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International Teleworking Visa (Visado para teletrabajo de carácter internacional)Updated 2026-04-21

Spain document checklist

A practical document checklist for Spain international teleworking visa applicants, focused on income proof, Spanish insurance rules, sworn translations, and TIE registration timing.

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Required documents

9

Conditional or optional

1

Authority

Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos (UGE-CE), Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration

Application checklist

Review each slot before uploading or submitting documents. The common pitfalls reflect frequent rejection risks: bank-statement format, insurance gaps, legalization, translation, accommodation timing, and criminal-record scope.

1

Valid passport

Required

Passport meeting the competent filing post's validity and blank-page requirements.

Timing: Prepare before booking or attending the consular appointment.

Preparation notes

  • Scan the biodata page and any requested stamped pages.
  • Confirm validity and blank-page requirements before filing.

Common pitfalls

  • Passport validity below the consulate threshold.
  • Scans that cut off machine-readable zones, passport number, or expiry date.
2

Proof of remote work arrangement

Required

Employees should provide a foreign-employer contract plus a remote-work authorization letter for Spain. Professionals and founders should provide foreign client contracts or foreign-company control documents, and any Spain-side professional activity must stay within the 20% cap.

Timing: Collect before submission because employer/client letters often need revision.

Preparation notes

  • Employees should show the foreign employer relationship and remote-work permission.
  • Freelancers should show client contracts, business registration, and that Spanish client revenue stays within the limit.

Common pitfalls

  • Employer letters that omit the 3+ month relationship or remote-work authorization.
  • Freelance evidence that does not address the Spain-client revenue cap.
3

Proof of income

Required

Recent payslips, invoices, tax evidence, and bank records showing at least EUR 2,442/month for the main applicant. Add 75% of SMI for the first accompanying family member and 25% of SMI for each additional one.

Timing: Use the latest statements and income records at filing time.

Preparation notes

  • Use original bank statements, payslips, tax returns, or signed contracts showing at least 200% of SMI.
  • Add dependent income evidence where family members apply with you.

Common pitfalls

  • Screenshots, app balances, or cropped statements instead of original bank statements.
  • Income proof that ignores the additional family-member threshold.
4

Health insurance

Required

Spanish-compliant health coverage, unless the applicable social-security coordination path already covers healthcare in Spain.

Timing: Arrange before filing and keep active for the full stay.

Preparation notes

  • Use a certificate from an insurer authorized to operate in Spain.
  • Confirm full coverage in Spain with no co-pays or coverage limits where required.

Common pitfalls

  • Travel insurance or international policy that is not accepted as Spain-compliant health insurance.
  • Co-pays, waiting periods, or exclusions that conflict with consular expectations.
5

Criminal record certificate

Required

Criminal-record evidence for the relevant residence history, properly legalized and translated where required.

Timing: Request early because certificates, apostille, and sworn translation can delay the file.

Preparation notes

  • Cover the country of origin and any country of residence in the past 5 years.
  • Apostille/legalize the certificate and obtain a Spanish sworn translation where required.

Common pitfalls

  • Missing a country from the 5-year residence scope.
  • Certificate without apostille/legalization or without translation by a sworn translator.
6

Social-security compliance evidence

Required

Either Spanish registration / registration commitment for the applicable regime, or an origin-country certificate that expressly covers remote work from Spain under the relevant international instrument.

Timing: Solve before filing because the wrong social-security path can stop the case.

Preparation notes

  • Employees should confirm the employer-side Spanish registration path or the applicable treaty certificate.
  • Professionals and founders should confirm whether they need Spanish RETA registration or an acceptable origin-country certificate.

Common pitfalls

  • Submitting a vague explanation instead of the actual registration evidence or applicable certificate.
  • Using a social-security document that does not expressly cover remote work from Spain.
7

Proof of accommodation

Required

Accommodation planning for the visa file and the post-arrival NIE/TIE follow-up.

Timing: Prepare for the visa file and keep updated for NIE/TIE registration after arrival.

Preparation notes

  • Use a rental contract, deed, or booking with the applicant name and Spanish address.
  • Align dates with the planned entry and the 30-day NIE/TIE registration window.

Common pitfalls

  • Accommodation proof that expires before TIE registration.
  • Booking evidence without a complete address or applicant name.
8

University degree or professional qualification

Required

A recognized degree / business-school credential or documents proving at least 3 years of comparable professional experience.

Timing: Prepare early because legalization and sworn translation can take weeks.

Preparation notes

  • Use a recognized degree or evidence of 3+ years of professional experience.
  • Apostille/legalize and translate into Spanish where required.

Common pitfalls

  • Qualification evidence without apostille/legalization or Spanish sworn translation.
  • Experience records that lack dates, role details, or issuing organization.
9

Passport-size photos

Required

Recent passport-size photographs meeting the competent filing post's specifications.

Timing: Take shortly before the consular appointment.

Preparation notes

  • Follow the Spanish consulate photo requirements for your filing location.
  • Keep both digital and printed copies available.

Common pitfalls

  • Incorrect size, old photos, or background that does not meet consular instructions.
  • Submitting only digital photos when printed copies are requested.
10

Dependent civil documents

Conditional

Marriage, birth, custody, dependency, and income-support evidence for family members applying with you.

Timing: Only prepare if family members apply with you.

Preparation notes

  • Collect civil records and dependent income evidence before the principal application is finalized.
  • Apostille/legalize and obtain Spanish sworn translations where required.

Common pitfalls

  • Missing sworn translation for civil records.
  • Insufficient additional income proof for dependents.

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