Get Camino: Your Road to Spain
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THE CAMINO GUIDES
Every step of moving to Spain, explained.
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VISAS
Identify your visa category
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Book consulate appointment to lodge your visa application (allow 8–16 weeks lead time in the US)
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Obtain a national criminal-record check, apostilled and translated into Spanish
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Obtain a medical certificate (issued within 90 days, on official letterhead, translated into Spanish) confirming no diseases per the International Health Regulations
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Gather proof of passive income
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Gather employment contract / client agreements showing remote work permission
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Gather proof of remote income
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Obtain a social-security certificate of coverage (e.g. US/Spain totalization, UK A1) from your home country
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Prepare letter of intent for NLV consulate application (reasons for move, intended region, source of income)
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Provide notarized declaration of intent not to work in Spain (NLV applicants of working age)
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Obtain apostilled university degree or official proof of 3+ years professional experience (DNV requirement)
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Obtain employer/client certificate of incorporation showing 1+ years of business activity (DNV)
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Obtain employer letter authorizing you to work remotely from Spain, describing your role (DNV employed workers)
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RESIDENCY
Apply for your residence card (TIE)
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Apply for family reunification (reagrupación familiar)
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Citizenship eligibility: 10 years of legal residency required
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Citizenship eligibility: 2 years (ex-Spanish-colony nationals)
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Renew non-lucrative residence permit
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Renew your digital nomad residence permit before it expires
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Apply for long-term residence after 5 years of continuous legal residence
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Submit your naturalisation (nationality by residence) application to the Ministry of Justice
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Complete the jura/promesa (oath of fidelity to the King and obedience to the Constitution, art. 23 Código Civil) at the Registro Civil
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ADMIN & REGISTRATIONS
Decide where in Spain to live before you commit
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Empadronamiento
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Obtain your NIE (Número de Identidad de Extranjero, form EX-15)
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Register in the Central Register of Foreign Nationals and get your EU citizen registration certificate (certificado de registro, form EX-18)
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Apostille civil documents for the consulate (birth/marriage certificates and other foreign public documents)
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Obtain certified sworn translations (traductor jurado) of all apostilled foreign documents into Spanish
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Obtain a digital certificate (FNMT) to file taxes online and receive official government notifications
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Register as self-employed: file Modelo 036 with Hacienda, then register with Social Security (RETA) the same day or within 60 days (Modelo 037 was abolished in 2025)
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Import your pet: microchip, valid rabies vaccination (given at least 21 days before travel), and
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Pass DELE A2 Spanish language exam (Instituto Cervantes)
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Pass CCSE constitutional and sociocultural knowledge exam (Instituto Cervantes)
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TAX
Notify home country tax authority of change of tax residence
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File Modelo 720 (foreign-assets declaration) if any category of overseas assets exceeds €50,000
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Consult a cross-border tax specialist before moving
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File Modelo 030 to register with Hacienda as a new Spanish tax resident (census of tax obligations)
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Apply for the Beckham Law special regime (Modelo 149)
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File annual Spanish income tax return (Modelo 100 / IRPF)
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File annual wealth-tax return (Modelo 714) during the renta period
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Pay monthly autónomo Social Security (RETA) contributions
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File quarterly IRPF provisional income tax payments (Modelo 130)
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File quarterly VAT returns (Modelo 303)
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File the annual VAT summary declaration (Modelo 390)
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File annual corporation tax return (Modelo 200) for a Spanish-registered company
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Pay property transfer tax (ITP) on a resale property
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Pay the annual municipal property tax on your home to the town hall (IBI)
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File non-resident imputed income tax (Modelo 210) on a Spanish property you don't rent out
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HEALTHCARE
Purchase private health insurance from a Spanish-authorized insurer
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Enroll in the Convenio Especial to buy into public healthcare
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Apply for the public health card (tarjeta sanitaria) once you contribute to Social Security or qualify for public cover
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Purchase visa-compliant private health insurance (from an insurer authorised in Spain, SNS-equivalent cover, no copays, no waiting periods, repatriation included)
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BANKING & MONEY
Open a Spanish bank account (can be done remotely as a non-resident before arrival)
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DRIVING & MOBILITY
Exchange your driving licence under your country's bilateral agreement
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Pass Spanish driving test (theory + practical)
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FAMILY
Enroll your child in school
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PROPERTY
Engage a Spanish property lawyer for due diligence (title search, debts, planning, habitation licence)
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Sign completion deed (escritura de compraventa) before a notary and pay the balance
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Register the escritura at the Land Registry (Registro de la Propiedad)
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Pay community of owners (comunidad de propietarios) fees for shared building maintenance
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