{"id":710,"date":"2026-09-26T09:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T07:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/?post_type=residency_program&p=710"},"modified":"2026-09-26T10:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T08:46:40","slug":"spain-non-lucrative-visa","status":"publish","type":"residency_program","link":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/programs\/spain-non-lucrative-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain Non-Lucrative Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"country":[13],"program_category":[4],"class_list":["post-710","residency_program","type-residency_program","status-publish","hentry","country-spain","program_category-passive-income"],"acf":{"short_name":"Spain Non-Lucrative Visa","official_name":"Autorizaci\u00f3n de residencia temporal no lucrativa \/ visado de residencia no lucrativa","internal_id":"ES-NLV","program_status":"active","effective_date":null,"last_reviewed":"20260924","last_verified":"20260926","verification_status":"verified","minimum_age":"","nationality_restrictions":"This route is for third-country nationals who need Spanish immigration authorization to reside in Spain. EU\/EEA\/Swiss nationals and other persons covered by EU free-movement rules use a different residence framework. General visa admissibility, public-order, security and public-health rules also apply.","criminal_record_required":true,"health_insurance_required":true,"accommodation_required":false,"local_bank_account_required":false,"local_tax_number_required":false,"proof_of_income_required":false,"proof_of_savings_required":false,"eligibility_notes":"The route requires sufficient economic means for the requested residence period without needing to perform employment or professional activity. Current Article 62 permits the requirement to be met through sufficient resources or a periodic source of income. These are alternative evidentiary structures, not cumulative universal requirements, so this dataset does not force the proof_of_income_required or proof_of_savings_required booleans. Qualifying health insurance and the general visa\/admissibility documents remain separate requirements.","minimum_investment_required":"no","minimum_investment_amount":"","investment_currency":"EUR","minimum_monthly_income":2400,"minimum_annual_income":28800,"income_currency":"EUR","income_basis":"mixed","additional_income_per_spouse":600,"additional_income_per_child":600,"minimum_savings_proof_of_funds":"","government_application_fee":10.9399999999999995026200849679298698902130126953125,"government_residence_fee":16.0799999999999982946974341757595539093017578125,"renewal_fee":16.39999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375,"financial_cost_notes":"For 2026, the NLV financial reference is 400% of IPREM for the main applicant: EUR 2,400 per month, or EUR 28,800 for the one-year initial authorization. Each accompanying family member adds 100% of IPREM: EUR 600 per month, or EUR 7,200 for the initial year. This is a means-of-subsistence requirement, not a salary or investment threshold. Article 62 allows sufficient assets\/resources or periodic non-work income. The current residence-authorization fee is EUR 10.94; the first TIE fee is EUR 16.08. The current NLV renewal authorization fee is EUR 16.40 and the renewal TIE is EUR 19.30. Consular visa fees are separate and can vary by consular post and nationality\/reciprocity, so no universal consular-visa fee is encoded.","tax_considerations_summary":"Immigration residence and tax residence are separate legal questions. Spanish domestic tax rules generally treat an individual as tax resident where, among other tests, the person spends more than 183 days in Spain during the calendar year; treaty tie-breaker rules and other domestic tests can also matter. The NLV renewal itself now has its own separate requirement of more than 183 days of real and effective residence in Spain during the calendar year. Neither rule should be treated as a complete tax analysis.","work_allowed":"no","local_employment_allowed":"no","self_employment_allowed":"no","remote_work_allowed":"no","business_ownership_allowed":"conditional","work_restrictions_notes":"The NLV is defined as residence without employment or professional activity. It is not a remote-work route: continuing salaried, freelance or professional activity from Spain conflicts with the qualifying basis. Passive ownership of assets or company interests can be compatible, but where financial means derive from shares in a company established in Spain the applicant must prove that they perform no work activity for that company. Applicants who intend to work remotely should assess Spain's international-teleworker framework instead.","minimum_stay_required":"yes","minimum_days_per_year":184,"minimum_days_per_permit_period":"","stay_requirement_notes":"For renewal, Article 64 requires real and effective residence in Spain for more than 183 days during the calendar year. The 184-day scalar is therefore a structured representation of that renewal condition, not a generic tourism-style annual quota. Long-term residence and nationality have their own legal-continuity rules.","initial_permit_duration":1,"initial_permit_duration_unit":"years","renewable":"yes","renewal_period":2,"renewal_period_unit":"years","renewal_conditions":"Renewal is requested during the two months before expiry, or can be filed within three months after expiry subject to possible sanction. The applicant must continue to hold sufficient means for the full renewal period without working, maintain qualifying health insurance, meet schooling obligations for compulsory-school-age children, pay the fee and satisfy the more-than-183-days real-and-effective residence condition. The renewed authorization is normally valid for two years unless long-term residence is obtained.","processing_time_minimum":"","processing_time_maximum":"","processing_time_unit":"months","processing_time_notes":"The current regulation separates procedural clocks. The competent immigration office has a maximum of one month from receipt of the consular communication to decide the NLV residence authorization. After a favorable residence authorization, the consular office has a maximum of one month to decide and, where applicable, issue the residence visa. Appointment availability, document preparation, requests for additional evidence, travel and TIE issuance are separate, so no single end-to-end processing-time scalar is stored.","family_inclusion_available":"yes","spouse_partner_included":"yes","minor_children_included":"yes","adult_dependent_children_included":"conditional","dependent_parents_included":"no","other_dependants_included":"no","family_application_timing":"same_application","family_notes":"For the initial NLV framework, Article 61 defines family as the spouse, registered partner or duly proven stable partner; unmarried minor children who have not formed their own family unit; and adult children only where disability requires support or health circumstances make them objectively unable to provide for themselves. Dependent parents are not part of this Article 61 initial-family definition. Later ordinary family reunification is a different legal route and should not be collapsed into the initial NLV family rules.","pr_path_available":"yes","years_to_pr":5,"pr_requires_continuous_residence":"yes","pr_language_requirement":"no","pr_language_level":"none","pr_notes":"A separate Spanish long-term residence status is generally available after five years of legal and continuous residence. Continuity is generally not broken by absences of up to six consecutive months provided total absences do not exceed ten months within the five-year period; a higher total allowance applies to qualifying work-related absences. The current national long-term residence framework does not encode a general Spanish-language test.","citizenship_path_available":"yes","years_to_citizenship":"","citizenship_requires_physical_residence":"yes","citizenship_language_requirement":"yes","citizenship_language_level":"varies","dual_citizenship_allowed":"conditional","citizenship_notes":"Nationality by residence is separate from the NLV. The Civil Code generally requires ten years of legal, continuous residence immediately before the application, reduced to five years for refugees and two years for nationals by origin of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal, and for Sephardim, with additional one-year categories. The procedure generally uses CCSE and, where the applicant is not exempt or dispensed, DELE A2 or higher. Acquisition by residence generally includes a declaration concerning prior nationality, with statutory exceptions, so dual-citizenship treatment is nationality-specific. No universal years_to_citizenship scalar is stored.","process_introduction":"The Spain Non-Lucrative Visa is a consular residence route. The visa application also initiates the temporary non-lucrative residence authorization. The immigration-office decision and the consular visa decision are distinct stages, followed by entry to Spain and the TIE process.","process_steps":[{"step_number":1,"step_title":"Confirm that the non-working residence model fits","step_description":"Confirm that the applicant can reside in Spain without employment, freelance work or other professional activity and can meet the financial requirement through sufficient resources or qualifying non-work periodic income.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"Applicant \/ competent Spanish consular office","step_documents_notes":"Do not use the NLV as a substitute for the Digital Nomad Visa where the applicant intends to continue remote work from Spain."},{"step_number":2,"step_title":"Prepare financial, health and admissibility evidence","step_description":"Prepare evidence of the required financial means for the initial one-year period, qualifying health insurance, passport, criminal-record and medical evidence, and any family or jurisdiction documents required by the competent consular post.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"Applicant \/ competent Spanish consular office","step_documents_notes":"For 2026 the core financial reference is EUR 2,400\/month for the main applicant plus EUR 600\/month for each accompanying family member."},{"step_number":3,"step_title":"Submit the residence visa application","step_description":"Submit the national residence-visa application to the competent Spanish consular office. The visa application also carries the request for the temporary non-lucrative residence authorization.","typical_duration":"","responsible_authority":"Spanish consular office","step_documents_notes":"Consular document presentation, legalization, translation, interview and fee arrangements can vary by jurisdiction."},{"step_number":4,"step_title":"Complete the residence-authorization and visa decisions","step_description":"The competent immigration office assesses the residence-authorization requirements. After a favorable authorization, the consular office completes the visa decision and issuance.","typical_duration":"Statutory references: up to 1 month for the residence authorization after consular communication, then up to 1 month for the consular visa after favorable authorization","responsible_authority":"Oficina de Extranjer\u00eda \/ Spanish consular office","step_documents_notes":"These are statutory stage clocks, not a guaranteed end-to-end relocation timeline."},{"step_number":5,"step_title":"Enter Spain and request the TIE","step_description":"After the visa is granted, enter Spain within the visa's permitted window and request the corresponding foreigner identity card.","typical_duration":"TIE request: within 1 month of entry","responsible_authority":"Polic\u00eda Nacional \/ competent TIE office","step_documents_notes":"The current first TIE fee is EUR 16.08; appointment and local identity-card requirements are separate from the visa decision."},{"step_number":6,"step_title":"Maintain the NLV conditions and prepare renewal","step_description":"Maintain sufficient means without working, keep qualifying health insurance, comply with schooling obligations where relevant, and build the real-and-effective residence record required for renewal.","typical_duration":"Renewal filing: normally during the 2 months before expiry","responsible_authority":"Oficina de Extranjer\u00eda","step_documents_notes":"Renewal normally grants two years and requires more than 183 days of real and effective residence in Spain during the calendar year."}],"required_documents":[{"document_name":"National visa application","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Use the current form and filing channel required by the competent Spanish consular office."},{"document_name":"Valid passport or travel document","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Passport validity and issue-date requirements must satisfy current national-visa and consular rules."},{"document_name":"Recent passport photograph","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Follow the competent consular post's current photograph specifications."},{"document_name":"Evidence of sufficient financial means","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Show resources for the requested authorization period or qualifying periodic non-work income. For the initial one-year authorization the 2026 reference is EUR 28,800 for the main applicant plus EUR 7,200 per accompanying family member."},{"document_name":"Bank \/ financial-account evidence where used","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Article 62 permits financial resources to be evidenced through admissible proof. Where foreign accounts or financial instruments are used, current regulation specifies account-identification, opening\/cancellation dates and balance information."},{"document_name":"Evidence of qualifying periodic non-work income","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Where relying on periodic income rather than assets alone, prove its amount, continuity, lawful source and that receiving it does not require employment or professional activity in Spain."},{"document_name":"Qualifying health insurance","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Current consular guidance requires public or private health insurance with an insurer authorized to operate in Spain and coverage consistent with the risks covered by Spain's public health system."},{"document_name":"Criminal-record certificate(s)","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Adult applicants must follow the competent consulate's current look-back, issuing-country, legalization\/apostille and translation rules."},{"document_name":"Medical certificate","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Use the wording and public-health standard required by the competent Spanish consular office."},{"document_name":"Proof of residence in the consular district","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Required to establish which Spanish consular office is competent for the application."},{"document_name":"Evidence of accommodation or Spanish address","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"Some consular posts request accommodation\/address evidence. The core Article 61 NLV eligibility list does not support encoding one universal standalone accommodation scalar, so confirm the competent post's current checklist."},{"document_name":"Marriage \/ registered-partnership \/ stable-partnership evidence","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"spouse_partner","document_notes":"Required where a spouse or qualifying partner applies as family."},{"document_name":"Birth certificate(s)","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"child","document_notes":"Required for accompanying children and subject to current legalization\/translation rules."},{"document_name":"Adult-child disability or health dependency evidence","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"child","document_notes":"Adult children qualify under the initial NLV family definition only where disability requires support or health circumstances make them objectively unable to provide for themselves."},{"document_name":"Foreign-document legalization\/apostille and official translation","requirement_status":"conditional","applies_to":"all_applicants","document_notes":"Foreign public documents must meet the legalization\/apostille and Spanish-translation rules applicable to the document and consular post."},{"document_name":"Proof of applicable authorization \/ TIE fee payment","requirement_status":"required","applies_to":"main_applicant","document_notes":"The current authorization fee is EUR 10.94. After entry, the first TIE currently carries a EUR 16.08 fee. Consular visa fees are separate."}],"official_sources":[{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"legislation","source_title":"Real Decreto 1155\/2024 - residencia temporal no lucrativa","source_authority":"Bolet\u00edn Oficial del Estado","source_url":"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/eli\/es\/rd\/2024\/11\/19\/1155","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Articles 61-64: definition, financial means, family, initial one-year authorization, procedure, renewal and >183-day renewal residence requirement.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"consulate_embassy","source_title":"Visado de residencia no lucrativa - New Delhi","source_authority":"Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Uni\u00f3n Europea y Cooperaci\u00f3n","source_url":"https:\/\/www.exteriores.gob.es\/Embajadas\/nuevadelhi\/es\/ServiciosConsulares\/Paginas\/index.aspx?scca=Visados&scco=India&scd=214&scs=Visados+Nacionales+-+Visado+de+residencia+no+lucrativa","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Current 2026 financial references, health insurance and consular documentary implementation.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":false,"source_type":"consulate_embassy","source_title":"Visado de residencia no lucrativa - Buenos Aires","source_authority":"Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Uni\u00f3n Europea y Cooperaci\u00f3n","source_url":"https:\/\/www.exteriores.gob.es\/Consulados\/buenosaires\/es\/ServiciosConsulares\/Paginas\/index.aspx?scca=Visados&scco=Argentina&scd=40&scs=Visados+Nacionales+-+Visado+de+residencia+no+lucrativa","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Current 2026 monthly and annual financial references and evidence examples.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"legislation","source_title":"Orden PJC\/617\/2025 - extranjer\u00eda fees","source_authority":"Bolet\u00edn Oficial del Estado","source_url":"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2025-12056","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Current NLV residence-authorization, renewal and TIE fees.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"government_service","source_title":"Autorizaci\u00f3n de residencia de larga duraci\u00f3n nacional","source_authority":"Ministerio de Inclusi\u00f3n, Seguridad Social y Migraciones","source_url":"https:\/\/www.inclusion.gob.es\/web\/migraciones\/w\/49.-autorizacion-de-residencia-de-larga-duracion-nacional","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Five-year national long-term residence and continuity\/absence framework.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"legislation","source_title":"C\u00f3digo Civil - nacionalidad por residencia","source_authority":"Bolet\u00edn Oficial del Estado","source_url":"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-1889-4763","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Article 22 nationality-by-residence periods, legal\/continuous residence and reduced statutory categories.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"Pruebas DELE y CCSE para nacionalidad espa\u00f1ola","source_authority":"Instituto Cervantes","source_url":"https:\/\/examenes.cervantes.es\/es\/dudas","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"DELE A2-or-higher, CCSE and current exemptions\/dispensations.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":true,"source_type":"official_authority","source_title":"IRPF - residencia habitual en territorio espa\u00f1ol","source_authority":"Agencia Estatal de Administraci\u00f3n Tributaria","source_url":"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/ayuda\/manuales-videos-folletos\/manuales-practicos\/irpf-2025\/3-cuestiones-generales\/3_1-cuestiones-generales\/3_1_1-contribuyentes-irpf.html","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Domestic tax-residence >183-day rule and related residence tests.","source_notes":""},{"is_primary_source":false,"source_type":"consulate_embassy","source_title":"Non-working (Non-lucrative) residence visa - San Francisco","source_authority":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation","source_url":"https:\/\/www.exteriores.gob.es\/Consulados\/sanfrancisco\/en\/ServiciosConsulares\/Paginas\/Consular\/Visado-de-residencia-no-lucrativa.aspx","source_last_checked":"20260924","source_scope":"Examples of non-working income evidence including pension, annuity and investment-account evidence, plus no-work documentary expectations.","source_notes":""}],"short_summary":"Spain's Non-Lucrative Visa is a residence route for qualifying third-country nationals who can support themselves without employment or professional activity in Spain. For 2026 the core financial reference is EUR 2,400 per month for the main applicant plus EUR 600 per month for each accompanying family member, with a one-year initial authorization and normally two-year renewals.","who_this_program_is_for":"Retirees and financially independent applicants who can demonstrate sufficient assets or lawful non-work periodic income, want to make Spain a genuine residence base and do not need to work, freelance or telework from Spain.","who_it_may_not_suit":"Applicants who intend to continue remote employment or freelance work from Spain, people who cannot document the required financial means for the full authorization period, or those seeking a low-presence route that does not require substantial residence in Spain for renewal.","key_benefits":[{"benefit_type":"best_for","benefit_title":"Financially independent non-working residents","benefit_text":"Designed for applicants who can live in Spain from sufficient assets or lawful non-work periodic income."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"No qualifying investment is required","benefit_text":"The route is based on financial self-sufficiency, not on purchasing property or making a qualifying capital investment."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Assets or periodic non-work income can support the financial test","benefit_text":"Article 62 allows sufficient resources for the residence period or a qualifying source of periodic income."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Qualifying family can apply with the main applicant","benefit_text":"The initial NLV framework covers a spouse\/qualifying partner, minor children and narrowly defined qualifying adult children."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Renewable residence route","benefit_text":"The initial authorization is one year and a qualifying renewal is normally granted for two years."},{"benefit_type":"benefit","benefit_title":"Can contribute toward long-term residence and nationality","benefit_text":"Actual qualifying legal residence can count toward separate Spanish long-term residence and nationality-by-residence pathways."}],"limitations_conditions":[{"limitation_type":"limitation","limitation_title":"The route does not authorize work or professional activity","limitation_text":"Employment, self-employment and professional activity are incompatible with the NLV qualifying basis."},{"limitation_type":"watch_out","limitation_title":"Remote work is not the NLV's purpose","limitation_text":"The legal definition is residence without labor or professional activity. Applicants intending to telework should assess Spain's international-teleworker route instead."},{"limitation_type":"condition","limitation_title":"The financial requirement covers the full authorization period","limitation_text":"For the one-year initial authorization, the 2026 reference is EUR 28,800 for the main applicant plus EUR 7,200 per accompanying family member."},{"limitation_type":"condition","limitation_title":"Health insurance must be maintained","limitation_text":"Qualifying health insurance is required initially and must continue for renewal under the current regulation."},{"limitation_type":"condition","limitation_title":"Renewal requires real and effective residence in Spain","limitation_text":"Current Article 64 requires more than 183 days of real and effective residence in Spain during the calendar year for renewal."},{"limitation_type":"watch_out","limitation_title":"Initial NLV family rules do not include dependent parents","limitation_text":"Article 61's initial family definition covers spouse\/partner and qualifying children; ordinary later family reunification is a separate route."},{"limitation_type":"watch_out","limitation_title":"Consular implementation is jurisdiction-specific","limitation_text":"Document format, local appointments, visa fees, translations and additional evidence can vary by competent Spanish consular post."},{"limitation_type":"watch_out","limitation_title":"Immigration residence and tax residence are separate","limitation_text":"The NLV's renewal presence rule does not replace a full Spanish tax-residence analysis, including domestic tests and treaty rules."}],"important_considerations":"Do not reduce the NLV to a 'passive-income visa' with a closed list of acceptable income types. The current national rule requires sufficient means for the requested period or qualifying periodic income without the need to work. The 2026 400%\/100% IPREM figures are current financial references, not salary requirements. The initial authorization is one year; renewal normally lasts two years and now requires more than 183 days of real and effective residence in Spain during the calendar year. Consular implementation details and visa fees remain jurisdiction-specific.","program_faq":[{"faq_question":"What is Spain's Non-Lucrative Visa?","faq_answer":"It is the consular route linked to Spain's temporary non-lucrative residence authorization for third-country nationals and qualifying family members who will reside in Spain without employment or professional activity."},{"faq_question":"What is the financial requirement in 2026?","faq_answer":"The main applicant reference is 400% of IPREM, currently EUR 2,400 per month. Each accompanying family member adds 100% of IPREM, currently EUR 600 per month."},{"faq_question":"How much is that for the initial one-year authorization?","faq_answer":"Using the 2026 monthly reference, the initial one-year amount is EUR 28,800 for the main applicant plus EUR 7,200 for each accompanying family member."},{"faq_question":"Do I need passive income, or can savings\/assets qualify?","faq_answer":"Article 62 allows sufficient economic resources for the authorization period or a periodic source of income. It does not make one closed list of passive-income types a universal condition."},{"faq_question":"Can I work remotely from Spain on the NLV?","faq_answer":"The NLV is legally defined as residence without labor or professional activity. It should not be used as a remote-work route; Spain has a separate international-teleworker framework."},{"faq_question":"Can I take a Spanish job or work as self-employed?","faq_answer":"No, not while relying on the NLV qualifying basis. Employment and professional\/self-employed activity are incompatible with the non-lucrative residence definition."},{"faq_question":"Do I need to buy property or make an investment?","faq_answer":"No qualifying investment is required. Property ownership can be part of an applicant's wider financial or accommodation situation but is not an NLV eligibility investment."},{"faq_question":"How long is the initial residence authorization valid?","faq_answer":"The initial temporary non-lucrative residence authorization is valid for one year."},{"faq_question":"How long is an NLV renewal?","faq_answer":"A qualifying renewal is normally granted for two years unless the applicant instead qualifies for long-term residence."},{"faq_question":"Is there a minimum stay for renewal?","faq_answer":"Yes. Current Article 64 requires the holder to have resided in Spain in a real and effective way for more than 183 days during the calendar year."},{"faq_question":"Which family members can be included initially?","faq_answer":"The initial NLV definition covers a spouse, registered or qualifying stable partner, unmarried minor children without their own family unit, and adult children only in the specified disability or health-dependency circumstances."},{"faq_question":"Can dependent parents be included in the initial NLV application?","faq_answer":"Dependent parents are not included in Article 61's initial NLV family definition. Later ordinary family reunification is a separate route with its own rules."},{"faq_question":"Can the NLV lead to long-term residence?","faq_answer":"Potentially. Spanish long-term residence is a separate status generally based on five years of legal and continuous residence, with its own continuity and admissibility rules."},{"faq_question":"Can NLV residence count toward Spanish citizenship?","faq_answer":"Qualifying legal residence can count, but nationality is a separate process. The general period is ten years, reduced for certain statutory categories, and residence must be legal, continuous and immediately prior to the application."},{"faq_question":"Does the NLV automatically make me tax resident in Spain?","faq_answer":"No single immigration label decides tax residence. Spanish domestic tax law includes a more-than-183-days test and other tests, and tax treaties can also matter. The NLV renewal's presence condition is a separate immigration rule."}],"passive_income_required":"conditional","eligible_passive_income_types":["pension","investment_income","savings","other"],"pension_accepted":"yes","rental_income_accepted":"conditional","dividends_accepted":"conditional","savings_accepted":"yes","passive_income_stability_notes":"Periodic income is not the only way to qualify. Article 62 allows sufficient resources for the authorization period or a periodic source of income. Where periodic income is used, it should be lawful, sufficiently stable\/documented and obtainable without employment or professional activity. Where assets\/savings are used, the applicant must demonstrate availability sufficient for the required period.","passive_income_route_notes":"Passive Income is FYPAS's public-facing category for this route. Spanish law does not define a closed catalogue of 'passive income' types. The controlling concepts are sufficient financial means or periodic income that allow residence without working. Specific income sources can require additional documentary analysis by the competent consular post."},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/residency_program\/710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/residency_program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/residency_program"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=710"},{"taxonomy":"program_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fypas.com\/zh-tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_category?post=710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}