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Residency for non-EU citizens: visas and arraigo

For citizens of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Latin America and other non-EU countries, there are several routes. The immigration regulation in force since May 2025 changed several of them.

From your home country: visas

• Non-lucrative residence visa: to live in Spain without working there. You need financial means (in 2025, about €2,400 a month for the main applicant, i.e. 400% of the IPREM, plus an amount for each family member) and private health insurance with no co-payments.
• Digital nomad visa: to work remotely for companies based outside Spain.
• Work, study or job-seeking visas, depending on your profile.
• The “golden visa” through buying property no longer exists since April 2025.

From within Spain: arraigo

For someone already in Spain, arraigo allows them to regularise their situation in certain cases:

• Social arraigo: two years in Spain are now required (instead of three before), with other conditions.
• Socio-labour arraigo, with an employment contract.
• Socio-training arraigo, while following a training course.
• Family arraigo, for example for the parent of a Spanish child.
• Second-chance arraigo, for people who had a permit and lost it.

Spouse or partner of an EU citizen

If you are married to or in a registered partnership with an EU citizen (an Irish or Spanish citizen, for example), there is a specific residency route. See the guide on marriage and pareja de hecho.

Our advice

Every case has its own details (criminal record, exact time in Spain, continuous padrón registration…). A mistake can cost months, so it is best to have a professional check your file before you submit it.

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