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Residence and work permit as a self-employed worker (initial authorisation)

Residence and work permit as a self-employed worker (initial authorisation) is filed with Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: €239 to €259. Official tasa (government fee): Tasa (official fee) modelo 790-052 for residence + self-employed work: around 190-210 € (it varies).

We draft the initial application for residence and work as a self-employed worker for foreign nationals (LO 4/2000 art. 37 + RD 1155/2024, Spain's Immigration Regulation, arts. 82 a 87). We check the requirements of art. 84: opening and operating licences, professional qualifications or proven experience and professional-body registration where required, sufficiency of the planned investment and its impact on job creation, criminal-record certificate and sector-specific authorisations. Decision in 3 months, with silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline means the application is refused).

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Estimated total cost
€239 to €259
Managora's fee
€59.29 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
Tasa (official fee) modelo 790-052 for residence + self-employed work: around 190-210 € (it varies). (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time
Decision in 3 months. Silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline = refused), RD 1155/2024 art. 85. Initial validity of 1 year, limited to one autonomous region and one sector of activity (art. 83). The visa follows, within 1 month.
Where it is filed
Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee 49 € + the residence and self-employed work tasa (modelo 790-052) of around 190-210 €..

Residence and work permit as a self-employed worker (initial authorisation): how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the questions (about 12 minutes).
  2. 2Payment of 49 €.
  3. 3We hand you the application, with a viability analysis and the SMI (national minimum wage) threshold worked out.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Complete, valid passport.
  • •Criminal-record certificate from your country of origin, apostilled and translated.
  • •Evidence of professional qualifications (apostilled degrees, experience).
  • •Professional-body registration if required.
  • •Business plan / project for the economic activity, with forecasts.
  • •Evidence of the initial investment (bank account, premises lease, etc.).
  • •Municipal licences and sector-specific authorisations for the activity.
  • •Tasa modelo 790-052 (residence + self-employed work).

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • Legal basis: LO 4/2000 art. 37 + RD 1155/2024 arts. 82 a 87 (RD 557/2011 was repealed on 20 May 2025).
  • Art. 84.c requires you to prove that the planned investment is sufficient and to show its impact on job creation, including your own. RD 1155/2024 does NOT require the second year's profit to reach the SMI: that threshold came from the repealed regulation and can no longer be used to refuse the application.
  • After entry: IAE registration (036/037) + registration with RETA (self-employed Social Security scheme) within 3 months; the TIE (Foreigner Identity Card) is applied for within 1 month of your registration with the Seguridad Social (Social Security) (art. 85).
  • Natural next steps: alta_autonomo, primera_tie_extranjeria.

Residence and work permit as a self-employed worker (initial authorisation): frequently asked questions

Residence and work permit as a self-employed worker (initial authorisation): how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €239 to €259: Our fee 49 € + the residence and self-employed work tasa (modelo 790-052) of around 190-210 €.. Managora's fee is €59.29, 21% VAT included (€49.00 net + €10.29 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Tasa (official fee) modelo 790-052 for residence + self-employed work: around 190-210 € (it varies)..

Residence and work permit as a self-employed worker (initial authorisation): how long does it take?

Decision in 3 months. Silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline = refused), RD 1155/2024 art. 85. Initial validity of 1 year, limited to one autonomous region and one sector of activity (art. 83). The visa follows, within 1 month.

Residence and work permit as a self-employed worker (initial authorisation): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Complete, valid passport., Criminal-record certificate from your country of origin, apostilled and translated., Evidence of professional qualifications (apostilled degrees, experience)., Professional-body registration if required., Business plan / project for the economic activity, with forecasts., Evidence of the initial investment (bank account, premises lease, etc.)., Municipal licences and sector-specific authorisations for the activity., Tasa modelo 790-052 (residence + self-employed work).. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno ↗.

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