Digital nomad visa (national)：الولايات المتحدة → إسبانيا
US citizens can apply for Spain's telework (digital nomad) visa — a national route for remote workers serving companies outside Spain — at the Spanish consulate covering where they live.
Spain's telework (digital nomad) visa for remote workers and professionals carrying out their activity for companies located outside Spain.
- مدة الصلاحية
- Telework visa valid a maximum of 1 year; a telework residence permit can be valid for a maximum of three years
- عدد مرات الدخول
- Multiple entry
- أقصى مدة إقامة لكل زيارة
- Up to 1 year on the visa; longer via the residence permit
متى تبدأ الإجراءات
ابدأ الإجراءات قبل 20 يومًا – 45 يومًا من تاريخ سفرك.
This visa is for foreigners who travel to Spain to carry out remote work or professional activity for companies located outside Spanish territory; you must hold a degree or prove at least 3 years of professional experience.
Assemble the national visa application form, photo, valid passport, company certificate, financial documentation (200% of monthly IMS = €2,368/month), FBI criminal background check, health insurance, and a copy of your degree or proof of 3 years' experience.
Submit scanned documents by email to the consulate to request an appointment; upon receipt of complete documentation, the consulate schedules an in-person appointment.
A decision is issued within 10 days of the day after submission. If favourable, collect the visa within one month of the day after notification.
المستندات المطلوبة
- National visa application form — A completed and signed National Visa Application form. ✓ موثّق
- Valid passport — A valid, unexpired passport with the biometric data pages. ✓ موثّق
- Company / work certificate — A company certificate detailing the employment / professional arrangement and remote work for a firm outside Spain. ✓ موثّق
- Proof of financial means — Financial documentation proving sufficient means — 200% of monthly IMS = €2,368 per month. ✓ موثّق
- FBI criminal background check — An FBI criminal background check, apostilled, issued within 6 months, with a Spanish translation, plus a responsible declaration regarding absence of criminal records. ✓ موثّق
- Health insurance — Proof of health insurance covering all risks insured by Spain's public health system. ✓ موثّق
- Degree or 3 years' experience — A copy of your degree, or documentation proving at least 3 years of professional experience. ✓ موثّق
أين تقدّم الطلب
أين تقدّم الطلب في الولايات المتحدة
التقديم حسب نطاق القنصليةUS citizens apply at the Spanish consulate covering where they legally reside. This is a NATIONAL Spanish visa, not a short-stay Schengen visa; those already legally in Spain can apply for the telework residence permit directly.
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- تُطرح المواعيد على دفعات دون جدول معلن ثابت — غالبًا في الصباح الباكر بالتوقيت المحلي، وصباح الإثنين، وحول اليوم الأول من الشهر.
- في القنصليات المزدحمة (مثل فرنسا وإيطاليا وإسبانيا في المدن الكبرى) قد تُحجز الدفعة خلال دقائق — سجّل وادخل إلى حسابك قبل البحث.
- تتوفّر مواعيد طوال اليوم بسبب الإلغاءات، لذا تحقّق يوميًا حتى لو ظهر «لا توجد مواعيد».
- لذلك قدّم في أقرب وقت مسموح — حتى ستة أشهر قبل السفر. الانتظار حتى شهر أو شهرين غالبًا يعني عدم توفّر أي موعد.
معلومات مفيدة
- This is a NATIONAL Spanish (telework) visa — not a 90-day Schengen visa; you apply to Spain and live there.
- US documents (FBI check, state corporation records) must be apostilled and accompanied by a Spanish translation; the FBI check must be within 6 months.
- The visa fee for US citizens is $190 (reciprocity); the telework visa is valid a maximum of 1 year while the telework residence permit can run up to three years.