Non-Lucrative Residency in Spain

Description

The non-profit residency is designed for ​non-working individuals who want to reside in Spain for more than 3 months and already have a reliable source of income or sufficient resources to live in Spain whitout working.

The key to obtaining this permit is to prove that you have sufficient livelihoods to live in Spain.

Our Immigration lawyers can help you process the application.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Can I reside in Spain without working?

2. I must have money into a Spanish bank?

3. How can I prove my livelihoods?

4. Can my wife and my children come with me?

5. How long does the process take?

6. If I have to apply for residency in my own country at the Spanish Embassy and have to do it myself, why hire a lawyer?

Steps to follow:

Step 1: Submission of the application to the Consulate

• Submit your application to your local Spanish Consulate
• Prove your means of livelihood:
  • With documents proving that you have sufficient economic means for the period of residency in Spain or you receive a non-working, permanent, monthly income (eg. pension) – a monthly salary shall not be considered sufficient to fulfil this requirement, because it is not a permanent income).
  • Through an average bank balance, showing that you maintained a minimum balance in your bank account during the last year. The average balance shall include client’s name and account number, and shall have a minimum recommended value of € 30,000 per person + € 3,000 for each additional member of the family.

REQUIREMENTS:

Certification of absence of criminal/police records;

– Medical certificate of the applicant;

– Private insurance in Spain;

– With this permit you won’t be able to be hired by any company, at least during the first year. This permit just entitles you to legally reside in Spain.

After 6 months, however, you will have the possibility of changing the nature of the residency permit, in case you want to work.

– Birth and marriage certificate of each family member;

– Family members can also obtain residence permit as family members of a legal residents.

– The permit will be renewable as long as you can prove that you have sufficient means to live in Spain without working.

– If you submit more visa applications – for spouse and children – you shall present separately for each one all the documents described in the previous points (original and two copies) .

– The Consulate can request any additional documentation it deems necessary.

Step 2: Wait for the to answer

Step 3: Come to Spain to get the residency

Step 4: Process of the residency dossier and taking of the fingerprints.

 What’s included:

Our immigration lawyers will help you to carry out the procedures for obtaining your residency, offering a complete quality service tailored to your needs.

Our appointments are managed quickly, as we work with licensed attorneys, and we have weekly appointments set up through the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Madrid, avoiding long waiting times.

Make sure you set an appointment in time, in order to avoid delays in your application.

Our immigration lawyers will give you:

• Full assistance on the procedure, up to its resolution
• The request for the necessary documentation
• The preparation of the forms to fill in
• The submission of the application
• Constant attention to the dossier and its development
• Appointments set up through the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Madrid
• Taking of the fingerprints

What’s not included:

We do not provide assistance at the Spanish Consulates in the applicant’s country of origin. We provide personal assistance in our offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.

In all other cases, we can offer professional legal advice online.