Long-stay (Type D)
Spain’s national long-stay visa for stays over 90 days.
9 Spanish resources in this topic
Visa routes
- Work Visa for Employment (Visado de trabajo por cuenta ajena)Visa route
A national long-stay visa for non-EU nationals who hold a Spanish job offer and an approved employer-sponsored work and residence authorisation to take up employment in Spain.
- EU Blue Card / Highly Qualified Professional (Tarjeta Azul UE)Visa route
A fast-track residence route for highly qualified professionals with a Spanish job offer, granted under Law 14/2013 and aligned with the revised EU Blue Card Directive.
- Self-Employment Visa (Visado de trabajo por cuenta propia)Visa route
A national long-stay visa for non-EU nationals who will work in Spain as self-employed freelancers or run their own business as an autónomo.
- Digital Nomad / International Teleworker Visa (Teletrabajador de carácter internacional)Visa route
A residence route under Law 14/2013 for remote workers and freelancers whose income comes mainly from companies or clients outside Spain.
- Non-Lucrative Residence Visa (Visado de residencia no lucrativa)Visa route
A long-stay visa for financially self-sufficient non-EU nationals who want to live in Spain on passive income without working.
- Study Visa (Visado de estudios)Visa route
A national long-stay visa for stays over 90 days to study, train, do an internship or volunteer at an authorised Spanish institution.
- Family Reunification Visa (Visado de reagrupación familiar)Visa route
A national long-stay visa allowing close family members to join a non-EU national who already holds legal residence in Spain.
- Researcher Visa (Visado de investigador)Visa route
A residence route for non-EU researchers hosted by a Spanish research organisation, processed under Law 14/2013 via the UGE.
- Long-Term Residence (Residencia de larga duración)Visa route
Permanent residence status letting non-EU nationals live and work in Spain indefinitely after five years of continuous legal residence.