Anyone that meets the eligibility criteria can apply for an Entrepreneur Visa for Spain. However, nationals of EU member countries and the four non-EU Schengen members can move to Spain for such purposes, without this visa.

Please do not confuse the Entrepreneur Visa, for a visa that enables you to travel to Spain for business purposes. If you wish to engage in business-related activities, you should instead apply for a Spanish Schengen visa for business.

Apply at most three months before the date of your intended departure to Spain. You are highly to apply one month before the latest.

Most times, such applications should be lodged at a Spanish consulate. Yet, check with for such information when you make the visa appointment.

Select the right entrepreneur visa type

As listed above in this article, select the visa that fits your intention of traveling to Spain most. Note that the application process really depends on the visa type you apply for.

This includes the application form and the required documents for a Spain Entrepreneur visa, as listed below:

• The standard documents required for Spanish visa application: Passport, completed application form, photos, copies of current and older passports and visas.
• Police certificate. This document should confirm you have not committed any crime in the country or countries where you have resided in the last 5 years.
• Proof of sufficient funds to support yourself. This could be your bank statements, job contract with your employer in Spain, etc.
• Health Insurance from an authorized provider in Spain. It must cover medical repatriation, evacuation, accidents, emergencies, sanitary assistance etc., with zero deductible and no co-payment.

Requirements according to the Entrepreneur Visa type:

• Entrepreneurs and Business Investors: A favorable report whi9ch confirms that the business project or the innovative entrepreneurial activities are proved to be of general interest of Spain. This document could be issued by the relevant Economic and Commercial Office of the geographic area or by the Directorate-General for International Trade and Investments.
• Highly qualified professionals, Intra-company transfer, Training or Research: An authorization of residence issued by the General Directorate of Migration is required. The authorization must have been processed by the Unit for Large Companies and Strategic Economic Sectors by part of the contracting party.
• Family members: Proof of family relationship with the Entrepreneur Visa holder, as marriage or birth certificate. Note that only the spouse and children under 18 of the visa holder qualify for application.

Through phone or website of the consulate or visa application center, deepening how Spain has regulated this issue in your country of residence.

Attend the interview

On the day of your interview, show up on time. The interview is a meeting between you and the visa officer. You will be submitting the documents you have collected, paying the fee, and answering to the questions of the consular.

Upon arrival in Spain, you have one month to get a tarjeta de identidad de extranjero (TIE), which means Foreigner Identity Card.

You should apply for a Foreigner Identity Card within one month of arrival in Spain, at the Foreigners Office in the area where you have settled.  You will need your passport with the Spanish visa in it, three photos, and proof of payment of the corresponding fee.