Digital Nomad Visa Documents
A digital nomad (DNV) application through the UGE is built from five groups of documents:
- your identity and the application form;
- proof of the working relationship and the company;
- proof of income;
- your qualifications or experience;
- your record, Social Security position and health cover.
Foreign public documents must be legalised or apostilled, and public documents not in Spanish need a sworn translation. Consulates publish their own checklists for visa applications made abroad, so check the one for your consulate if you're applying from outside Spain.
The UGE document list
The list below follows the UGE's published guidance for first applications made in Spain.
Identity and form
- the application form (modelo MIT), signed;
- a copy of every page of your passport;
- proof of paying the fee (modelo 790, código 038).
Work and company
- the employment or services contract, showing at least three months' relationship before you apply;
- an official registry certificate showing the company has been active for at least a year;
- a letter from the company authorising you to work from Spain. It should describe the role and main duties, state that the work can be done remotely, and give the salary in euros and the other working conditions;
- if you own or control the company: proof of ownership or control, its latest corporate tax return, evidence of investment in its operations, and a record of the employees it has registered with Social Security.
Income
- payslips or invoices for the three months before you apply;
- a bank certificate in your name, stamped or signed by the bank, covering the same three months and showing those payments marked;
- if your earnings are below the threshold, bank certificates showing savings or other funds that cover the difference.
Qualifications or experience
- your CV (a simple translation is enough);
- your degree or qualification, or evidence of at least three years in similar roles, such as an official employment history matched by employer certificates, or a professional certificate.
Social Security, record and health cover
- a commitment to register with Spanish Social Security once authorised (for employees, with proof that the foreign employer is registered with Spanish Social Security without a workplace in Spain), or a certificate from your home system confirming it covers remote work from Spain;
- criminal record certificates from the countries where you've lived in the last two years, plus a signed declaration covering five years;
- health cover evidence, where needed. See DNV requirements.
Translations and apostilles
Public documents issued abroad must be legalised or carry an apostille. Public documents not written in Spanish need a translation by a sworn translator authorised by Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Translations made by consulates are accepted only under the conditions the guidance describes. Other documents, such as your CV, can be translated by a sworn translator, or in a simple translation where the guidance allows it. For how the process works, see documents, translations and apostilles.
Putting the file together
- Explain anything unusual. The UGE suggests a short covering letter, especially where a document doesn't match the list exactly.
- Mark the payments. The bank certificate should identify the salary or invoice payments separately from other movements.
- Keep dates consistent. The contract, the company letter, the payslips and the bank certificate should tell the same story.
- Expect follow-up requests. The UGE can ask for more documents at any time if what you've sent isn't enough.
Applying from abroad
If you apply for the visa at a Spanish consulate, the consulate's own checklist applies, and it may differ in format and detail from the UGE list. For example, some consulates ask for criminal record certificates covering five years rather than two. Your service will work from the checklist for your consulate. See UGE or consulate.
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A DNV document checklist set out by type of applicant.
- Lists for employees and the self-employed
- Translations and apostilles handled for you
- You gather the originals, it does the rest
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A step-by-step guide to applying, with a document review before filing.
- The wording your employer letter needs
- Your document pack reviewed
- Sworn translation managed for you
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Where the insurance fits
If your circumstances call for a private policy, the certificate becomes one of these documents. We check it against your application before you submit. See our DNV health insurance guide.
Frequently asked questions
Can someone file for me?
Yes. A UGE application can be filed in person or by a legal representative, with a document authorising them to sign and submit for you.
Do I need my criminal record certificate again if I already live in Spain?
Not if you already hold an authorisation of more than six months and provided the certificate for it.
How many months of payslips do I need?
The UGE asks for the three months before you apply, matched by a bank certificate for the same period.