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Teleworkers of international character

Route status

Active as of 2026-08-06[6][8]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)Autorización de residencia y trabajo de teletrabajadores internacionales as of 2026-08-06[7][8]
Title used by the administering unit. The UGE-CE page and the PRIE portal also use 'teletrabajadores de carácter internacional' and 'nómadas digitales' for the same instrument.
Official name (English)Teleworkers of international character as of 2026-08-06[8]
Heading of the English rendering of the administering unit's page. That site carries a standing disclaimer that its translations are machine-generated, so this is not an official English designation.
Legal basisLey 14/2013, de 27 de septiembre, art. 74 bis y arts. 61, 62 y 76, introducido el art. 74 bis por la Ley 28/2022, de 21 de diciembre as of 2026-08-06[2][8]
Instrument typeresidence permit as of 2026-08-06[6][8]
A separate one-year national teleworker visa issued by a consulate precedes it for applicants coming from abroad; that visa stage is recorded under process.stages rather than as a separate route.

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this routeEU, EEA as of 2026-08-06[6][7]
The international mobility section of Ley 14/2013 addresses third-country nationals; EU/EEA nationals and Swiss nationals are covered by free-movement rules instead. Switzerland is not a value in the bloc vocabulary and is recorded here in the note.
Minimum age18 as of 2026-08-06[5][7]
The frequently-asked-questions document states the holder must be a third-country national of legal age; Ley 14/2013 art. 62.3 carries the general over-18 requirement.
Criminal-record conditionYes as of 2026-08-06[5][7]
No criminal record in Spain or in the countries of residence during the previous five years; certificates are required from countries of residence over the previous two years plus a sworn declaration covering the five-year period.

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial duration3 years as of 2026-08-06[2][6]
The PRIE portal states a three-year residence authorisation for applicants already legally in Spain. Ley 28/2022 extended initial residence authorisations under the international mobility section of Ley 14/2013 from two to three years.
How the initial term is setfixed
RenewableYes as of 2023-05-10[1][2]
Art. 76.3: holders of an authorisation regulated in this section may apply for renewal.
Renewal duration2 years as of 2023-05-10[1][2]
Art. 76.3: renewal in two-year periods provided the conditions that gave rise to the right are maintained.
Work rightsRecorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-06[6][7]

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residenceYes as of 2025-05-01[3][4]
Time on a lawful residence authorisation counts toward the five-year qualifying period for long-term residence. No route-specific acceleration or exclusion was found, so no pr_years_override is set.

Requirements

Requirements
Minimum income2 × national minimum wage per month as of 2026-08-06[7]
Qualifying income basisemployment abroad, freelance work for foreign clients as of 2026-08-06[6][7]
Both an employment relationship with a company established outside Spain and a professional relationship evidenced by a commercial contract with such a company qualify. Whether a person working through their own company established abroad qualifies was not addressed by any source retrieved, so 'own_company_abroad' is not recorded.
Local work allowedYes as of 2026-08-06[6][7]
Only in the professional-relationship case, and only up to 20% of the holder's total professional activity. In the employment-relationship case the holder may work in Spain only for the company established outside Spain. Registration with Spanish Social Security is compulsory in both cases.
Minimum remote-working history3 months as of 2026-08-06[6][7]
The employment or professional relationship between applicant and company must have existed for at least three months. The company itself must show real and continuous activity.
Route carries its own tax regimeNot established from a qualifying source

Process

Process
Where to apply fromin-country only as of 2026-08-06[7]
The residence authorisation cannot be applied for from abroad. An applicant outside Spain applies to a Spanish consulate for an international teleworker visa authorising residence and work for one year, and may apply for the initial residence authorisation only in the last sixty days of that visa's validity and while it is still in force.
Statutory processing time20 days as of 2023-05-10[1]
Fees
    • Kind: application
    • Amount: EUR 73.26 one-off as of 2026-08-06[7]
    • Charged per: applicant
    • Paid by: applicant
Stages
    • Label: International teleworker visa issued by a Spanish diplomatic mission or consular office (valid one year, or the length of the work period if shorter)
    • Label: Initial residence authorisation resolved by the Large Companies and Strategic Collectives Unit (UGE-CE)
    • Statutory clock: 20 days as of 2023-05-10[1]
      Positive administrative silence applies. Same sourcing as processing_time_statutory.

Physical presence

Physical presence
none statedto keep the permit as of 2026-08-06[6][7]

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be includedYes as of 2026-08-06[5][7]
Eligible relationsspouse, unmarried partner, minor child, adult dependent child, parent as of 2026-08-06[5][7]
Family may apply at the same timeYes as of 2026-08-06[7]
Family members may apply jointly and simultaneously, or successively.
Family members' work rightsfull as of 2026-08-06[7]
Additional means per family member
    • Relation: spouse
    • Amount: Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-06[7]
    • Relation: unmarried partner
    • Amount: Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-06[7]
    • Relation: minor child
    • Amount: Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-06[7]
    • Relation: adult dependent child
    • Amount: Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-06[7]
    • Relation: parent
    • Amount: Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-08-06[7]

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited8
of which official (tier 1)8
Oldest as-of date2023-05-10
Newest as-of date2026-08-06
Reviewed on2026-08-11
Schema version1.1

Sources

  1. [1] Ley 14/2013, art. 76 (texto vigente) — API de legislación consolidada del BOE, bloque a76
    Boletín Oficial del Estado — Datos Abiertos · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2023-05-10 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  2. [2] Ley 28/2022, de 21 de diciembre, de fomento del ecosistema de las empresas emergentes
    Boletín Oficial del Estado · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2022-12-22 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  3. [3] Hoja 49 – Autorización de residencia de larga duración nacional
    Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  4. [4] Hoja 50 – Autorización de residencia de larga duración UE
    Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-05-01 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  5. [5] Ley 14/2013 – Sección de Movilidad Internacional, texto consolidado (PDF)
    Programa de Residencia para Inversores y Emprendedores (PRIE), Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06 · Superseded by es-boe-ley-14-2013
  6. [6] Nómadas digitales (Teletrabajadores de carácter internacional) — Portal PRIE
    Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa — Secretaría de Estado de Comercio · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  7. [7] Preguntas frecuentes. Autorizaciones de Residencia y Trabajo de Teletrabajadores Internacionales
    Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06
  8. [8] Teletrabajadores de carácter internacional (art. 74 bis Ley 14/2013) — UGE-CE
    Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-06

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