Entrepreneur residence
For people starting a business judged to be innovative and of economic interest. A favourable report from the national innovation body (ENISA) is the decisive step.
Who it is for. Founders with an innovative business project for Spain.
Researched, not independently verifiedmedium confidenceReviewed 20 September 2026
Fact
- Income required
- Not stated
- Savings required
- Not stated
- Investment required
- None
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Processing time
- 20–60 days
- Permission lasts
- 36 months
- Permanent residence
- After 5 years
- Citizenship
- After 10 years
Renewable
Remote work not coveredLocal employment allowedFamily can joinInsurance requiredPolice certificate
Apply through the authority, not through us: www.inclusion.gob.es (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Researched, not independently verifiedmedium confidenceReviewed 20 September 2026
Check this against
- Ley 28/2022 de fomento del ecosistema de las empresas emergentes — creates the international teleworker residence (opens in a new tab)Boletín Oficial del Estado · Government department
- UGE-CE — the unit that processes international teleworker, highly qualified and entrepreneur applications (opens in a new tab)Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos (UGE-CE) · National immigration authority