Cities/Barcelona

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🇪🇸Barcelona

A coastal city that balances beaches, design culture and a deep startup ecosystem, making it a long-standing favourite for founders and remote workers.

Mediterranean coastDesign & tech hubWalkable neighbourhoods

To live in Barcelona you apply for residency in Spain. These are the 8 verified Spain programmes — there is no separate city visa.

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Digital Nomad Entrepreneur Golden Visa

Residency programmes in Spain

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Spain Beckham Law (Régimen Especial)

Spain • europe

Headline cost

24% flat rate on Spanish income

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Democratic Memory Law (Grandchildren of Exiles)

Spain • europe

Headline cost

Legal fees ~$3,000

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Spanish Citizenship by Descent (Democratic Memory Law)

Spain • europe

Headline cost

Free — admin costs only

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Non-Lucrative Visa (NLV)

Spain • europe

Headline cost

~€2,400/mo income (400% IPREM)

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Digital Nomad Visa

Spain • europe

Headline cost

~€2,763/mo (200% min wage)

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Golden Visa

Spain • europe

Headline cost

€500k property investment

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Entrepreneurs Law Investor/Entrepreneur Residence

Spain • europe

Headline cost

€1m in Spanish company shares OR €2m in govt bonds OR €…

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Spain Non Lucrative Residence Visa

Spain • europe

Headline cost

€28,800/year

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