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Spain
Spain now has bootstrap coverage across international telework, highly qualified employment, long-stay study, and non-lucrative residence, using Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Foreign Affairs, and BOE sources.
Pathways
Programs
International teleworker residence authorisation
Spain's UGE describes an international-teleworker route for third-country nationals working remotely for companies outside Spain through computer, telematic, and telecommunications systems.
Residence authorisation for highly qualified professionals
An employer-linked Spanish residence-and-work route for a foreign professional who will perform work requiring higher-education qualifications or, exceptionally, equivalent professional experience.
Non-lucrative temporary residence authorisation
A residence route for third-country nationals who can support themselves in Spain without carrying out work or professional activity, using savings, pensions, or other non-work resources.
Long-stay study authorisation
A temporary study-stay route for higher education, post-compulsory secondary education, student mobility, volunteering, and specified training activities lasting more than 90 days.
Categories
Related categories
Digital Nomad / Remote Work
Routes for remote workers earning income outside the destination country.
Skilled Worker
Employment, occupation-list, and points-based skilled migration routes.
Study to PR
Education pathways that may lead to work authorization and permanent residence.
Financially Independent
Routes for people who can support themselves without local work, through savings, pensions, or passive income.