Spain-focused immigration practice advising individuals and employers on residence, work, study, nationality, regularisation and international mobility.
Profile last checked by GVL: 6 Aug 2026
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 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 has 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 is a member of the Madrid Bar (ICAM, no. 94190). Each matter is managed by a dedicated immigration lawyer, with service in Spanish and English; team languages also include Portuguese, French and Russian. Spain's Golden Visa closed to new applications on 3 April 2025 and is not listed here as a current service.
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Ainhoa Manero is Managing Partner and founder of Sterna Abogados (listed as Sterna Lawyers). The firm says she has led its strategy since 2013 and specialises in international mobility, immigration and Spanish nationality. She is a member of the Madrid Bar (ICAM) and works in Spanish and English.
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Andrés Fermín Sosa is a lawyer at Sterna Abogados in Madrid, advising companies and investors on Spanish immigration, global mobility, international trade and corporate visa matters. He is a member of the Madrid Bar (ICAM) and works in Spanish and English.
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Marta Millán Fernández is an immigration lawyer at Sterna Abogados in Madrid and a member of the Madrid Bar (Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid). She advises on immigration procedures, visas and Spanish nationality, working in Spanish and English.
View the record→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.
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.
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.
Spain's Golden Visa closed to new applications on 3 April 2025. Sterna focuses on other residence routes, such as non-lucrative, digital-nomad, work and family residence.
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Current brand, immigration-law scope, Ainhoa Manero founder profile, published service routes, office contacts and official social channels.
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.
Current Madrid, Valencia and Mexico City addresses, Spain and Mexico telephone numbers, official email and contact route.
Firm-published scope for Spain's digital nomad visa and related residence advice.
Firm-published scope for Spain's non-lucrative residence route.
Firm-published scope for Spanish work permits and employer-linked immigration advice.
Exact Google business listing matching Sterna's official Madrid address, website and phone; 4.2/5 from 210 reviews on 6 August 2026.
Firm-published legal article naming Ainhoa Manero Benavente as a Madrid Bar lawyer and displaying ICAM membership number 94190.
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.
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.
Madrid, Spain
Valencia, Spain
Mexico City, Mexico
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| Firm | Verified | Founded | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterna LawyersThis firm | Listed | 2013 | Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa +1 |
| Balcells Group | Listed | Not listed | Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa +1 |
| CostaLuz Lawyers | Listed | 2006 | Non-Lucrative Visa, Digital Nomad Visa |
| García de Ceca | Listed | 1979 | Non-Lucrative Visa, Family Reunification +1 |
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