Practical guides to Spanish paperwork
Clear answers to the questions people ask most about dealing with the Spanish administration. Whenever you want us to do it for you, each guide links to the procedure itself.
Extranjería (immigration)
- Arraigo in Spain in 2026: types, requirements and which one applies to you
The 5 types of arraigo under RD 1155/2024 (social, sociolaboral, familiar, socioformativo, second chance): requirements and which one is yours.
- NIE and TIE in Spain: what they are, first application and renewal
NIE vs TIE explained: the NIE is a number that never expires, the TIE is your residence card. How to apply, renew, fingerprints and deadlines.
- Family reunification in Spain: requirements and process
Family reunification in Spain: who qualifies, housing, income and the 2 stage visa process. Managora prepares and files the application for you.
- Non-residents: modelo 210 (IRNR) and reclaiming the 3% retention
Modelo 210 IRNR guide for non-residents with property in Spain: rental income, imputed income, capital gain on sale and reclaiming the 3% retention.
- Residence and work in Spain: initial permit and renewal
Live and work in Spain as a non-EU national: work permit, self-employed route, non-lucrative residence and renewal under RD 1155/2024.
- The Beckham Law (impatriate regime): how to be taxed as a non resident in Spain
Beckham Law: pay a flat 24% in Spain as a non resident. Who qualifies after Ley 28/2022, the 6 month deadline with modelo 149 and how long it lasts.
- Spanish nationality by option and under the Democratic Memory Law
Who can get Spanish nationality by option (art. 20 CC) and under the Democratic Memory Law: requirements, deadlines and what Managora does for you.
- Studying in Spain: student visa, study stay and extension
Spain student visa and study stay (RD 1155/2024): requirements, funds, insurance, extension and deadlines. Managora files it for you.
- EU citizens and their family members: registration and residence in Spain
EU citizens and non-EU family members in Spain: green certificate, family card and permanent residence. Requirements, fees and steps for 2026.
- Ley 14/2013 visas in Spain: entrepreneur, digital nomad and highly qualified professional
Ley 14/2013 residence in Spain: digital nomad, entrepreneur, highly qualified and researcher. Requirements, timelines and the UGE-CE process.
- Changing or recovering your residence permit in Spain: from studies to work and more
Managora guide: student stay to residence and work, recovering long-term residence, return authorisation and letter of invitation. Requirements and forms.
- Schengen short stay visa to visit Spain (tourism and business)
Schengen type C visa for Spain: who needs it, documents, €30,000 insurance, fees, timings and what to do if refused. Managora handles it for you.
Justice, family and certificates
- Spanish citizenship by residency: requirements, timelines and exams
Requirements, residence periods (10, 5, 2 or 1 year), CCSE and DELE A2 exams, documents and the oath. Managora files your citizenship for you.
- Spanish Inheritance Tax and accepting an estate: steps, deadlines and cost
Inheriting in Spain: certificates, heirs, notarial acceptance and Modelo 650 inheritance tax, due in 6 months. Managora files it all for you.
- Empadronamiento: registration, change of address and certificate
How to register on the padron in Spain in 2026: registration, change of address, documents and certificate. Managora files it for you.
- Buying a home in Spain: ITP-AJD (modelo 600) and plusvalia municipal
ITP (modelo 600, 30 working days), AJD on new builds and mortgages and plusvalia municipal (real or objective method). Managora files them for you.
- Buying a home in Spain: arras, the deed, the nota simple and the mortgage
How to buy a home in Spain step by step: arras contract, notarial deed, Land Registry nota simple and cancelling a paid-off mortgage. Managora handles it.
- The Hague Apostille: what it is for and how to get one
What the Hague Apostille is, which Spanish documents need one and who issues it. Managora prepares and files your apostille for you, online.
- How to register a tourist rental home (VUT) in Spain
How to register a tourist rental in Spain in 2026: your region's tourism registry, the 3/5 owners association vote and the tax basics.
- Homologate a foreign degree and legalise your Spanish degree
Homologate a foreign university degree in Spain (RD 889/2022) or apostille your Spanish degree for use abroad. Practical 2026 guide.
- Inheritance with assets abroad: what to do and how it is taxed
Inheriting assets outside Spain or as a non resident: applicable law, Spanish inheritance tax (modelo 650) and double taxation. Managora files it for you.
- The Spanish nationality oath and registration at the Registro Civil
After the grant you have 180 days to swear the oath, register at the Registro Civil and get your DNI and passport. Managora prepares and files it.
- Recovering, losing or renouncing Spanish nationality
Recover lost Spanish nationality, get a carta de naturaleza or renounce without becoming stateless: requirements, steps and deadlines. Managora files it.
- Steps after a death in Spain: insurance, partition, renouncing and benefit of inventory
What to do when someone dies in Spain: death and life insurance certificates, partition, renouncing and benefit of inventory. Managora handles it all.
- Consular legalisation and multilingual certificates for use abroad
Validate a Spanish document abroad when the country does not accept the apostille: consular legalisation or multilingual certificate. Managora handles it.
- University preinscripción in Spain and access with UNEDasiss
How to apply to a Spanish university in 2026: preinscripción, degree order, cut-off marks and UNEDasiss accreditation, all handled by Managora.
- Inheriting in Spain while living abroad: inheritance tax for non-residents
Inherited property in Spain but live abroad? File modelo 650 with the AEAT within 6 months. Which region's rules apply, plus a worked example.
- Marriage capacity certificate: getting married abroad as a Spanish national
Valid 6 months, file expires in 1 year. Which Registro Civil is competent, which documents need an apostille, and how to register the wedding in Spain.
Autónomo (self-employed) and business
- Digital certificate and electronic signature for companies and the self-employed in Spain
2026 guide to Spain's digital certificate for companies and the self-employed, FNMT electronic seal and qualified eIDAS signature. Managora handles it.
- Spanish wealth tax and the tax on large fortunes (modelo 714)
Who must file Spain's wealth tax (modelo 714), the €700,000 allowance, how regions differ and how it links to the tax on large fortunes.
- Modelo 211: the 3% retention when you buy a property from a non-resident
Buying from a non-resident? You must withhold 3% and file modelo 211 within 1 month, or the property answers for it. Deadlines, tables, worked example.