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Immigration to Spain - Immigration & Visa Services

  • Simplify your Spanish work visa, residency, or remote work permit process with Jobbatical’s expert guidance
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🇪🇸 Spain work visas, residence permits and EU Blue Card services

Spain routes different hire types through different authorities. Here's every service we offer, from skilled worker visas to digital nomad authorisations, with UGE requirements, eligibility criteria and fees on each page.
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Which Spain immigration route is right for your hire?

Spain's routes split by skill level, sector and whether UGE or provincial authorities handle the case. This table helps you identify the right track before clicking through for full requirements and fees.

Route
Use case
Processing
Sponsor required
Leads to settlement
Non-EU professionals with a qualifying job offer in Spain
1–3 months*
Yes
After 5 years
Highly qualified non-EU professionals meeting salary threshold
1–3 months*
Yes
After 5 years
Employees relocating to a Spanish branch of their company
1–3 months*
Yes
No direct route
Long-term residence authorisation for non-EU nationals
Several weeks*
No
After 5 years
Extending existing Spanish residence and work permits
Several weeks*
Yes
No direct route
Spouses and dependent children of permit holders
Several weeks*
No
No direct route
Short-stay Schengen visits for meetings or business activities
Schengen processing times*
No
No direct route
Non-EU workers in shortage sectors and manual occupations
1–3 months*
Yes
After 5 years
*
Processing times vary by consulate, UGE workload, and case complexity. Figures indicative and current as of June 2026. Confirm against official Spanish immigration authority sources before relying on them.

What changed in Spanish immigration in 2026 and what it means for hiring

Last reviewed: June 2026
SMI raised 3.1%, raising thresholds across multiple visa routes
Royal Decree 126/2026 set Spain's minimum interprofessional salary (SMI) at €1,221/month across 14 payments, equivalent to €17,094 annually. This directly raises the income threshold for the Digital Nomad Visa to €2,849/month for a single applicant (200% of SMI), and affects salary benchmarks across other permit categories. Thresholds adjust automatically with each SMI increase.
UGE reorganised with stricter oversight and fraud crackdown
Spain's Large Companies Unit (UGE), which processes skilled worker and digital nomad applications, was reorganised in early 2026 with a more senior review team. Document standards have tightened significantly, fake employment contracts and Social Security non-registration are now actively pursued. If fraud is detected in one file handled by an agent, the UGE audits all other applications from that same agent.
Extraordinary regularisation opens new labour pool for employers
A one-time regularisation announced in January 2026 allows eligible undocumented migrants who arrived before 2026 and have 5+ months of residence and no criminal record to obtain a one-year work and residence authorisation. Employers in sectors with labour shortages may see newly legalised candidates entering the formal workforce during 2026.

Why HR teams use Jobbatical for Spain immigration

Spain splits permit processing between UGE for large employers and provincial offices for everyone else, and the rules differ between them. We know which track applies to your company and how to move through it.
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UGE-Ready Documentation
We build clean, complete files that meet UGE's tightened 2026 standards — reducing requerimientos and avoiding agent-level audit risk.
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Fast Work Authorisation
We prepare employer-side submissions for the UGE and regional authorities, keeping hiring timelines predictable across all permit types.
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Ongoing Compliance Tracking
From permit renewals to change-of-permit cases, we monitor every expiry date and flag issues before they become legal problems.
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Dedicated Case Managers
A personal expert guides each employee through visa, TIE, Social Security registration, and family permit applications.
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SMI-Aware Threshold Checks
We update salary and income benchmarks every time Spain raises the SMI, so your offers stay compliant before applications are filed.
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Multi-Route Expertise
From blue-collar visas and ICT transfers to EU Blue Cards and digital nomad authorisations — we cover the full breadth of Spanish immigration routes.

Hiring into Spain, how Jobbatical handles it end to end

Spain's work permit goes through the employer's province first, then the employee's local consulate: two separate tracks that need to stay in sync. Here's how we coordinate both.

1
Initial Assessment
We identify the right route — skilled worker visa, EU Blue Card, ICT, blue-collar, or digital nomad — and confirm UGE or consular processing requirements upfront.
Run a pre-hiring check
2
Work Authorisation
We prepare and submit the employer-side work authorisation to the UGE or regional immigration authority, including labour market test documentation where required.
Work visa service
3
Visa & Residence Permit Application
We support the employee's consular visa application and coordinate the Spanish residence permit (TIE) process on arrival.
Residence permit service
4
Family Reunification
We coordinate dependent visas and residence permits for spouses and children, aligning timelines with the main permit holder.
Family reunification visa
Renewals & Compliance
We track expiry dates, prepare renewal documentation, and manage change-of-permit cases to keep your team continuously compliant.
Permit renewal service

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