Specific Requirements
a) Investment in real estate assets
* Submission of certificate including the continuous information of the possession and charges of the Land Registry Office corresponding to the property or properties.
* Investment of 500.000 euros free of charges and encumbrances (the amount that exceeds the required investment can be subject to charges and encumbrances).
b) Investment in public debt
* Submission of certificate issued by the financial entity or Banco de España where it states that the petitioner is the sole holder of the investment for a period of 5 years or more.
c) Investment in social shares of Spanish companies or bank deposits.
* Copy of the investment statement realized in the Registry of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, in case of not valued social shares investment.
* Certificate of the intermediary financier, duly registered by the National Commission of the Securities Market or by the Banco de España where its states that the petitioner has realized the investment, in case of not valued shares investment.
* Certificate issued by the financial entity or the Banco de España where it states that the petitioner is the sole holder of the investment for a period of 5 years or more, in case of public debt investment.
* For the assumptions considered in the sections b) and c) the petitioner should confirm to have executed the investment for the minimum amount required, in a period not longer than 60 days before the submission of the application, through the ways mentioned before.
d) Other type of investment
* Business activity / Enterprising: Favorable report to confirm that in the submitted business project concur reasons of general or economical interest for Spain. This report will be issued by the Economical and Commercial Office corresponding to the geographic area where the petitioner submits the visa application.
* High qualified professionals / Transactions within the same company: The Company has to carry out a previous process of residence authorization in Spain for high qualified professionals, which will be issued by the Big Companies and Strategic Group Unit, being subject to its acceptance by the General Management of Migration.
* Submission of certificate including the continuous information of the possession and charges of the Land Registry Office corresponding to the property or properties.
* Investment of 500.000 euros free of charges and encumbrances (the amount that exceeds the required investment can be subject to charges and encumbrances).
b) Investment in public debt
* Submission of certificate issued by the financial entity or Banco de España where it states that the petitioner is the sole holder of the investment for a period of 5 years or more.
c) Investment in social shares of Spanish companies or bank deposits.
* Copy of the investment statement realized in the Registry of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, in case of not valued social shares investment.
* Certificate of the intermediary financier, duly registered by the National Commission of the Securities Market or by the Banco de España where its states that the petitioner has realized the investment, in case of not valued shares investment.
* Certificate issued by the financial entity or the Banco de España where it states that the petitioner is the sole holder of the investment for a period of 5 years or more, in case of public debt investment.
* For the assumptions considered in the sections b) and c) the petitioner should confirm to have executed the investment for the minimum amount required, in a period not longer than 60 days before the submission of the application, through the ways mentioned before.
d) Other type of investment
* Business activity / Enterprising: Favorable report to confirm that in the submitted business project concur reasons of general or economical interest for Spain. This report will be issued by the Economical and Commercial Office corresponding to the geographic area where the petitioner submits the visa application.
* High qualified professionals / Transactions within the same company: The Company has to carry out a previous process of residence authorization in Spain for high qualified professionals, which will be issued by the Big Companies and Strategic Group Unit, being subject to its acceptance by the General Management of Migration.
General Requirements
The investor’s visa obtained in the corresponding diplomatic or consular office constitutes a valid title to live in Spain at least during one year, after this period it can be requested a specific residence authorization for investors which will have duration of two years, being possible to request its renovation for two years more.
In this case, the following requirements have to be fulfilled:
* Not having entered o stayed illegally in Spanish territory.
* Being of legal age (more than 18 years)
* Not having criminal records in Spain and in the countries where the petitioner has lived during the last 5 years due to crimes provided by the Spanish legal system.
* Not appear as refused in any country which has a valid agreement with Spain in this sense.
* Have disease insurance with an entity authorized to operate in Spain.
* Have sufficient economic resources for the person and for the members of his family during his residence period in Spain.
* Being holder of a valid investor’s visa or being within the period of 90 calendar days subsequent to its expiration.
* Having visited at least once Spain during the applicability period of the visa.
* Pay the tax for the authorization process.
* In case of a residence application for relatives (spouse, children under 18 years or children older than 18 years who are not objectively able to provide their own necessities due to their health condition) they have to fulfill the general requirements.
In this case, the following requirements have to be fulfilled:
* Not having entered o stayed illegally in Spanish territory.
* Being of legal age (more than 18 years)
* Not having criminal records in Spain and in the countries where the petitioner has lived during the last 5 years due to crimes provided by the Spanish legal system.
* Not appear as refused in any country which has a valid agreement with Spain in this sense.
* Have disease insurance with an entity authorized to operate in Spain.
* Have sufficient economic resources for the person and for the members of his family during his residence period in Spain.
* Being holder of a valid investor’s visa or being within the period of 90 calendar days subsequent to its expiration.
* Having visited at least once Spain during the applicability period of the visa.
* Pay the tax for the authorization process.
* In case of a residence application for relatives (spouse, children under 18 years or children older than 18 years who are not objectively able to provide their own necessities due to their health condition) they have to fulfill the general requirements.