Application for Investor Visa

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Under the general immigration regime, the following family members can be reunited (with a minimum residence of one year plus the request for an additional year of residence by the reunifier):

The foreigner can reunite with the following family members in Spain:

• Their spouse, provided they are not separated in fact or by law, and the marriage has not been fraudulently entered into. In no case can more than one spouse be reunited, even if the foreigner's personal law allows this marital arrangement. A resident foreigner who is married in second or subsequent marriages can only reunite with the new spouse and their family if they prove that the dissolution of their previous marriages has taken place through a legal procedure that establishes the situation of the former spouse and their family regarding common housing, spousal support, and maintenance for minor or dependent adult children.
• The person who maintains with the reunifier a relationship of an affective nature analogous to marital. For the purposes outlined in this chapter, there will be considered to be a relationship of analogous affectivity to the marital when:
  • That the relationship is registered in a public registry established for this purpose, and the registration has not been canceled; or
  •  That the validity of a non-registered relationship is proven, established prior to the start of the reunifier's residence in Spain. For these purposes, without prejudice to the possible use of any means of proof admitted in law, documents issued by a public authority will take precedence. In this case, what is provided for the spouse in the second and third paragraphs of letter a) of the previous section will be applicable. Marriage and a similar affective relationship are incompatible for the purposes of this chapter.
     
• Their children or those of their spouse or partner, including adopted children, provided they are under eighteen years of age at the time of the residence authorization application on their behalf or have a disability and are not objectively capable of providing for their own needs due to their health. In the case of children of only one of the spouses or members of the couple, it will also be required that this person exercises sole parental authority or has been awarded custody and they are effectively under their care. In the case of adopted children, it must be proven that the resolution by which the adoption was granted meets the necessary requirements to take effect in Spain.
• Those legally represented by the reunifier, when they are under eighteen years of age at the time of the residence authorization application on their behalf or have a disability and are not objectively capable of providing for their own needs due to their health, when the legal act from which the representative powers arise is not contrary to the principles of Spanish law.
• Their ascendants in the first degree, or those of their spouse or partner, when they are under their care, are over sixty-five years of age, and there are reasons justifying the need to authorize their residence in Spain. Exceptionally, when there are humanitarian reasons, ascendants under sixty-five years of age who meet the other requirements established in the previous paragraph may be reunited. Humanitarian reasons will be considered to exist, among other cases, when the ascendant lived with the reunifier in the country of origin at the time the latter obtained their authorization; when the ascendant is incapacitated and their guardianship is granted by the competent authority in the country of origin to the resident foreigner or their reunified spouse or partner; or when the ascendant is not objectively capable of providing for their own needs.
   

Certainly, humanitarian reasons will also be considered when the relative of the reunifier, or their spouse or partner, is the spouse or partner of the other relative, and the latter is over sixty-five years old. In this case, applications for family reunification residence permits can be submitted jointly, although the application of the age requirement exception for the relative under sixty-five is conditioned on the authorization for the other relative being granted. If the competent authority has doubts about the concurrence of another reason for an exception to the requirement, it will raise a prior consultation with the Directorate General of Immigration.

Relatives will be considered dependents of the reunifier if they can demonstrate that, at least during the last year of their residence in Spain, they have transferred funds or covered expenses for their relative, representing at least 51% of the per capita gross domestic product, on an annual basis, of the country of residence of the relative, as established in the Indicators on income and economic activity by country and type of indicator, by the National Institute of Statistics.

 

Foreigners holding a long-stay visa or a residence permit issued by one of the Member States may, under that permit and a valid travel document, move freely for a maximum of three months, in any six-month period, throughout the territory of the other Member States, provided that:

• They meet the entry conditions set out in points a), c), and e) of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 9, 2016, establishing a Union Code on rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), and
• They are not listed on the national list of non-admissible persons of the Member State concerned.

The entry conditions are:

• Being in possession of a valid travel document that entitles the holder to cross the border and meets the following criteria:
  • it will remain valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States. In justified emergency cases, this obligation may be waived.
  • it must have been issued within the last ten years;
     
• Being in possession of documents justifying the purpose and conditions of the intended stay and having sufficient means of subsistence, both for the planned stay period and for the return to the country of origin or transit to a third country where their admission is guaranteed, or being able to legally obtain such means.
• Not being registered as inadmissible in the Schengen Information System (SIS)
• Not posing a threat to public order, internal security, public health, or the international relations of any of the Member States. Specifically, not being registered as inadmissible in the national databases of any Member State for similar reasons.
• It's also important to note that there is a possibility that a Member State may, by law, impose the obligation on nationals of third countries to declare their presence in its territory in accordance with Article 22 of the Schengen Convention. Spain has imposed this obligation.

They are processed at the Large Companies and Strategic Groups Unit of the Immigration Subdirectorate, part of the General Directorate of Migrations, under the General Secretariat of Immigration and Emigration of the Ministry of Employment and Social Security. It is located at Plaza de la Remonta, number 12, 3rd floor, CP 28,071, Madrid.

Applications for residence permits regulated by Law 14/2013 must be submitted through the , where you can find all the information about electronic processing.

electronic platform of the Ministry of Employment and Social Security

The applicant, depending on the type of permit, can be:

• For initial permits:
  • For investors and entrepreneurs, the foreigner themselves.
  • For permits for highly qualified professionals, researchers, or intra-company transfers, the company or entity requiring the services of the foreigner.
  • For family permits:
    • If the application is submitted jointly with the main permit holder, it will be the main permit holder (for investors and entrepreneurs) or the company or entity (for highly qualified professionals, researchers, or intra-company transfers).
    • If the application is submitted at another time, it can be one of the above or the family member themselves
• Renewals are submitted by the foreigner holding the permit (family members request the renewal of their own permit).

Applications can be submitted by the interested party or through a representative.

You will find the application forms for residence permits at this link.

During their residence in Spain, the foreigner must have coverage either from the public health system or from private insurance. Proof of insurance is not required when there is an expectation that the foreigner (as well as their family members) will be covered by the National Health System due to enrollment in Social Security resulting from a work contract or professional relationship.

For entrepreneurs, if the business activity is not starting immediately, limited-duration insurance is accepted (for example, travel insurance, usually valid for three months). In other cases, there must be public or private health insurance arranged with an authorized insurance entity operating in Spain, providing coverage equivalent to that of the National Health System and for the duration of their permit or at least for one extendable year (travel insurance is not valid).

System for the duration of their authorization or at least for one renewable year (travel insurance is not valid).

For inquiries about Social Security contributions, you can access the website.
 

The law doesn't specify a specific amount or documentation for economic means. Therefore, you can demonstrate that you have economic means through any legally accepted means of proof. For example, with a job contract offer, pay slips, the updated average annual balance of bank accounts, deposits, etc.

All documents must be translated into Spanish. In the case of foreign public documents, they must also have the apostille of the Hague Convention or, failing that, have been legalized through diplomatic channels.

You can obtain more information about document legalization at these links:

• Portal for foreigners on the Employment Ministry's website
• Portal for foreign nationals on the Foreign Affairs Ministry's website