Spain now has a teleworking visa1 also known as a “digital nomad” visa. On 22 December 2022, the Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spain’s official gazette) published the final version of the long-awaited Law 28/2022 to Promote the Start-up Ecosystem (the “Start-ups Law”).2 This law creates a new visa for those foreign nationals (non-European nationals) who want to live in Spain and work in a self-employed capacity or as employees for companies that are outside Spain for up to one year, with the possibility to apply for a three-year residence permit and afterwards for two-year renewals.
On 18 January, the authorities issued guidance on applying for the new visa.