Spain’s digital nomad visa: Everything you need to know

Spain’s new digital nomad visa is part of a wider policy package to encourage entrepreneurship and the digital economy. The legislation still needs to be approved by the senate, and we don’t have every detail about the visa yet. Applicants must be either “employees working exclusively for a foreign company” or “consultants” who are providing their services to mostly foreign clients. The initial maximum duration of the visa will be one year, but applicants will be given the option to extend that to up to five years. People using the visa won’t become a tax resident in Spain until they’ve spent 183 days in the country. They’ll keep paying tax in their country of origin. . . .