🇪🇸 Spain · Startup Visa
Entrepreneur and startup visa programs, investment thresholds, and application criteria.
Spain offers an entrepreneur visa for non-EU nationals proposing an innovative business of special economic interest to Spain, governed by Law 14/2013 and processed through the fast-track Large Companies and Strategic Sectors Unit (UGE). This route survived the 2025 reform that abolished the investor Golden Visa. ICEX-Invest in Spain supports innovative entrepreneurs.
- The entrepreneur visa (Law 14/2013) is for an innovative business of special economic interest.
- It is processed via the fast-track Large Companies & Strategic Sectors Unit (UGE).
- The route survived the April 2025 reform that abolished the investor Golden Visa.
Official authorities
- ICEX-Invest in Spain
Official investment agency — entrepreneur/Startup Law support.
- Spain immigration portal (inclusion.gob.es)
Official immigration/extranjería information.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.