Spain
International Telework Visa · Madrid
Sun, healthcare and a genuinely attractive 24% flat tax for remote employees make Spain a heavyweight — provided you can navigate the Beckham eligibility rules.
€2,849/mo
20–45 days
1 year
75/100
210 Mbps
Moderate
Warm Mediterranean
UTC+1
Model your move to Spain
Set who's coming and what you earn. We'll handle eligibility, taxes, contributions, living costs and what you'd have left — and compare it to home.
Staying more than ~183 days?
Affects tax residency for territorial & exempt regimes.
Your monthly life in Spain
Pre-filled with typical costs in Valencia. Drag or type to match your life.
A nice place in a popular area
Power, water, gas
Home fibre + data
Food at home
Transit, rideshare, fuel
Private cover nomads usually need
Eating out, coffee, going out
Shopping, gym, subscriptions, misc.
You meet the income requirement
Needs $3,105/mo.
Your qualifying income
$6,000
$4,560
$2,266
$2,294
Tax in Spain
Effective rate
24.0%
- Income tax / mo
- $1,440
- Social security / mo
- Not charged
- Total deductions / mo
- $1,440
- Take-home / mo
- $4,560
Typically covered by your home country under a totalization agreement, so €0 locally.
Private health insurance is mandatory for this visa — it's already counted in your living costs above.
Telework-visa holders employed by a non-Spanish company can elect a flat 24% on income up to €600,000 (47% above) for up to six years.
vs. United States
Tax
22.8% at home → 24.0% here
Same lifestyle costs
$4,532 at home → $2,266 here
Money left over
$101 at home → $2,294 here
Estimates for planning only — actual tax depends on treaties, your residency and personal circumstances. Confirm with official sources and a qualified advisor before you move.
What it takes to qualify
Income & savings
- Monthly income (single)
- €2,849
- Basis
- 200% of the Spanish minimum wage (SMI)
- Family add-on
- +€1,069 spouse · +€357/child
- Combine two incomes?
- Yes
Add 75% of SMI for the first family member and 25% of SMI for each additional dependent.
The visa
- Program
- International Telework Visa (Visado de Teletrabajo Internacional)
- Introduced
- 2023
- Duration
- 1 year, renewable
- Max total stay
- 5 years
- Fees
- $110 (approx)
- Who can apply
- Employees, Freelancers
- Bring family?
- Yes
- Schengen access
- Yes
Consular fee plus a small TIE residence-card fee. Apply from abroad for a 1-year visa or from inside Spain for a 3-year residence authorisation, renewable to five years.
What you'll actually pay
Income tax
- Treatment
- Foreign income can be taxed
- Headline rate
- 24%
- Tax residency at
- 183 days
- Employee social
- Usually home-covered
- Self-employed social
- €320/mo quota
- Health insurance
- Required for the visa
Autónomos pay an income-based social-security quota: ~€80/mo in year one (tarifa plana), then ~€200–€590/mo by net profit. The figure shown is a mid-scale estimate.
Without the Beckham election, residents pay progressive IRPF up to ~47%.
Special regime · Beckham Law
- Rate
- 24%
- Duration
- 6 years
Telework-visa holders employed by a non-Spanish company can elect a flat 24% on income up to €600,000 (47% above) for up to six years.
This visa requires private health insurance. Get covered with SafetyWing (sponsored)
Reviewed Source: Spain immigration portal
Path to residency & citizenship
On the visa
Year 0–5
Live legally on the International Telework Visa.
Permanent residency
~5 years
Settle permanently with full rights.
Citizenship
~10 years
Apply for a passport.
Permanent residence after 5 years; citizenship after 10 (just 2 for nationals of Ibero-American countries, the Philippines, Andorra, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal, and Sephardic Jews). Spain generally requires renouncing other citizenships except for those nations.
Reviewed Source: Spain immigration portal
Typical costs in Valencia
Rent (1-bed)
$1,200
Rent (family)
$1,850
Groceries / person
$290
Utilities
$120
Internet
$33
Transport / person
$40
Health insurance
$90
Dining / person
$250
Cost index 50/100 vs New York · prices are about 61% of US levels (PPP). Monthly figures shown in USD.
Highlights & watch-outs
What makes it great
- Flat 24% tax for up to six years via the Beckham regime.
- Excellent healthcare and lifestyle for the cost.
- 3-year residence track renewable to five.
What to watch
- Citizenship takes 10 years and dual nationality is restricted.
- Spanish proficiency needed for daily life outside big cities.
Reviewed Source: Spain immigration portal
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