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Work Visas
Special Visas
File it yourself — a lawyer checks your documents first. For straightforward cases, confirmed in your consultation.
Tax Services
Residency
Work remotely for companies or clients outside Spain and live here legally. Our English-speaking Spanish lawyers know the documents Australians need and handle the whole process with you, 100% online.
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Yes. The Spanish Digital Nomad Visa is open to Australians who work remotely for companies or clients outside Spain. You can apply through the Spanish consulate for your place of residence, or from Spain if you are here legally.
You work for a company outside Spain that has been operating for at least 1 year and lets you work from Spain.
You work for clients abroad; up to 20% of your work can be for Spanish companies.
Your partner, children and dependent parents can apply with you and work in Spain.
Tell us about your case and, if we can help, we'll send you a link to book a free call with our lawyers.
Australian documents need an apostille from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) — the police check, your degree and your company documents (such as the Australian Business Register certificate). We confirm the current figures and your consulate's exact checklist before you apply.
Check your eligibility — freeFrom Australia, you apply in person at the Spanish embassy or consulate that covers your state: Canberra, Sydney or Melbourne. You need your NIE number before applying, and non-Australian residents need a valid Australian visa.
Australians can also enter Spain visa-free for 90 days in any 180 and apply for the residence permit from here. The decision takes about 20 working days and the permit lasts up to 3 years.
Apply to the Australian Federal Police for a National Police Check. Some Spanish consulates ask for a fingerprint-based check, so we confirm which one your consulate wants before you order it.
Then have it apostilled by DFAT and translated into Spanish by a sworn translator. If you have lived in other countries in the last 5 years, you may also need their certificates.
Australia and Spain have a Social Security agreement. In some cases the Australian authorities can issue a certificate that covers you temporarily while you work from Spain; the consulate asks you to confirm with them whether it applies to you.
If it doesn't, your employer registers with Spanish Social Security or, as a freelancer, you register as self-employed (autónomo). Your Australian Medicare does not cover you in Spain, so you also need health insurance valid here.
If you spend more than 183 days a year in Spain you will usually become a Spanish tax resident. Australia and Spain have a tax treaty that prevents you from paying twice on the same income.
Many digital nomads can opt for the Beckham Law and pay a flat 24% on their employment income in Spain for up to six years. Read our Digital Nomad Visa tax guide.
In our experience, most refusals come from three problems that can be avoided with good preparation:
Not meeting the minimum income. Your income must reach the current threshold — including the extra amount for each family member — and be proven with payslips, contracts, invoices or bank statements.
Apostilles and legalisations done wrong. Your criminal record, company documents and civil certificates must carry the right apostille and a sworn Spanish translation. A missing or wrong apostille can sink a whole application.
Badly drafted employment contracts. The contract or company letter must clearly state remote work from Spain, the start date of the relationship and the salary. Vague or generic letters are one of the most common reasons for refusal.
We help Australians relocate to Spain smoothly — from your first eligibility check to your residence card and your taxes.
We check your eligibility and tell you exactly which documents you need.
We guide you through apostilles, sworn translations and the company letter.
We submit your application and follow it up until the decision.
We book your TIE appointment and register you with Social Security and the Tax Agency.
From Australia, the consulate usually decides in about 10 days once your file is complete. The total time depends mostly on how long it takes to get your criminal record, apostilles and translations. Once you are in Spain, you must apply for your TIE card within one month.
Full service
From €1,465
From your eligibility check to your residence card, Social Security and tax setup. Tell us about your case and we'll confirm your fixed quote.
Do it yourself
€250 + VAT
You prepare and submit the application yourself. Before you file, you upload your documents to our client platform and one of our lawyers reviews them and sends you a written report.
Can't find your question? Ask us in a call — we'll look at your specific situation.
An Australian Federal Police National Police Check, apostilled by DFAT and translated into Spanish. Some consulates ask for a fingerprint-based check, so we confirm this first.
At the Spanish embassy in Canberra or the consulates in Sydney or Melbourne, depending on the state where you live. You can also apply from Spain during a legal stay.
No. You need health insurance valid in Spain, unless you are registered with Spanish Social Security or covered by a certificate under the Australia–Spain agreement.
Visa fees depend on your nationality and change regularly, and they are higher for some nationalities, including Australians. We confirm the current fee for your consulate before you apply.
About €2,849 a month for the main applicant, plus about €1,068 for the first family member and €356 for each additional one. Some consulates publish lower figures; we prepare your file for the higher threshold so it is not questioned.
Employees must work for companies outside Spain. Freelancers can work for Spanish companies, as long as that work is no more than 20% of their total professional activity.
Yes. Your spouse or partner, children and dependent parents can apply with you or later, and they can work in Spain.
The most common reasons we see are income below the minimum, apostilles or legalisations done incorrectly, and contracts or company letters that don't clearly state the remote work conditions.
Prefer to talk to a lawyer straight away? Book a 30-minute or 1-hour immigration consultation and we review your case, your documents and your timeline.
