RELOCATING TO SPAIN
Relocating to Spain, with one law firm for the permit, the company and the tax.
For executives, founders, investors and the companies that move them. We handle the residence route, set up or adapt the Spanish company, draft the employment terms and plan the tax position, in English and in coordination.
Routes to residence
Highly qualified professionals
A company needs to bring a foreign professional to Spain for a highly qualified role. The authorisation is valid throughout Spain.
Law 14/2013, art. 71 ↗Intra-company transfers
Staff moved to Spain by a company or group, whether it is established in Spain or abroad.
Law 14/2013, art. 73 ↗Entrepreneurs
An innovative activity, or one of special economic interest for Spain, backed by a favourable report from ENISA.
Law 14/2013, art. 70 ↗International remote work
Working remotely for companies based outside Spain: the digital nomad route.
Law 14/2013, art. 74 bis ↗Non-lucrative residence
Living in Spain without carrying out any work or professional activity, with sufficient financial means.
Royal Decree 1155/2024, art. 61 ↗The investor visa (the “golden visa”) was abolished with effect from 3 April 2025. An investor who wants to live in Spain now needs one of the routes above.
How the permit is processed
Residence authorisations under Law 14/2013 are filed electronically and processed by the Large Companies and Strategic Groups Unit (UGE-CE); a decision is due within 20 working days and, if none is issued, the authorisation is deemed granted (art. 76).
Your spouse or partner, minor children, adult children who depend on you financially and have not formed a family of their own, and dependent parents can join or accompany you (art. 62).
The rest of the move
The company
Subsidiary or branch, a new Spanish company or the entry of an investor.
Subsidiary or branch in SpainTax
If you opt for the Beckham regime and your move is due to an employment contract, a directorship or an entrepreneurial activity, employment income is taxed at 24% up to €600,000 in the year of the move and the next five, provided you were not resident in Spain in the previous five years (Personal Income Tax Law, art. 93).
The Beckham regimeEmployment
Employment and senior executive contracts, secondments and the labour side of the transfer.
Employment and immigrationRemote work
Requirements of the digital nomad route for founders of their own company.
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Buying or renting a property in Spain as a newcomer.
Buying property in SpainQUESTIONS