Sterna Lawyers

Full-service immigration firm

Spain-focused immigration practice advising individuals and employers on residence, work, study, nationality, regularisation and international mobility.

Madrid, Spain

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Firm Snapshot

Founded: 2013
HQ: Madrid, Spain
Offices: 3
Public team: 11
Provider type: Full-service immigration firm
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, English
Programs: Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa, Work Permit
Notable: Immigration practice with an eleven-person published team

About Sterna Lawyers

Editorial summary

Sterna Abogados is a Madrid-founded immigration practice led by ICAM lawyer Ainhoa Manero. Founded in 2013, it publishes offices in Madrid, Valencia and Mexico City and an eleven-person team. Its current services cover residence, work, study, digital-nomad, nationality and regularisation matters for individuals and employers.

Sterna Abogados is a specialist immigration practice founded by Ainhoa Manero in 2013. Its current official team page lists eleven professionals, including Ainhoa as managing partner and founder, Daniela Jerez Arias as head of legal, and Marta Millán Fernández and Andrés Fermín Sosa as lawyers, alongside specialists in mobility, legal operations, expansion, translation and finance. The firm publishes offices in Madrid and Valencia, plus a Mexico City office supporting cross-border clients. It advises individuals and companies on Spain's non-lucrative and digital-nomad routes, work and student permissions, long-term and family residence, Spanish nationality, arraigo and other regularisation procedures. Ainhoa's official profile identifies her as a member of the Madrid Bar (ICAM), and a firm-published legal article displays membership number 94190. Sterna's official material says matters are managed by a dedicated immigration lawyer and that Spanish and English are available; additional team languages include Portuguese, French and Russian. Spain's Golden Visa ended for new applications on 3 April 2025. One current Sterna Valencia page still carries a legacy Golden Visa reference; that superseded service claim is disclosed and excluded from this profile.

Named lawyers

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Ainhoa Manero

Founder, Managing Partner and Immigration Lawyer

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Firm jurisdictions: Spain
Firm routes: Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa, Work Permit

Firm-published professional

Ainhoa Manero founded Sterna Abogados in 2013 and leads its immigration and international-mobility work. Sterna identifies her as a Madrid Bar (ICAM) member with more than a decade advising companies and individuals on immigration, nationality and mobility. Her official profile publishes a law degree from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE), graduate studies in international law at the University of Miami, Spanish and English, and professional experience in the United States.

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Andrés Fermín Sosa

Business Immigration Lawyer

Sterna LawyersIn-house

Firm jurisdictions: Spain
Firm routes: Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa, Work Permit

Firm-published professional

Andrés Fermín Sosa is a Sterna Abogados lawyer advising companies and investors on Spanish immigration, global mobility, international trade and corporate visa matters. His official profile lists a double master's in Access to the Legal Profession and International Trade from UNIR, a law degree from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, and Spanish and English.

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Marta Millán Fernández

Immigration Lawyer

Sterna LawyersIn-house

Firm jurisdictions: Spain
Firm routes: Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa, Work Permit

Firm-published professional

Marta Millán Fernández is a Sterna Abogados immigration lawyer advising on Spanish immigration procedures, visas and nationality. Her official profile lists a specialist course in mobility, immigration and nationality from Campus Global Neovisa, a Master's for access to the legal profession from the University of Alcalá, and a law degree from the University of Castilla-La Mancha. She works in Spanish and English.

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Legal & immigration services

Countries

Spain

Visa Types

Non-Lucrative Visa

Digital Nomad Visa

Work Permit

Specializations

Digital Nomad Visa in Spain

Services

Non-lucrative residence

Digital nomad visa

Work permits

Student visas

Long-term residence

Family residence cards

Spanish nationality

Regularisation and arraigo

Videos from Sterna Lawyers

Ainhoa Manero explains that Spain's digital-nomad law had not changed but UGE scrutiny had tightened in 2026, covering authenticated bank statements, social-security evidence, lawful entry, refusals and renewal risks. Spanish-language video; the discussion is the firm's interpretation, not a guarantee of outcome.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterna Lawyers

What Spanish immigration matters does Sterna Lawyers handle?

Its current service pages cover non-lucrative and digital-nomad residence, work and student permissions, family and long-term residence, renewals, arraigo and other regularisation procedures, and Spanish nationality.

Where does Sterna Lawyers have offices?

Sterna publishes offices in Madrid and Valencia, Spain, and Mexico City, Mexico. Its website gives the current street address and contact details for each location.

Who leads Sterna Lawyers' immigration team?

The official team page identifies Ainhoa Manero as founder and managing partner and Daniela Jerez Arias as Head of Legal. Marta Millán Fernández and Andrés Fermín Sosa are also identified as lawyers.

Does Sterna Lawyers currently offer Spain's Golden Visa?

Spain ended new Golden Visa applications on 3 April 2025. One current Sterna Valencia page still contains a legacy Golden Visa reference; this profile treats that wording as superseded and does not present Golden Visa as a current service.

Sources checked for this profile

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Sterna Abogados official website
firm website

Current brand, immigration-law scope, Ainhoa Manero founder profile, published service routes, office contacts and official social channels.

Checked 6 Aug 2026
Current Sterna team and credentials
firm website

Current eleven-person team, roles, professional photographs, languages, biographies, Ainhoa Manero's ICAM membership and the published education of Ainhoa, Daniela Jerez Arias, Marta Millán Fernández and Andrés Fermín Sosa.

Checked 6 Aug 2026
Sterna contact and offices
firm website

Current Madrid, Valencia and Mexico City addresses, Spain and Mexico telephone numbers, official email and contact route.

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Sterna digital nomad visa service
firm website

Firm-published scope for Spain's digital nomad visa and related residence advice.

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Sterna non-lucrative residence service
firm website

Firm-published scope for Spain's non-lucrative residence route.

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Sterna work permit service
firm website

Firm-published scope for Spanish work permits and employer-linked immigration advice.

Checked 6 Aug 2026
Sterna Abogados Google reviews
review platform

Exact Google business listing matching Sterna's official Madrid address, website and phone; 4.2/5 from 210 reviews on 6 August 2026.

Checked 6 Aug 2026
Sterna article naming Ainhoa Manero’s ICAM number
firm website

Firm-published legal article naming Ainhoa Manero Benavente as a Madrid Bar lawyer and displaying ICAM membership number 94190.

Checked 6 Aug 2026
Sterna privacy policy and data controller
firm website

Identifies Ainhoa Manero Benavente trading as STERNA ABOGADOS as the website's data controller; supports classifying the profile as an immigration firm without claiming a separately registered law-firm entity.

Checked 6 Aug 2026
BOE: Spain Golden Visa abolition
official registry

Organic Law 1/2025, checked in consolidated BOE text, ended Spain's investor-residence route for new applications on 3 April 2025. Used to exclude a legacy Golden Visa reference still present on one Sterna page.

Checked 6 Aug 2026

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Locations

Calle de Orense 33, 1ºA, 28020 Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Spain

Primary Office

Avenida del Oeste 50, 1ª, 46001 Valencia, Spain

Valencia, Spain

Plaza de la República 55, office 101, Colonia Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc, 06030 Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

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Reviews & Trust Signals

Google reviews

4.2(210 reviews)

Checked the exact Google Maps listing matching Sterna's official Madrid address, brand website and telephone on 6 August 2026. Google displayed 4.2/5 from 210 reviews. We read the three reviews visible in Google's default ranking: Port of Storage, Allen xxx and Ana Crispino. This is a small, non-random, platform-ranked sample and is not representative of all clients.

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