es_imv
Spain Non-Lucrative Visa
Spain · Southern Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2013
- Governing lawPublished
- Organic Law 4/2000
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Finance your Spanish siesta with independent means and enjoy EU freedom of movement
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of regular passive income ($28,800+/year)
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 13–17 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- D visa at a Spanish consulate, then residence card in Spain within 3 months
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Consulate application; card in Spain
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- About 3-4 months
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.citaconsular.es/es/hosteds/widgetdefault/275f65e80ce06aaf5cd24cebd11311897#services
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $80
- Application feePublished
- $140
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $220
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- $2,400/month
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- $30,000
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 183 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Must live in Spain more than 183 days in the calendar year to renew (Art. 64.2(f) RD 1155/2024, in force since 20 May 2025)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 19%-47%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 10 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- No
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- No
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Staying 183+ days makes you a Spanish tax resident
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/losangeles/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-de-residencia-no-lucrativa.aspx
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2024-24099 | https://www.inclusion.gob.es/en/web/migraciones/w/renovacion-de-la-autorizacion-de-residencia-temporal-no-lucrativa | https://msr-abogados.com/renovar-residencia-no-lucrativa-sin-183-dias-espana/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.
