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Self-employed residence and work visa for Spain (foreign autónomo)

Self-employed residence and work visa for Spain (foreign autónomo) is filed with Consulado de España de su demarcación (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación). 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. What we charge you: €799. Official tasa (government fee): The fees are NOT included in the price and you pay them; we leave the forms filled in and tell you which ones your consulate asks for. Residence fee: modelo 790 code 052, section 2.1.3, €10.94. Self-employed work fee: modelo 790 code 062, section 3.1, €203.84 (if you will work in Catalonia, this work fee is charged by the Generalitat). Total of the two state fees: €214.78. Visa fee: paid at the consulate, and each consulate sets its amount according to your nationality. Criminal record certificates and the medical certificate are issued by the authorities and a doctor in your country, at their own cost. Any sworn translations and apostilles needed are handled by us and charged separately.

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We prepare the complete file for the self-employed residence and work visa that you submit at the Spanish consulate for your area: the business plan with the investment, its sufficiency, the expected profitability and job creation, the EX-07 form, the document checklist of YOUR consulate and the fee forms. We review every document before your appointment and stay with you until the decision and the collection of the visa.

Practical guide: Residence and work in Spain: initial permit and renewal. Requirements, deadlines and the steps, explained.

What we charge you
€799
Managora's fee
€799.00 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
The fees are NOT included in the price and you pay them; we leave the forms filled in and tell you which ones your consulate asks for. Residence fee: modelo 790 code 052, section 2.1.3, €10.94. Self-employed work fee: modelo 790 code 062, section 3.1, €203.84 (if you will work in Catalonia, this work fee is charged by the Generalitat). Total of the two state fees: €214.78. Visa fee: paid at the consulate, and each consulate sets its amount according to your nationality. Criminal record certificates and the medical certificate are issued by the authorities and a doctor in your country, at their own cost. Any sworn translations and apostilles needed are handled by us and charged separately.
Processing time
The immigration authority decides on the authorisation within a maximum of 3 months from receiving the file from the consulate; if there is no reply within that period, it is deemed refused (negative silence). With a favourable decision, the consulate issues the visa within 1 month at most, and you have 1 month from notification to collect it. Once in Spain: registration with the RETA within the 3 months following entry and TIE within the month following registration. The initial authorisation lasts 1 year.
Where it is filed
Consulado de España de su demarcación (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación) ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Complete file for the consulate €799 (VAT included): business plan, EX-07 form and visa application, your consulate's document checklist, fee forms and follow-up until the visa is collected. Separately, paid by you: fee 790-052 (€10.94), fee 790-062 (€203.84; in Catalonia, the Generalitat's work fee), the visa fee set by your consulate, and sworn translations and apostilles..

Self-employed residence and work visa for Spain (foreign autónomo): how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the questions (about 15 minutes).
  2. 2Single payment of €799 (VAT included). The fees and the visa fee are not included and you pay them.
  3. 3After payment you upload your passport and proof of your financial means and, if you have them, your degrees, licences and criminal record certificates.
  4. 4We write the business plan, fill in the EX-07 form, the visa application and the fee forms, and give you the document checklist of YOUR consulate. We review every document before your appointment.
  5. 5You submit the application at the consulate, in person or through an accredited representative if that consulate accepts it, and attend the interview if you are called. We stay with you through any request for documents until the decision and the collection of the visa.
  6. 6Once in Spain: registration with the RETA within the 3 months following entry and TIE within the month following registration. We can file your self-employed registration with Hacienda and the Seguridad Social for you.

Which documents do you need?

  • •National visa application form and EX-07 form, signed by you (we fill them in).
  • •Valid passport, with at least 1 year of validity remaining.
  • •Criminal record certificates from every country where you have lived in the last 5 years, with the legalisation or apostilla (Hague Apostille) and the translation your consulate asks for.
  • •Medical certificate stating that you do not suffer from any disease with serious public health implications under the International Health Regulations of 2005.
  • •Business plan with the planned investment, its sufficiency, the expected profitability and job creation (we write it).
  • •Proof of the financial means you will use to fund the investment.
  • •List of the licences or authorisations the activity requires and their status, plus those you already hold.
  • •Degree, proof of experience or professional association membership certificate, if the activity requires it.
  • •Fees 790-052 and 790-062 (in Catalonia, the Generalitat's work fee) and the consulate's visa fee.

Prerequisites we also handle for you

And whatever a third party provides, we arrange it

  • Traducción jurada (sworn translation) into Spanish
  • Apostilla or legalisation of a foreign document
  • Medical or psychometric examination at an authorised centre

You do not have to look for anyone: we coordinate it. As it is provided by a third party it is quoted separately and does not go inside the price of this procedure, and we tell you the amount before ordering it.

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • Legal framework: the Immigration Regulation (RD 1155/2024), arts. 82 to 87 for the authorisation and arts. 38 and 39 for the visa. The initial authorisation lasts 1 year and is limited to one autonomous region and one sector of activity; during that first year you can apply to change the sector or the territorial scope, which is decided within 1 month with positive silence (art. 192.1). The renewed authorisation lasts 4 years and is valid throughout Spain and in any sector (art. 87.1).
  • Substantive requirements (art. 84): meet what a Spanish national must meet to open and run the activity, hold the qualification or sufficient proven experience where the profession requires it and, where applicable, professional association membership, and prove that the investment is sufficient and its impact on employment, counting your own self-employment. There is no fixed minimum investment and no profitability threshold linked to the minimum wage.
  • If you do not live in Spain, you apply at the consulate for your area (arts. 85.1, 39.1 and 26.1); it cannot be done from Spain as a tourist. The consulate assesses the general visa requirements and the immigration authority, which in Catalonia is the regional one, assesses those of art. 84. It decides within 3 months of receiving the file from the consulate and, if there is no reply, the application is deemed refused (art. 85.4). Once granted, the visa is issued within 1 month at most (art. 39.5) and must be collected within 1 month or the case is closed (art. 28.4).
  • For the visa you need criminal record certificates from every country where you have lived in the last 5 years, a medical certificate and a passport with at least 1 year of validity (art. 38). Criminal records in Spain are checked by the authorities themselves (art. 85.2).
  • The consulate may call you to a personal interview: if you do not attend within the period it sets, of 15 days at most, your application is treated as withdrawn (art. 27.3). Requests for documents must be answered within 10 days, extendable by up to 5 more (art. 27.5).
  • Once in Spain, registering with the Seguridad Social within the 3 months following entry is what makes the authorisation effective; without it, you are obliged to leave Spain (art. 85.7 and 85.9). The TIE is applied for in person within the month following registration (art. 85.8).
  • If you work remotely for companies based outside Spain, the digital nomad residence usually fits better (it can also be requested from Spain while staying lawfully, 20 days with positive silence, up to 3 years); if your project is innovative or of special economic interest, the entrepreneur residence with a report from ENISA (3 years, valid throughout Spain). We handle both.

Self-employed residence and work visa for Spain (foreign autónomo): frequently asked questions

Self-employed residence and work visa for Spain (foreign autónomo): how much does it cost?

We charge you €799: our fee plus, where applicable, the fixed official tasa we advance. Complete file for the consulate €799 (VAT included): business plan, EX-07 form and visa application, your consulate's document checklist, fee forms and follow-up until the visa is collected. Separately, paid by you: fee 790-052 (€10.94), fee 790-062 (€203.84; in Catalonia, the Generalitat's work fee), the visa fee set by your consulate, and sworn translations and apostilles.. Managora's fee is €799.00, 21% VAT included (€660.33 net + €138.67 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: The fees are NOT included in the price and you pay them; we leave the forms filled in and tell you which ones your consulate asks for. Residence fee: modelo 790 code 052, section 2.1.3, €10.94. Self-employed work fee: modelo 790 code 062, section 3.1, €203.84 (if you will work in Catalonia, this work fee is charged by the Generalitat). Total of the two state fees: €214.78. Visa fee: paid at the consulate, and each consulate sets its amount according to your nationality. Criminal record certificates and the medical certificate are issued by the authorities and a doctor in your country, at their own cost. Any sworn translations and apostilles needed are handled by us and charged separately..

Self-employed residence and work visa for Spain (foreign autónomo): how long does it take?

The immigration authority decides on the authorisation within a maximum of 3 months from receiving the file from the consulate; if there is no reply within that period, it is deemed refused (negative silence). With a favourable decision, the consulate issues the visa within 1 month at most, and you have 1 month from notification to collect it. Once in Spain: registration with the RETA within the 3 months following entry and TIE within the month following registration. The initial authorisation lasts 1 year.

Self-employed residence and work visa for Spain (foreign autónomo): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: National visa application form and EX-07 form, signed by you (we fill them in)., Valid passport, with at least 1 year of validity remaining., Criminal record certificates from every country where you have lived in the last 5 years, with the legalisation or apostilla (Hague Apostille) and the translation your consulate asks for., Medical certificate stating that you do not suffer from any disease with serious public health implications under the International Health Regulations of 2005., Business plan with the planned investment, its sufficiency, the expected profitability and job creation (we write it)., Proof of the financial means you will use to fund the investment., List of the licences or authorisations the activity requires and their status, plus those you already hold., Degree, proof of experience or professional association membership certificate, if the activity requires it., Fees 790-052 and 790-062 (in Catalonia, the Generalitat's work fee) and the consulate's visa fee.. 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 Consulado de España de su demarcación (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación). 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: Consulado de España de su demarcación (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación) ↗.

Managora Gestion SL (company number B88823893) is a private company. We are not Consulado de España de su demarcación (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación), we are not affiliated with, authorised or endorsed by any public authority, and this website is not an official government portal. What you pay on this page is our fee for preparing, signing and filing the procedure on your behalf: it is separate from the official tasa, which where applicable belongs to the authority and is shown to you separately. You can carry out this procedure yourself, directly with Consulado de España de su demarcación (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación).

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