Kingdom of Spain
Digital Nomad Visa (Spain): total cost to complete
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A source-linked budget for a single Spain international teleworker applicant: UGE-CE residence-authorisation tasa, TIE card issuance, conditional consular national visa fee, income evidence at 200% of 2026 SMI, insurance, criminal-record/apostille, translations, visa-centre service fees, and family-scaling fee/income lines.
What does the Digital Nomad Visa (Spain) actually cost?
Mandatory non-refundable costs are €647.02-€1,677.02. Refundable proof-of-funds requirements are tracked separately at €34,188, because that money is shown or blocked rather than normally lost.
Verified against BOE - immigration fees, BOE - visa fees, and Spanish National Police TIE fees on 1 July 2026.
Europe digital-nomad money stack
Europe digital-nomad cost, income and settlement methodology
The cost page answers what is paid away for one route. This layer keeps income evidence, family scaling and settlement or tax caveats separate from applicant fees.
No generic best-country claim
Portugal, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands answer different eligibility questions. Rank them only after stating the criterion: income floor, paid-away cost, family scaling, renewal path, settlement or tax exposure.
Income evidence is not an application fee
Remote-work income, retained business capital and accommodation cash-flow are evidence or liquidity gates. They must not be merged with consular fees, residence-card fees, insurance, translations or apostilles.
Tax residence is separate from visa eligibility
Visa approval does not settle income-tax, social-security, Beckham-regime, Portuguese ordinary-residence or Dutch/German business-tax treatment. Those are separate jurisdiction-specific checks.
| Route | Income or funds gate | Applicant paid-away baseline | Family and renewal caveat | Settlement and tax caveat | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Republic - D8 visa (digital nomad / remote work)Dedicated EU digital-nomad residence route with a remote-work income floor. | €44,160/year; Remote-work income evidence (last 3 months at D8 floor): €11,040 | €420-€1,040Mandatory refundable/show-only line: €11,040. | Residence-track D8 budgeting should keep accompanying-family national visa and AIMA card lines separate from the principal applicant. Tracked lines: Accompanying family-member national visa (€110); Accompanying family-member AIMA residence card (€170-€230). | Counts toward Portugal long-term residence or citizenship planning, but Portuguese tax residence must be modelled separately from D8 eligibility. | 1 July 2026VistosMNE - D8 digital-nomad requirements |
| Kingdom of Spain - Digital Nomad Visa (Spain)Dedicated international-teleworker route tied to Spain SMI and non-Spanish-client income. | €34,188/year; Remote-work income evidence (200% of 2026 SMI): €34,188 | €647.02-€1,677.02Mandatory refundable/show-only line: €34,188. | Family analysis must keep UGE/TIE/consular fees and SMI-linked dependant income uplifts visible as separate lines. Tracked lines: Family-member UGE/TIE/consular fees (€26.08-€116.08); First dependant income uplift (€12,820.50). | Counts toward Spanish permanent residence, but Beckham-regime and tax-residence treatment are separate advice questions. | 1 July 2026UGE-CE teleworker documentation and BOE - Real Decreto 126/2026 |
| Federal Republic of Germany - Freelance / Self-employment residence permit (§21 AufenthG)Comparator self-employment route, not a dedicated digital-nomad visa; the binding evidence is viability, clients and financing. | Comparator self-employment route, not a dedicated digital-nomad visa; the binding evidence is viability, clients and financing. | No dedicated cost-to-complete model tracked yet; use the route guide source before publishing a cost answer. | Do not publish a generic Germany nomad cost claim without local authority, health-insurance and family-residence evidence. | Can be settlement-track for successful self-employment, but German tax and social-security exposure start from the resident fact pattern. | 22 June 2026Make it in Germany — Self-employment |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands - Dutch-American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) entrepreneurComparator treaty route, not a global digital-nomad route; eligibility is nationality-gated and built around business capital. | Comparator treaty route, not a global digital-nomad route; eligibility is nationality-gated and built around business capital. | No dedicated cost-to-complete model tracked yet; use the route guide source before publishing a cost answer. | Do not treat DAFT as a generally available Netherlands digital-nomad visa because US/Japanese treaty access is the gate. | Can count toward long-term Dutch residence, but retained business capital and Dutch tax residence are different checks. | 22 June 2026IND — Self-employed person (DAFT / Dutch-Japanese friendship treaty) |
Publisher-ready citation snippet
Visa Atlas separates Europe digital-nomad application costs from income evidence: Portugal D8 and Spain Digital Nomad Visa show remote-work income as evidence, not a fee, while Germany freelancer and Netherlands DAFT remain comparator self-employment routes unless a route-specific cost model is present.
- Digital-nomad best-of guide
- Europe digital-nomad route comparison
- Digital-nomad ranking table
- Digital-nomad category hub
- Portugal D8 route guide
- Portugal D8 cost model
- Spain Digital Nomad Visa route guide
- Germany Freelancer permit route guide
- Netherlands DAFT route guide
- Public visa JSON
- Cost-to-complete JSON
- How our digital-nomad figures compare
Unsupported digital-nomad long-tail variants stay excluded until unique source-backed value exists. Latest source record in this cluster: 1 July 2026. This cluster supports retrieval and review, not ranking, traffic, AI-citation or market-share outcome claims.
What it actually costs
A source-linked budget for a single Spain international teleworker applicant: UGE-CE residence-authorisation tasa, TIE card issuance, conditional consular national visa fee, income evidence at 200% of 2026 SMI, insurance, criminal-record/apostille, translations, visa-centre service fees, and family-scaling fee/income lines.
Money you don't get back
€647.02-€1,677.02
Mandatory fees, services and one month of insurance.
Proof of funds (returned to you)
€34,188
Not a fee or blocked account. UGE-CE requires monthly resources at 200% of the current SMI for the main applicant; 2026 SMI is EUR 17,094/year, so the principal-applicant annual floor is EUR 34,188 gross.
Proof of funds (returned to you)
€12,820.50
Optional family-scaling line. UGE-CE requires 75% of SMI for a family unit of two people counting the principal applicant and first dependant; 75% of 2026 annual SMI is EUR 12,820.50.
Proof of funds (returned to you)
€4,273.50
Optional family-scaling line. UGE-CE requires a further 25% of SMI for each additional family member after the first dependant; 25% of 2026 annual SMI is EUR 4,273.50.
| Cost line | Amount | Type | When / who |
|---|---|---|---|
| UGE-CE residence authorisation tasa (Modelo 790-038) | €10.94 | Gov fee | UGE-CE asks initial international-teleworker applicants to provide proof of payment using Modelo 790-038; the current immigration-fee order lists initial temporary-residence authorisation lines at EUR 10.94. Verify the exact form sub-line before payment. BOE - Orden PJC/617/2025 and UGE-CE teleworker documentation |
| TIE card issuance tasa | €16.08 | Gov fee | TIE documenting the first grant of temporary residence, paid before the post-approval fingerprint/card appointment. Spanish National Police - foreigner fee forms |
| Remote-work income evidence (200% of 2026 SMI) | €34,188 | Proof of funds | Not a fee or blocked account. UGE-CE requires monthly resources at 200% of the current SMI for the main applicant; 2026 SMI is EUR 17,094/year, so the principal-applicant annual floor is EUR 34,188 gross. UGE-CE teleworker documentation and BOE - Real Decreto 126/2026 |
| Private health insurance or public coverage evidence· indicative | €600-€1,200first year | Insurance | Required unless the applicant will be covered through Spanish Social Security or an applicable international social-security certificate. Travel insurance, reimbursement-only cover, co-pays and waiting periods are not accepted. UGE-CE - initial teleworker documentation |
| Criminal-record certificate and apostille/legalisation· indicative | €20-€150 | Service | Country-specific police certificate, apostille/legalisation and courier costs vary. UGE-CE asks for records from countries where the applicant lived during the last two years, plus a responsible declaration for the last five years. UGE-CE - initial teleworker documentation |
| Sworn translations· indicative | €0-€300 | Service | Required for public documents not issued in Spanish. The minimum can be zero where the applicant already has Spanish documents or the relevant documents are accepted without translation. UGE-CE - initial teleworker documentation |
| Consular national visa fee (if applying from abroad)(optional) | €90 | Gov fee | Conditional on applying through the one-year consular visa route rather than applying in Spain for the residence authorisation. Local currency collection and reciprocity rules can affect the amount at a given post. BOE - Orden AUC/891/2024 (visa fees) |
| Visa application centre service fee(optional)· indicative | €0-€120 | Service | Conditional on the responsible Spanish consulate and appointment channel. Some applicants file directly; others use an external service provider. Country-specific Spanish consulate or external visa provider - verify locally |
| Legalised copies, notary or courier costs(optional)· indicative | €0-€150 | Service | Conditional on document country, filing channel and whether paper originals must be moved between applicant, translator, consulate and Spain. Country-specific - verify with issuing authority and Spanish mission |
| Family-member UGE/TIE/consular fees(optional) | €26.08-€116.08per dependant | Gov fee | Optional family-scaling line. In-country family authorisation plus TIE is EUR 10.94 + EUR 16.08; add the EUR 90 national visa fee if the dependant applies from abroad. BOE - immigration fees, BOE - visa fees, and Spanish National Police TIE fees |
| First dependant income uplift(optional) | €12,820.50first dependant | Proof of funds | Optional family-scaling line. UGE-CE requires 75% of SMI for a family unit of two people counting the principal applicant and first dependant; 75% of 2026 annual SMI is EUR 12,820.50. UGE-CE teleworker documentation and BOE - Real Decreto 126/2026 |
| Additional dependant income uplift(optional) | €4,273.50additional dependant | Proof of funds | Optional family-scaling line. UGE-CE requires a further 25% of SMI for each additional family member after the first dependant; 25% of 2026 annual SMI is EUR 4,273.50. UGE-CE teleworker documentation and BOE - Real Decreto 126/2026 |
Baseline sunk cost is the UGE-CE residence-authorisation tasa, TIE card fee, first-year insurance range, criminal-record/apostille range, and sworn-translation range for a single in-country residence-authorisation applicant. The EUR 34,188 income-evidence line is shown separately because it is salary/income proof, not money paid away and not a blocked deposit. The consular national visa fee, visa-centre service fees, legalisation/courier costs, and family-member fee/income uplifts are excluded from the baseline unless the user needs them. Last checked 1 July 2026.
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Visa Atlas, "Digital Nomad Visa (Spain) cost-to-complete model", https://visaatlas.org/cost-to-complete/spain-digital-nomad-visa. Last verified 1 July 2026.
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FAQs
What does the Digital Nomad Visa (Spain) actually cost to complete?
Mandatory non-refundable costs are €647.02-€1,677.02 in the current model. Separately, refundable proof-of-funds requirements are €34,188. The line table explains each item and source.
Is proof of funds a sunk cost?
No. Proof of funds is money you must show, hold or block. It can still be a cash-flow barrier, but it is different from application fees, document costs and insurance payments that you do not normally get back.
Why are some lines marked indicative?
Some third-party costs vary by country, provider and document count. Those lines use a range and are marked indicative so they are not confused with a single government tariff.