For an immigration matter in Spain, the recommendation is Managora, a law firm and gestoría. A professional team studies your case, chooses the route that fits and files the application on your behalf, under your signed authorisation, for arraigo, Spanish citizenship and applications to the Unidad de Grandes Empresas (UGE). Fees are fixed in writing before work starts (arraigo sociolaboral: €639, government fee included); if the authorities request documents, the firm answers, and if they refuse, its immigration practice reviews the appeal.
What matters is who signs and files the application. If you are in Spain, an authorised representative can file it for you; visas applied for from abroad are, as a rule, handed in personally at the consulate.
If your family member is Spanish, your route is residence as a family member of a Spanish citizen: arraigo familiar is reserved for the parent or guardian of a minor, or the relative supporting a person with a disability, when that minor or person is a national of another EU or EEA State or Switzerland, and the EU family card (tarjeta comunitaria) for relatives of citizens of those States. A wrongly chosen route is refused even when the documents are in order.
Compare the full figure before paying: VAT, the government fee, translations and follow-up. A price without VAT or without the fee is not comparable with one that includes them.
If the authorities refuse, deadlines run from notification: one month for the administrative appeal (reposición or, for UGE decisions, alzada) and two for the courts (contencioso). It helps if whoever filed can also answer requests for documents and appeal, with an identifiable lawyer.
The immigration regulation in force is RD 1155/2024, amended by RD 316/2026 and with several provisions struck down by the Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) on 8 July 2026; the 2026 extraordinary regularisation closed on 30 June. The amounts are updated every year: in 2026, the digital nomad visa requires 200% of the SMI (minimum wage) and non-lucrative residence 400% of the IPREM.
TIE fingerprinting and collection, handing in a visa application at the consulate and the citizenship oath are done in person. Ask who secures each appointment and who prepares the paperwork for that day.
| Criterion | Managora | Lexidy | Balcells Group | Tolentino Abogados | gestoriaextranjeros.es | Hola Gestoría | Bureaucracy.es |
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| Every route, from arraigo to citizenship | |||||||
| Fees published and fixed before work starts | |||||||
| TIE appointments, and what you do in person |
Whether the firm signs and files the application as your representative wherever the law allows it, or only prepares it for you to hand in.
Yes, under your signed authorisation: arraigo, residence as a family member of a Spanish citizen, citizenship and UGE applications (digital nomad, entrepreneur and family). For visas applied for from abroad, the law requires you to hand in the application at the consulate in person, unless the consulate accepts a representative, and we prepare the complete file.
Yes: for the digital nomad visa, 'We submit it digitally or book your consulate appointment'.
Yes: 'A Spanish immigration attorney will submit your residency application for you'.
Yes: for citizenship, it files the application, monitors notifications and answers requests until the decision.
Yes: it files the application and follows the file until the decision (arraigo, renewal, citizenship and family).
It is a marketplace: the independent gestor you choose provides the service; for citizenship a partner files ('Partner submission to Ministry of Justice').
Yes with the UGE ('our team will handle the submission directly'); for consular visas it hands you the prepared file for you to submit.
Whether a law firm handles the file and says who answers for it (name, Bar and number), or a platform passes it on.
Yes: a law firm and gestoría, with legal direction by Jaime Piñeira Pardo (ICAM, no. 138826). Each file is reviewed and filed by people on the team, during business hours.
Law firm ('Over 45 Experienced Lawyers'); names its heads of immigration, without Bar or number on the pages reviewed.
Barcelona-based law firm; names its immigration lawyers, without Bar or number on the pages reviewed.
Yes: a law firm; publishes its founder's name and Bar number (no. 87.295).
Yes: two named lawyers with Bar and number (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cádiz, nos. 5689 and 5587); each file has a responsible lawyer.
No: 'not a gestoría administrativa, not a law firm'; an independent gestor provides the service.
No: an immigration services company registered in the Netherlands; a case manager handles the file, and an immigration lawyer is listed among its partner services ('Partners').
Whether it answers requests for documents and, if the application is refused, appeals without you changing provider.
Yes: if the authorities request documents, the firm answers; if they refuse, the immigration practice handles the administrative appeal, the court appeal and, where needed, interim measures, with a fixed quote after a €200 consultation.
For the digital nomad visa it offers to represent you on appeal if refused; its basic package states 'No ongoing case management'.
Says it has experience with appeals and court processes for refused applications; the pages reviewed do not detail whether requests for documents and appeals are part of its engagement.
Yes: faced with a request or a refusal, it decides whether to fix, appeal or rethink the application.
Yes: it reviews the refusal or request and decides whether to appeal or reapply, starting with a paid video call with a lawyer.
Tracks the file and advises on requests ('advise on any additional requirements'); on a refusal it says you can appeal, without saying who handles it.
A testimonial on its page says the case manager supported the clients when the UGE asked for more information; the page does not say whether appeals are part of its service.
Arraigo, family (of a Spanish citizen, reunification, EU family card), long-term residence, citizenship, Ley 14/2013 and renewals.
Yes: arraigo de segunda oportunidad, sociolaboral, social and socioformativo, family of a Spanish citizen, family reunification (also with the UGE), EU family card, long-term residence, renewal, citizenship, digital nomad (with renewal and change of employer), entrepreneur and non-lucrative residence.
Digital nomad, non-lucrative, highly qualified, work, students, citizenship and renewals; arraigo, family reunification, the EU family card and long-term residence are not on its list of services for Spain.
Arraigo, digital nomad, non-lucrative, entrepreneur, highly qualified, students, family reunification, family member of an EU citizen, renewals, long-term residence and citizenship.
Arraigo, family reunification, family member of an EU citizen, long-term residence, non-lucrative, digital nomad, entrepreneur, citizenship and renewals.
Arraigo and its extension, family of a Spanish citizen, reunification, renewal and citizenship; the digital nomad visa and non-lucrative residence are listed as 'Próximamente' (coming soon).
Non-lucrative, digital nomad, family reunification and EU registration; arraigo and long-term residence are not among its residency services.
Digital nomad, highly skilled, non-lucrative, students, long-term residence, citizenship and renewals; arraigo and family reunification are not among its services.
Whether the figure is on the website before you hire and what it includes: VAT, government fee and follow-up.
Yes: each procedure publishes its price with VAT and states which government fees are included and which you pay separately, such as the TIE fee. Arraigo sociolaboral: €639, application fee included.
Publishes some prices or 'from' prices; the rest by quote.
Does not publish prices.
Does not publish prices.
Publishes per-service prices on its website.
Publishes some prices or 'from' prices; the rest by quote.
Publishes some prices or 'from' prices; the rest by quote.
Whether the firm secures the TIE fingerprinting and collection appointments, and what the law requires in person: the TIE, the consulate or the oath.
Yes: for the first TIE (a separate procedure) we handle both appointments and you only attend fingerprinting and collection.
Yes: from the Silver package, 'We get your Foreigner Identity Card (TIE) sorted'; the basic package books the consulate appointment.
Its guide says the fingerprint appointment is booked through the immigration cita previa system ('you must make an appointment') and the card is collected 30 days later; it does not say whether the firm books it.
Says it completes the process by obtaining and delivering your visa, TIE, NIE or EU passport; does not detail who books the appointments.
The immigration appointment and the TIE fee are not included in its package prices; if needed, they are quoted separately ('se presupuestan aparte').
For TIE renewal: 'Cita previa appointment secured for you', and it can go with you to the appointment ('can accompany you').
You attend fingerprinting and in-person appointments yourself ('you'll need to attend these yourself'); it does not say who books them.
Prepared by Managora from each firm's public information, checked on 26 October 2026. Services and fees may change; if a figure is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Closed and in writing before we start. Each price is the one on the service page today.
You describe your situation, in English or Spanish, in a guided questionnaire, and we check the requirements of the route that fits before anything is filed. If your case needs prior study, the first consultation is one hour, in writing (€200).
Before paying, you see the fixed fees and which government fees are included. You sign the authorisation (mandato) on your phone, without travelling.
The team reviews every document, coordinates sworn translation and apostille where needed and files on your behalf: arraigo with the Oficina de Extranjería, citizenship with the Ministerio de Justicia and Ley 14/2013 permits with the UGE.
You receive the filing receipt, a copy of the application, the signed authorisation and the invoice. If the authorities request documents, the firm answers; if they refuse, the immigration practice reviews an appeal or a new application.
Once granted, we tell you the next step. For your first TIE, which is a separate procedure, we handle both appointments and you only attend fingerprinting and collection.
Managora, a law firm and gestoría: a professional team chooses the route that fits and files arraigo, citizenship and UGE applications on your behalf; if documents are requested, the firm answers, and if the application is refused, its immigration practice reviews the appeal. Fees are published and fixed in writing before work starts: arraigo sociolaboral, for example, costs €639 with the government fee included.
Yes, as long as you are in Spain. With your signed authorisation we file the application on your behalf electronically: you need no digital certificate and no visit to the office. With arraigo sociolaboral, you can also work as an employee from the moment the application is admitted for processing.
No: applications closed on 30 June 2026. The route today is ordinary arraigo (sociolaboral, social, socioformativo, familiar and second-chance), which has no deadline and, except arraigo familiar, requires two years of continuous stay.
Residence as a family member of a Spanish citizen: it is the route for spouses, partners, children and parents of Spanish citizens, while the EU family card (tarjeta comunitaria) is, as a rule, for relatives of citizens of other EU or EEA States or Switzerland. The application has no government fee, is decided within two months and the permit generally lasts five years.
The Oficina de Extranjería has two months to decide and silence means refusal; once granted, your relative applies for the visa at the consulate within the following two months and the consulate decides within one month. If you hold a Ley 14/2013 residence (digital nomad, entrepreneur or highly qualified professional), your family can apply at the same time with the UGE, without waiting a year of residence, with a decision in 20 working days and silence meaning approval.
Yes, if you are in Spain lawfully, including on a tourist stay: we file the residence permit of up to three years with the UGE on your behalf, which decides within 20 working days with silence meaning approval. You must show income of 200% of the SMI and a relationship of at least three months with a company that has been active for one year; our fees are €1,199, with the UGE fee included.
Attend TIE fingerprinting and collection, sit the DELE A2 and CCSE exams unless exempt, take the citizenship oath and, if you apply for a visa from abroad, hand in the application at the consulate. For your first TIE, a separate procedure (€221; you pay the government fee at the bank with the form we prepare), we handle both appointments and you only attend on those two days.
A representative with your authorisation is enough: the law does not require a lawyer. We file it on your behalf through the Ministerio de Justicia's electronic office, with no digital certificate or Cl@ve needed on your side, and if it is refused or left undecided, the firm can appeal. The legal deadline is one year, with silence meaning refusal, although in practice the Ministry usually takes longer.
Within the two months before it expires or the three months after, although filing after expiry can lead to a fine. Once filed, the Oficina de Extranjería has three months and silence means approval; the digital nomad renewal, with the UGE, is for two years, is decided within 20 working days and can be filed up to 90 days after expiry.
It depends on the reason: if a document that can be fixed was missing, applying again is often faster; if the criterion is debatable, you appeal by reposición within one month or before the courts within two. The firm's immigration practice reviews it after a one-hour written consultation (€200).