Renewing a Spanish Digital Nomad Residence Permit — 2026

Determine whether the case is a two-year residence renewal or an initial residence application following a one-year visa. Record the expiry date and the 60-calendar-day filing window. Reference guide: https://fliox.io/app/company/060ee8a4-8e56-48b5-96b5-4af4006b461f/pages/af8ed11a-3bba-41ed-ad87-9426a6e9b7b0

Confirm that the documents are valid and prepare clear colour copies.

• Valid passport — all pages - Full colour copy, including blank pages.
• Current TIE or one-year digital nomad visa - The immigration document that is approaching expiry.
• Current UGE approval decision - Required where a residence authorisation was previously granted.

Demonstrate continuing employment, permission to work fully remotely from Spain and compliant social security coverage.

• Current employment contract - Contract with the foreign employer.
• Recent employer letter - Role, duties, remote work from Spain and salary stated in euros.
• Latest three payslips - Payslips for the three most recent months.
• Social Security evidence - Registration in the Spanish General Scheme or an applicable international certificate expressly covering work from Spain.

Demonstrate continuing relationships with foreign clients, actual receipts and uninterrupted RETA registration.

• Current agreements with foreign clients - The principal professional relationships supporting the permit.
• Invoices for the latest three months - Invoices matching the bank receipts.
• RETA registration and payment evidence - Current registration and the latest social security payments.

Match contracts, payslips or invoices to the bank receipts. Check the threshold: €2,442 gross per month for the principal applicant, plus €915.75 for the first family member and €305.25 for each additional family member.

• Bank evidence of receipts for three months - Preferably signed or certified by the bank, with the relevant transactions clearly marked.
• Payslips or invoices for three months - The amounts should match the bank receipts.

Calculate the difference against the required threshold, prepare proof of sufficient liquid funds for the requested period and perform an additional risk review before filing.

• Current bank certificate showing savings - Issued in the applicant's name and showing sufficient liquid funds to cover the shortfall.

The insurer must be authorised in Spain and the coverage should not contain copayments, waiting periods or reimbursement-only terms.

• Health insurance policy and coverage certificate - Valid in Spain and compliant with UGE requirements.
• Proof of insurance payment - Receipt or matching bank evidence.

Prepare a separate MI-F package and demonstrate that the family relationship continues.

• Marriage or registered partnership certificate - Where required, current, apostilled or legalised and translated into Spanish.
• Spouse or partner passport and TIE - Valid documents and clear copies.

Prepare a separate MI-F package for each child and evidence of the relationship or dependency.

• Birth certificate - For each child; apostilled or legalised and translated where required.
• Child's passport and TIE - Valid documents and clear copies.
• Evidence of dependency for an adult child - Only where applicable.

Demonstrate the family relationship and genuine financial dependency of each parent.

• Evidence of the family relationship - Foreign public documents should be apostilled or legalised and translated where required.
• Evidence of financial dependency - Regular transfers, insufficient personal income or other relevant evidence.
• Parent's passport and TIE - Valid documents and clear copies.

For foreign public documents, confirm the required apostille or consular legalisation and obtain a Spanish sworn translation from a traductor-intérprete jurado.

• Foreign public documents - Apostilled or legalised unless an international agreement provides an exemption.
• Spanish sworn translation - A complete traducción jurada including the apostille and all endorsements.

Describe the timeline of any employer, client or work-status change, check whether UGE was notified and attach the new agreements and supporting evidence.

• Evidence of the new working relationship - New contracts, company letters, registration records and payment evidence.
• Evidence of notification to UGE - Where the change was previously reported.

Complete an MI-F form for each family member, confirm the combined income threshold and prepare a separate 790-038 payment for each applicant.

Complete MI-T, select the correct procedure, pay form 790 code 038 and check every file for correct naming, readability and completeness.

• Signed MI-T form - Completed for the correct application route.
• Form 790 code 038 and payment receipt - Retain the form, receipt and NRC.

Submit the renewal of the international telework residence authorisation and retain the electronic filing receipt.

This is not a renewal. During the final 60 days of the valid visa, file the initial international telework residence authorisation.

Check electronic notifications regularly. If UGE requests corrections or additional evidence, prepare the response within the stated deadline, normally 10 days.

Book the fingerprint appointment and prepare EX-17, passport, previous TIE, approval decision, photograph and paid form 790 code 012.

• Positive UGE decision - The decision granting residence or its renewal.
• EX-17 and paid form 790 code 012 - Application form and payment evidence.
• Passport, previous TIE and photograph - Originals and the copies required by the police.