Pass-Atlas

Entering Spanien

Spanien playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#99

Entry openness

Visumfrei

Visum nötig

105

Digital-Nomad-Visum SpanienDigital Nomad Visa · €2.762/Monat (≈ US$3.038/Monat)

E-Mail, wenn sich die Einreiseregeln für Spanien ändern

Eine Bestätigungs-E-Mail, danach nur bei echten Änderungen.

Kein Konto nötig. Abmeldung mit einem Klick.

Länderprofil

Hauptstadt

Madrid

Bevölkerung

49.3 million

Fläche

504,782 km²

Währung

Euro EUR

Sprache

Spanish

Zeitzone

UTC+00:00–UTC+01:00

Im Ausland geboren

8.9 million · 2024

Migrantenanteil

18.5%

Ethnische Gruppen · 2021

Spanish84.8%
other12.3%
Moroccan1.7%
Romanian1.2%

Im Ausland Geborene: UN-Migrantenbestand über die Weltbank (meist 2024). Ethnische Gruppen folgen den veröffentlichten Kategorien des Landes. Die meisten Staaten erheben keine Hautfarbe. Nur Richtwerte.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C / Type F

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+34

Airports

BCN · MAD · PMI · AGP

Highlights

Sagrada Família
Alhambra
Prado
Park Güell
Seville Cathedral

Spanien Pass Ratgeber · Spanien Visa site Immigration site

How to get a visa

Schengen short-stay (type C)
Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period
- Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
- Visa-exempt passports use the EES entry/exit system. ETIAS will apply on the EU timetable — confirm whether your passport is in scope before travel.
International remote-work visa
Remote / nomad · 1–3 years, renewable
- Show income from a foreign employer or clients and apply for residence in Spain.
Non-lucrative residence
Visit / tourism · 1 year first, renewable, no employment
- Prove passive income or savings to live without working in Spain.

Immigration routes

Long-term residence
Skilled work
Five years’ continuous lawful stay.
Leads to PR：Five-year long-term residence is Spanish PR.

PR & citizenship

Long-term residence

Time to PR：5 years

Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.
Language and civics requirements vary by member state.

Naturalisation usually 10 years; 2 years for Ibero-America, Portugal, the Philippines, Andorra and similar. Prior nationality may be kept in some cases.