A Spain non-lucrative visa lawyer should check your passive income against the IPREM test, your health cover and your plans to live in Spain before you pay a retainer. Compare 11 providers by named Spanish counsel, documented credentials and service scope.
Firm listings last checked by GVL: 11 September 2026
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Quick answer: this directory lists 11 Spain Non-Lucrative Visa providers, unranked, with paid profiles listed first. Use the filters to narrow by provider type, language and fees.
Spain's non-lucrative visa is a residence route for people who live on passive income and do not work in Spain. The main applicant needs 400% of the IPREM index, which is €2,400 a month or €28,800 a year in 2026 with IPREM held at €600 a month, plus €600 a month (€7,200 a year) for each dependent (Spanish consular services).
Since the 2025 immigration regulation (Real Decreto 1155/2024, in force 20 May 2025), renewing the permit requires living in Spain for more than 183 days in the calendar year. That presence also makes you a Spanish tax resident, so plan residence and tax together before you apply.
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Barcelona-based international law firm assisting foreigners with Spanish immigration, digital nomad, non-lucrative, business, tax and real-estate matters.
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Spain-based law firm advising foreign clients on immigration, nationality, property, tax, inheritance and business matters, with an Algeciras office and remote service across Spain.
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Madrid immigration law firm advising international clients on non-lucrative residence, digital nomad visas, family routes, Spanish citizenship and tax-linked relocation matters.
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Lexidy Law Boutique, founded in Barcelona in 2015, is an international legal-services group advising on immigration, residence, citizenship, corporate, real-estate and tax matters, with nine offices across Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, Italy and Mexico.
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Madrid-based international law firm advising businesses and private clients on Spanish and cross-border legal matters.
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Spanish immigration practice advising international clients on visas, residence permits, nationality and relocation.
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Alicante-headquartered Spanish law firm advising international clients on immigration, residence, nationality, tax, property and cross-border private-client matters.
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RCD (Rousaud Costas Duran, S.L.P.; CIF B-63311898) is a Spanish law firm headquartered in Barcelona, with published offices in Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla and a dedicated immigration practice. Spain’s investor Golden Visa is closed to new applications from 3 April 2025 (Organic Law 1/2025).
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Anglo-Spanish law firm advising international clients on Spanish immigration, property, business, employment, inheritance, disputes and cross-border matters from Madrid, Almeria and London.
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Spain-focused immigration practice advising individuals and employers on residence, work, study, nationality, regularisation and international mobility.
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Costa Blanca Spanish law firm assisting international residents and non-residents with residence, property, tax and inheritance.
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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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Federico Richardson Alborná founded Lexidy in 2015 and is its Executive Chairman. He is also Managing Partner of Lexidy Law Boutique S.L.P. in Spain and a practising member of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) since 2013.
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José María Lomax is CEO and partner of Sun Lawyers on the Costa Blanca. He is a member of the Murcia Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Murcia), admitted in 2006.
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Ignacio Pellicer Mollá is a founding partner of Pellicer & Heredia and advises international individuals, investors and businesses on immigration, private international law, succession, family, commercial, civil, dispute and non-resident tax matters in Spain. He is a member of the Alicante Bar (Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Alicante) and works in Spanish, English and Italian.
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Jeremy Richard Scudamore founded Scudamore Law in Madrid in 1997. He is a practising barrister of England and Wales, called to the Bar by Middle Temple in November 1982, with full rights of audience and public-access status. His firm advises on Spanish residence, property, business, inheritance and disputes. As Spain closed its Golden Visa to new applications in April 2025, his Golden Visa work covers renewals and eligible transitional cases.
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Carlos García de Ceca is a partner at García de Ceca in Madrid, advising international clients on Spanish immigration, tax, investment and relocation. He is a practising member of the Madrid Bar (ICAM), admitted in 2005, and works in Spanish, English and Mandarin.
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Lucía Lagunas Reyes co-founded and leads My Spain Visa. The firm's official team page identifies her as a Spanish immigration lawyer and member of the Pamplona Bar (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Pamplona), with over 15 years of experience advising foreign nationals.
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María Luisa de Castro is the founder and CEO of CostaLuz Lawyers. Her practice covers property, consumer and immigration matters for international clients. She is a practising member of the Cádiz Bar (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Cádiz).
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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.
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Immigration lawyer at Balcells Group in Barcelona, advising international clients on Spanish visas, residence permits and citizenship matters.
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Oriol Martínez Malagelada is Immigration Director at RCD in Barcelona. He has been a practising member of the Barcelona Bar (ICAB) since 2009 and serves as an ICAB international delegate for São Paulo. RCD describes more than 15 years in Spanish immigration practice. Spain closed its Golden Visa to new applications on 3 April 2025; his current work includes renewals and family cases for existing holders alongside other residence routes.
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Pedro Heredia Ortiz is a founding partner of Pellicer & Heredia in Alicante. His practice covers international commercial law, litigation and arbitration, immigration, property, international tax, restructuring, insolvency and intellectual property. He is a member of the Alicante Bar (ICALI) and works in Spanish and English.
View the record→Ask each provider who the responsible Spanish abogado is, which bar records that lawyer, and how many non-lucrative cases the firm files at your consulate. Compare the named lawyer, the evidence review and who handles the residence card after arrival, not just the headline fee. Our verification methodology explains what a directory credential label does and does not prove.
A useful first assessment should give you a written view on whether your income counts as passive, how it will be evidenced, and whether your family's total clears the threshold. Remote work for a foreign employer is not passive income; if that is your situation, compare the Spain digital nomad visa lawyers instead.
Article 64 of Real Decreto 1155/2024 makes more than 183 days of real and effective residence in Spain in the calendar year a condition of renewal, and a renewed permit is valid for two years. If you want a part-time base in Spain, say so before you pay a retainer.
Spending more than 183 days in Spain makes you tax resident under Spanish income-tax law, taxed on worldwide income. Ask whether the firm's quote includes tax advice or whether you need a separate adviser.
Ask for a written price that separates the eligibility review, the consular application, family members, translations and apostilles, the residence card appointment after arrival and the first renewal. Consular fees, health insurance and document costs are separate from legal fees. Directory fee bands describe a provider's broader services where published; they are not a quote for your non-lucrative case.
Spain's investor golden visa is closed to new applications, so investors who mainly want residence often compare this route with the digital nomad visa. The broader Spain immigration-lawyer directory covers other residence categories.
400% of IPREM for the main applicant: €2,400 a month or €28,800 a year in 2026, since IPREM stays at €600 a month. Each dependent adds 100% of IPREM, €600 a month or €7,200 a year. The consulate also assesses where the money comes from and how it is evidenced.
No. The holder may not work in Spain. If your income comes from remote work for foreign employers or clients, the digital nomad route is the usual comparison.
Yes. Since Real Decreto 1155/2024 took effect on 20 May 2025, renewal requires more than 183 days of real and effective residence in Spain in the calendar year (article 64). A renewed permit is valid for two years.
The rules do not require one. A Spanish lawyer is most useful when your income is mixed, your family is large, or your tax position needs planning before you become resident. Confirm the named lawyer's Spanish registration and get a written scope.
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