Detailed step-by-step PDF guides
Most of the site is free. These detailed guides cover one route in depth: residence, work, citizenship and the transition from temporary protection. Exact requirements, where to file (websites), links to primary sources (BOE, official Hoja), documents and deadlines.
Routes to residence & citizenship
Teletrabajo / digital nomad
Digital-nomad visa and residence permit (Ley 14/2013): requirements, 200% of SMI, insurance, where to apply.
Self-employed (autónomo)
Self-employed residence and work (art. 84): business plan, investment, EX-07, steps and deadlines.
Non-lucrative residence
Residence without working: financial means (IPREM), private insurance, criminal record, EX01.
Family reunification
General regime: who can reunite, requirements, housing report, EX-02.
Citizenship by residence
Time frames (10/5/2/1 years), CCSE and DELE A2 exams, documents and where to file.
From humanitarian to residence & work
Instructions SEM 1/2026: switch from the humanitarian authorisation (Art.128.1.a) to a 4-year residence-and-work permit, without a visa. Deadlines, filing window and minors (Art.159/160).
Procedures & first steps
First steps in Spain
Empadronamiento + NIE + TIE + Cl@ve in order: what each is, forms, where to file and tips.
Import your car (non-EU)
Full chain: change of residence, customs (DUA), Modelo 06, ITV and registration. With a temporary-protection section.
Recognition of foreign degrees
Homologación, equivalencia and convalidación (RD 889/2022): which to request, fee 790-107 (€166.50), deadlines and where to file. Includes the medical route (RD 459/2010).
Informe de arraigo (social integration)
Instructions SEM 4/2025: the report for arraigo social and socioformativo. Who issues it, 1-month deadline, free, valid 6 months, mandatory content and substitute documentation.
Housing: renting and buying
Renting (tenant rights, deposit, tensioned zones, eviction) + buying (NIE, notary, ITP/VAT/IRNR, non-resident mortgage, abolished Golden Visa).
From temporary protection to residence (Ukraine)
Residence and work
Modification under art. 191 — employed or self-employed (art. 84): requirements, investment, form EX-07.
Arraigo — 5 types
Art. 125/126 + 5 types of arraigo (sociolaboral, social with IPREM €1,200, socioformativo…): which one is yours.
Minors / children
Art. 159 (born in Spain) vs art. 160 (arrived): what each requires, what SEM 2/2026 changes.
Students
Modification to work (art. 191) or arraigo socioformativo (art. 125.1.d).
Family of a Spaniard / entrepreneurs
Family member of a Spaniard (art. 93-97, EX-24, who under art. 94.1) + Ley 14/2013.
Long-term residence
Long-term residence (art. 175-189): 5 years counting the full time under TP, absence limits.
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General information, not individual legal advice. Check the official source and consult a professional for your case.