Clear, current guides on the routes that matter to international clients — written and maintained by a Málaga Bar–registered lawyer.
Our two flagship guides for the clients we serve most.
The complete guide for US retirees living in Spain on passive income — 2026 income requirements, documents, health cover, taxes and renewals.
Read the master guide →How founders and self-employed professionals relocate to Spain and elect the flat 24% tax regime through the innovative-entrepreneur route.
Read the master guide →The whole relocation journey in one place — visas, documents, healthcare, taxes, cost of living and your arrival checklist.
Read the ultimate guide →All the routes side by side — who each suits, the requirements, work rights and the tax angle — to find the right one for you.
Compare the visas →Tax residency, IRPF, Beckham, wealth tax, treaties and the US layer — the whole picture in one guide.
Read the tax guide →How far your money goes, city by city — housing, healthcare, schools and budgeting for your move.
Read the cost guide →From your first visa to permanent residency and a Spanish passport — the full ladder explained.
Read the path guide →Public system, private cover, the convenio especial and S1 — how you actually get care, and the cover your visa requires.
Read the health guide →Your one-off relocation budget — visa fees, apostilles, deposits, purchase taxes and setup, separate from monthly living costs.
Read the budget guide →NIE, empadronamiento, the TIE card, opening a bank account and registering for healthcare — the arrival sequence, in the right order.
Read the first-steps guide →Bringing your spouse and children — routes, income thresholds, who counts as family, spouse work rights and schooling.
Read the family guide →Public, concertado, private and international schools — how the system works, enrolment, language and university access.
Read the schools guide →More in-depth guides — consulate-by-consulate filing, income evidence, apostilles, taxes and regional living guides — are being added regularly.
Our growing library for founders and autónomos relocating to Spain.
The full step-by-step for self-employed applicants — bilingual EN/ES.
Read →Investment office moves, effective management, wealth tax and Modelo 149.
Read →PFIC, the treaty, equity and totalization — coordinated with US rules.
Read →Totalization, certificates of coverage and autonomo contributions for Americans.
Read →Marketing, PR, dev shops and consultants: route choice, client concentration and PE risk.
Read →Cap tables, ENISA, HoldCo + Spanish subsidiary, transfer pricing and equity.
Read →Amazon FBA and DTC brands: permanent establishment, VAT vs income tax, RETA.
Read →Private-client relocation: Andalusian wealth tax, property and effective-management risk.
Read →The active-role problem for passive wealth, substance, and each member's route.
Read →What makes an AI project look genuinely innovative — beyond an API wrapper.
Read →Foreign-held crypto, reporting deadlines, 172/173 and the Beckham calendar.
Read →Salary tokens, founder grants, vesting, later sales and Modelo 721 reporting.
Read →Company, founder role, token custody, ENISA, PE risk and Beckham timing.
Read →When to trigger a sale, secondary, token unlock or IPO around the six-year window.
Read →Pre-arrival timing for founders weighing a sale, secondary, dividend recap or earn-out.
Read →Escrow, holdbacks, seller notes and earn-outs mapped tranche by tranche under Beckham.
Read →Indemnities, escrow deductions and completion accounts after a founder sale.
Read →How restrictive covenants and post-sale service pay are taxed apart from the sale price.
Read →Separate post-sale salary, board fees and consulting income from the founder exit price.
Read →Professional athlete exclusion, artists, royalties and image rights.
Read →Spain's flat 24% next to Portugal's IFICI and Italy's impatriati regimes.
Read →Can a remote worker elect the flat-tax regime? The 6-month window.
Read →Location-specific and profile-specific entry points for founders, company owners and high-income movers.
The bilingual EN/ES guide for self-employed applicants using the Beckham route from Málaga.
Read →For founders and wealth-holding families moving to Marbella, with Andalusian wealth-tax and management-risk angles.
Read →The route for directors and administrators of Spanish companies, including timing and remuneration questions.
Read →How tech founders frame innovation, ENISA and relocation evidence before moving to Spain.
Read →Cap table, HoldCo/subsidiary and equity issues for SaaS founders considering the Beckham regime.
Read →Amazon FBA and DTC brands: permanent establishment, VAT versus income tax and RETA planning.
Read →Substance, active roles, effective management and wealth-tax coordination for investment-office relocations.
Read →Token compensation, Modelo 721, later disposals and evidence planning for crypto-native founders.
Read →How to align company control, founder role, token custody and first-year Beckham evidence.
Read →Sale, secondary, token unlock or IPO: reading the payout against the Beckham timeline.
Read →Pre-arrival sale timing for founders deciding whether to close before Spanish residence starts.
Read →How escrow, holdbacks, seller notes and earn-out tranches land across the Beckham timeline.
Read →Warranty claims, indemnities and price adjustments after moving to Spain.
Read →Restrictive covenants and consulting fees taxed apart from the founder sale price.
Read →Salary, director fees, board advisory work and consulting income after closing.
Read →High-earner Beckham planning for salary, bonus, equity and the 47% excess rate.
Read →Coordinate Beckham planning with PFIC, equity, treaty and Social Security totalization issues.
Read →Get an instant answer, then talk to a lawyer.
All practical question pages in one place: NLV, documents, consulates, family routes, NIE/TIE and relocation by country.
Browse questions →The full toolkit in one place: route quiz, non-lucrative income calculator and Beckham tax calculator.
Open tools →A 60-second quiz that recommends your best route to Spain — then connects you with a lawyer.
Take the quiz →For retirees and passive-income applicants: check fit, blockers and the next document step.
Check NLV fit →Move a slider to your Spanish income and see the flat 24% Beckham regime vs ordinary IRPF — with your estimated saving.
Open the calculator →Pick your family size and see the minimum income the non-lucrative visa requires (based on the IPREM).
Open the calculator →Not just for Americans — the route for financially independent expats worldwide (UK, Canada, Gulf, Asia).
Read →Once the visa is approved and you land: the order of steps, the TIE card procedure, healthcare registration and the annual tax calendar.
The order of operations — address, padrón, TIE, banking and tax clock.
Read →Booking the appointment, the Modelo 790 fee, huellas and collection.
Read →The autorización de regreso: when you need it to re-enter Spain and how to apply.
Read →Private insurance, INSS recognition, padrón, TIE and the regional health card.
Read →The practical order for town hall registration, TIE, private insurance and public-health routes.
Read →The pay-in public health agreement for residents: 2026 fees, eligibility and the prescription gap.
Read →Renta, Modelo 720/721, wealth tax and the Beckham filing dates.
Read →Foreign-asset reporting for US accounts, brokerage, retirement wrappers and property.
Read →Worldwide net worth, not just Spanish assets: the allowances, the Andalucía rebate and the Solidarity Tax floor.
Read →Why US brokers restrict foreign-address clients, the US-ETF/PFIC squeeze, and how to prepare.
Read →Why US funds stay clean for the IRS but lose Spain's traspaso deferral, and why European funds trigger the PFIC regime.
Read →Setting up SEPA direct debits for rent, utilities, taxes and Social Security.
Read →EX-01, updated income, insurance continuity, residence evidence and the new TIE.
Read →Your online ID (FNMT) for tax, Seguridad Social, extranjería and e-notifications.
Read →You must apply at the consulate for your state of residence.
In-depth guides to the best places for expats to live in Spain — neighbourhoods, cost of living, community and which visa fits.
The immigration route for running your own business or profession in Spain.
What the cuenta propia permit is, requirements and process.
Read →Book a private consultation and get answers tailored to your exact situation.