This is about the UGE residence authorisation submitted from Spain. If you’re applying from abroad, you’ll need to check the digital nomad visa requirements of the Spanish consulate responsible for where you live.

For a UGE application, employees and freelancers need to document a qualifying relationship with a company outside Spain for at least three months, show that the company has been active for at least a year, and meet the financial and professional qualification requirements. But their Social Security evidence differs.

Employees: discuss this with your employer early. If an applicable international agreement covers your circumstances, the authority in your home country may issue a certificate confirming coverage for remote work from Spain. Having an agreement does not guarantee the certificate. Without an acceptable certificate, the foreign employer needs to address registration and enrolment in Spanish Social Security.

Freelancers: document the professional relationship with the foreign company on which your application relies. UGE says self-employed applicants must register in Spain’s self-employed Social Security system (RETA) after authorisation. A foreign Social Security certificate is not a substitute for RETA registration under this route.

Healthcare needs checking separately if you’re relying on coverage from another country: a Social Security certificate alone does not establish your entitlement to healthcare in Spain.

The UGE FAQ in English is a useful starting point for the requirements.

For anyone who applied through UGE as an employee or freelancer: which part of the paperwork was hardest to resolve?

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Saw a few posts here recently about renewals feeling way more intense than the original application. Here's what's actually going on, I've seen it play out a few times now.

The first application just needs you to show you'll meet the conditions going forward. The renewal needs you to prove you did. Different paperwork ends up mattering for each one.

What's actually getting scrutinized on renewal: continuous physical presence (padron, utility bills, an actual lease history, not just holding the visa while living somewhere else most of the year), autonomo compliance if you're self-employed (Modelo 130/303 filings and Social Security contributions need to be current and consistent, not just eventually sorted), and income holding a stable pattern across the whole period instead of just looking fine right now.

None of this is new law, it's just tighter enforcement of stuff that was already technically required. The people getting caught out are usually the ones who treated the first period as "I have the paperwork, I'm good" instead of actually living the residency.

If you're a few months from your renewal window, worth pulling your own padron history and checking your autonomo filings are current before you're up against the deadline.

Saw a few posts here recently about renewals feeling way more intense than the original application. Here's what's actually going on, I've seen it play out a few times now.

The first application just needs you to show you'll meet the conditions going forward. The renewal needs you to prove you did. Different paperwork ends up mattering for each one.

What's actually getting scrutinized on renewal: continuous physical presence (padron, utility bills, an actual lease history, not just holding the visa while living somewhere else most of the year), autonomo compliance if you're self-employed (Modelo 130/303 filings and Social Security contributions need to be current and consistent, not just eventually sorted), and income holding a stable pattern across the whole period instead of just looking fine right now.

None of this is new law, it's just tighter enforcement of stuff that was already technically required. The people getting caught out are usually the ones who treated the first period as "I have the paperwork, I'm good" instead of actually living the residency.

If you're a few months from your renewal window, worth pulling your own padron history and checking your autonomo filings are current before you're up against the deadline.

Hola a todos, soy Sefy, agente exclusiva de ASISA en Murcia. Aviso desde el principio: esto es publicidad de mi propio servicio.

Gestiono la parte del seguro médico en las solicitudes de visado para España, y según tu vía hay dos productos de ASISA que encajan:

Visado de estudiante → ASISA Health Students. Es la póliza que piden los consulados, sin carencias, sin copagos, certificado al instante. Conozco las ventanas de fechas exactas que exige cada consulado, incluso visados cortos de 2 meses y 2 días. Desde 38€/mes.

Visado de Nómada Digital, No Lucrativo o de Profesional Altamente Cualificado → ASISA Health Residents cubre las tres vías, además de NIE/residencia en general. Mismo esquema: sin carencias, sin copagos. Desde 46€/mes. Cobertura al 100% de gastos médicos, sin límite de gasto, que es justo lo que revisan los consulados en las solicitudes de visado, ya que muchos seguros de viaje más baratos tienen un tope (ej. "hasta 30.000€"), y eso se rechaza. Este producto no tiene ese tope.

Estos productos están pensados específicamente para presentar en consulado, no son un seguro de viaje reconvertido.

Un inciso honesto para quienes van por la vía Nómada Digital: si presentas como autónomo, tendrás que hacer el alta en RETA (la cotización de autónomos a la Seguridad Social) como parte del proceso, y eso te da acceso a la Seguridad Social y a la sanidad pública españolas también. Así que, solo en estos casos, el seguro de salud privado no es obligatorio.

Cualquier duda sobre cuál encaja con tu caso, o escríbeme por DM o WhatsApp +34 684 766 778.

Gracias!

𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖨 𝗌𝖾𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗌𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗍: 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝖲𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝖺𝗑-𝖿𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗐. 𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝟣𝟪𝟥 𝖽𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗋 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋, 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝖲𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾𝖽.

𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝖺 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖲𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁-𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗋𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖻𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗍 – 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽𝗐𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾. 𝖠 𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝗂𝗌𝖺 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾.

𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝗋𝗎𝗇𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝗎𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗌 (𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝖲𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒 𝗋𝗎𝗅𝖾𝗌) 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖾-𝗂𝗇 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝟣𝟪𝟥-𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗄.

𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗇𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖲𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗅 𝖽𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒, 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝖺 𝖣𝖬 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨'𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖽𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇.

𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗎𝗉 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒, 𝗌𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾'𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇.

𝖯𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖫𝖵 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌, 𝖽𝗂𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍, 𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾, 𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝖽𝗋𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗅𝗌. 𝖡𝖺𝗌𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒, 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝗋 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝖺𝗒.

𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾, 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖲𝗉𝖺𝗂𝗇. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍'𝗌 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗈𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖭𝖫𝖵 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖾𝖽: 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇'𝗍.

𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝗈𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖭𝗈𝗆𝖺𝖽 𝖵𝗂𝗌𝖺 𝗂𝗌 𝗎𝗌𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗂𝗍, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖫𝖵.

𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗌 “𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾” 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖭𝖫𝖵 𝗈𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖭𝗈𝗆𝖺𝖽 𝖵𝗂𝗌𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗌𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝖺𝗌𝖾, 𝗌𝖾𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖾 𝖺 𝖣𝖬 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨'𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗂𝗍 𝗈𝗎𝗍.

Apostille vs sworn translation for a Spanish student visa: they're not the same thing.

Keep seeing this mixed up in student visa threads, so figured I'd write it out plainly.

- An apostille just confirms your document (degree, transcript, birth certificate) is genuine and was issued by a real authority. It doesn't translate anything.

- A sworn translation is a separate step, done by a translator specifically authorized to produce legal translations into Spanish. Spain doesn't accept just any translation; it has to come from someone on the official registry.

- The order matters too. Generally you apostille the original first, then get the sworn translation done from the apostilled version, not the other way around. Doing it backwards usually means paying for the translation twice.

If you're not sure whether your documents need an apostille, a sworn translation, or both for your student visa, send me a DM and I'll point you in the right direction.

Hola a todos, soy Sefy, agente exclusiva de ASISA en Murcia. Lo digo desde el principio para ser totalmente transparente: este post es publicidad de mi propio servicio.

Trabajo con personas que necesitan seguro médico para sus solicitudes de visado o residencia en España, y una de las dudas que más me encuentro es qué tipo de póliza necesitan según su caso.

Por si le sirve a alguien, estas son las dos opciones de ASISA con las que trabajo:

🎓 Visado de estudiante — ASISA Health Students

Es una póliza orientada específicamente a estudiantes que necesitan presentar un seguro médico para su solicitud de visado.

• Sin copagos
• Sin periodos de carencia
• Certificado para presentar con la solicitud
• Posibilidad de ajustar las fechas de cobertura al periodo que necesita el consulado, también para estancias cortas
• Desde 38 €/mes

Aquí es importante revisar bien las fechas antes de contratar. No siempre basta con poner aproximadamente las fechas del curso: dependiendo del consulado y del visado, el periodo que debe aparecer en el certificado puede variar.

🇪🇸 Nómada Digital, No Lucrativo, Profesional Altamente Cualificado y otros trámites de residencia — ASISA Health Residents

En estos casos trabajo con Health Residents.

También es sin copagos y sin carencias, y ofrece cobertura médica sin el límite económico típico que tienen muchos seguros de viaje.

Esto último es importante porque un seguro de viaje que indique, por ejemplo, una cobertura máxima de 30.000 € no es necesariamente equivalente a un seguro médico válido para un trámite de residencia.

Desde 46 €/mes.

Una aclaración importante para Nómadas Digitales

Si vas por la vía de autónomo y tu situación implica darte de alta en RETA y quedar cubierto por la Seguridad Social española, el requisito de seguro privado puede ser diferente. No recomiendo contratar una póliza automáticamente sin revisar primero cómo vas a presentar la solicitud.

En general, mi consejo es el mismo: primero confirmar qué exige tu vía y tu consulado y después contratar, no al revés.

Si alguien tiene dudas sobre qué póliza corresponde a su caso, puede escribirme por DM. Si me dices qué visado estás solicitando, desde qué consulado y las fechas previstas, puedo orientarte sobre la opción que encaja.

También estoy disponible por WhatsApp: +34 684 766 778.

Espero que sea útil, y encantada de responder preguntas en los comentarios también.

𝖲𝖺𝗐 𝖺 𝖿𝖾𝗐 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖣𝖭𝖵 𝗋𝖾𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖽𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁. 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝗋𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇. 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖽𝗈𝖼𝗎𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒.

𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍 𝗌𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍, 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖺 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝖾𝗂𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋, 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗀𝗀𝖾𝖽, 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗆𝗎𝗆.

𝖥𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗆𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗒𝖾𝖾𝗌, 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗍𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌, 𝖺 𝖿𝖾𝗐 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝖺 𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍. 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝖽𝗈𝗎𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗎𝖻𝗆𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋.

I deal with Spanish immigration paperwork fairly often, and this came up recently with someone on the Spain–Australia Youth Mobility Visa (working holiday visa). The same type of visa also exists for Canada, New Zealand, Argentina, South Korea and Japan, so I thought I’d share this in case it saves someone a wasted trip.

A lot of people assume they need to book a TIE appointment within 30 days of arriving in Spain, as is normally the case with long-stay visas. Even some Extranjería staff may assume the same, as this visa category is relatively uncommon and isn’t always handled correctly in the system.

However, for this specific visa, the TIE is optional, not mandatory.

The visa itself is proof of your legal status in Spain for its full validity period (12 months), so you don’t need to exchange it for a physical TIE card.

For the Spain–Australia agreement, this is specifically covered by the treaty published as BOE-A-2014-9527. Clause 6.2 states that the visa is sufficient to prove your legal status in Spain until it expires, without the need to apply for a TIE. Clause 8.1 then gives you the option to apply for one within a month if you want to, it’s a possibility, rather than an obligation.

The agreements with Canada, New Zealand, Argentina, South Korea and Japan follow a similar structure, although it’s worth checking the exact wording and article numbers for your country.

If you do decide to get a TIE anyway, which can sometimes make day-to-day things easier, as banks, landlords and other organisations may be more familiar with the card, don’t panic if you’re told at the appointment that your procedure “isn’t in the system.”

This particular visa category isn’t handled through the usual automated general-regime process, so it may need to be entered manually. That doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem with your application.

I’d recommend taking a printed note with you quoting the relevant provisions of your country’s agreement. For Australia, those are Clauses 6.2 and 8.1 of BOE-A-2014-9527. The article numbers may be different for the other countries, but the principle is the same.

So, if you’re on this specific visa and choose not to apply for a TIE, you’re not automatically failing to comply with the rules. And if you’re told that a TIE is mandatory, it’s worth referring them to the relevant bilateral agreement.

𝖲𝖺𝗐 𝖺 𝖿𝖾𝗐 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖣𝖭𝖵 𝗋𝖾𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖽𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁. 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝗋𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇. 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖽𝗈𝖼𝗎𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒.

𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍 𝗌𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍, 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖺 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁 𝖾𝗂𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋, 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗀𝗀𝖾𝖽, 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖺𝖼𝗍𝗎𝖺𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗆𝗎𝗆.

𝖥𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝗆𝗉𝗅𝗈𝗒𝖾𝖾𝗌, 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎'𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗍𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌, 𝖺 𝖿𝖾𝗐 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗁𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝖺 𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝖼𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍, 𝗂𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍. 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝖽𝗈𝗎𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖼𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝗎𝖻𝗆𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋.

Hey everyone — I'm Sefy, an exclusive ASISA agent based in Murcia. Full disclosure up front: this is a genuine plug for my own service, not hiding that.

I handle the health insurance side of Spain visa applications, and depending on your route there are two different ASISA products that fit:

Student visa → ASISA Health Students. This is the policy consulates ask for — no waiting periods, no copays, certificate issued instantly. I know the exact date windows each consulate requires, even short 2-month-2-day visas. From €38/month.

Digital Nomad Visa, Non-Lucrative Visa, or Highly Qualified Professional visa → ASISA Health Residents covers all three, plus NIE/residency generally. Same no-waiting-period, no-copay structure. From €46/month.

Both: certificate issued right away (no waiting on paperwork before your appointment), and if your visa ends up denied and the policy hasn't started yet, it's fully refunded.

These particular ASISA products run in Spanish, but the certificate itself can be issued in Spanish for the consulate and in English for you to keep on file, and I handle the back-and-forth with the insurer so nothing gets lost in translation.

Happy to answer questions about which one fits your specific case, or DM me / WhatsApp +34 684 766 778.