation, we will contact everyone who has inquired about the visa. The visa is part of a package of economic, tax and business reforms under the…
Details about Spain’s digital nomad visa were expected to be released in June this year. There has been a slight delay, but the detail that nomads have been waiting to hear could soon be released. The visa is wrapped up in a larger piece of Spanish legislation called the Startup Act which has now passed through the Spanish parliament and become law. Looking ar recent articles that have appeared online and with the proviso that this remains speculation, we could…
One of the interesting things to witness is how people’s attitudes to living in Spain have softened since the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. Back then the sentiment was that the expat Spanish dream was over. During one of the lockdowns, people were clearly spending more time in front of a computer and some chose to find about more about how the residency process operated, starting with a visa application. We have seen in conversations at the property…
A Place in the Sun approached us to ask if we would like to do a webinar to help explain the process about applying for a Spanish visa to enable stays of more than 90 days. We said yes and it was agreed to focus on the non lucrative visa Spain applications in particular (aimed at the retirees market) and to feature someone who has used Sun Lawyers to support their application. The result, an informative webinar and discussion where…