We prepare your project for ENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovación, the state agency that assesses it) and file your entrepreneur residence permit, so you can focus on building the company.
Share your profile and your business idea. A member of our legal team reviews it and replies within 2 working days with the route that fits you best: start-up, self-employed or another permit.
Our initial response is preliminary and subject to reviewing your individual circumstances.
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There is no minimum investment and no minimum job creation. What matters is that your project is innovative and/or of special economic interest to Spain, as assessed by ENISA.
The right route depends on what you will do in Spain and who pays you. Filing under the wrong one costs months.
| Start-Up and Entrepreneur | Self-Employed (Autónomo) | Digital Nomad Visa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Innovative or scalable projects | Traditional businesses: shop, trade, café, consultancy | Remote work for companies or clients outside Spain |
| Key document | Favourable ENISA report | Viability report from a self-employed workers' association | Contracts, plus a degree or 3 years' experience |
| Who decides | UGE-CE (national unit) | Provincial immigration office | UGE-CE (national unit) |
| Decision time | 20 working days, positive silence | 3 months, silence means refusal | 20 working days, positive silence |
| Initial permit | 3 years, all of Spain | 1 year, one region and one sector | Up to 3 years (visa up to 1 year from abroad) |
| Renewal | 2 years | 4 years | 2 years |
| Family | From day one | Reunification after 1 year | From day one |
| Beckham Law | Possible, if eligible | Generally not available | Employees only, if eligible |
ENISA must issue its report within 10 working days and assesses three legal criteria (article 70.2 of Law 14/2013). Your file has to prove each one.
Training and experience of every founder, backed by evidence: CV detail, references and track record.
Product, market, competitors and 3 to 5 year projections that match your funding sources.
Innovation, local jobs, suppliers or partners: why your project matters for the Spanish economy.
We confirm the start-up permit is your safest route before you invest time and money.
We structure your plan around the three legal criteria and the evidence that proves them.
We file online as your legal representative with the UGE-CE (Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos) and answer any request.
Partner and minor children, plus adult children or parents who meet the legal requirements, with the consular visa if you apply from abroad.
Your SL (Sociedad Limitada) through our business incorporation service, plus your Beckham Law application.
Renewals every 2 years and, after 5 years of legal and continuous residence, long-term residence if you meet its requirements.
Seven steps, from your first call to your residence card.
Your profile, your project and whether ENISA is likely to see it as innovative and/or of special economic interest.
Start-up, self-employed or another permit, and filing from abroad or from Spain.
Where you will be based, your company, your family and your taxes from day one.
A clear timeline and checklist for your business plan, evidence and economic means.
We collect, review and prepare every document, with apostilles and sworn translations.
Final legal review and electronic filing with the UGE-CE, which requests the ENISA report.
Visa, TIE (Foreigner Identity Card), Social Security and tax registration once you arrive.
No. The law sets no minimum investment and no minimum number of jobs. You must prove sufficient economic means for yourself and your family: in 2026, about €2,849 per month for the founder, plus about €1,068 for the first family member and €356 for each additional one. These are reference amounts: your means are assessed individually.
ENISA has 10 working days to issue its report and the UGE-CE has 20 working days from filing to decide. If it does not answer in time, the authorisation is granted by positive administrative silence. You still need the certificate of the decision and, where applicable, the visa and your TIE.
Yes, if you are in Spain legally, for example within your 90-day visa-free stay. Filing extends your legal stay until the decision. You cannot apply if you are already in an irregular situation. From abroad, the authorisation is processed first and the Spanish consulate then issues your residence visa.
Not necessarily. ENISA assesses the project, the plan and the founders. Many founders incorporate their SL after approval, through our business incorporation service.
Yes. Your spouse or partner and minor children can apply with you or later, as can adult children and parents who meet the legal requirements (such as financial dependency). If they apply together with you, their applications are decided together.
Eligible founders may benefit from Spain's special expatriate tax regime (Beckham Law), with a 24% rate on qualifying income up to €600,000 (47% above that), subject to the applicable conditions, including not having been tax resident in Spain in the previous 5 years. Timing matters: under Royal Decree 1008/2023 you must hold this entrepreneur authorisation before you move to Spain. See our Beckham Law application service.
Based on Law 14/2013 (articles 61, 62, 69, 70 and 76), Law 28/2022 and Royal Decree 1008/2023. Each case is assessed individually: approval by ENISA, the residence permit and any tax benefit depend on your circumstances and cannot be guaranteed. Last legal review: November 2026.
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This action is promoted and subsidized by the Department of Business and Labor and co-financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund Plus.
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