It allows you to live in Spain without any employment or professional activity, living on investment income, savings, pensions or other passive income. It is the usual route for retirees and people with their own assets.
You apply from your country of origin or residence, at the Spanish consulate, together with the residence visa. Once in Spain you apply for the TIE.
- Non-EU foreign nationals who are not going to work in Spain and have sufficient financial means for themselves and, where applicable, for their family.
- Not being in Spanish territory irregularly.
- No criminal record in Spain or in the countries where you have lived in the last 5 years.
- Not being flagged as inadmissible in the territory of countries with which Spain has signed an agreement.
- Sufficient financial means: generally 400% of the annual IPREM for the applicant and 100% of the IPREM for each dependent family member, for the whole period of residence.
- Public or private health insurance taken out with an insurer authorised to operate in Spain, with full cover and no co-payments or waiting periods.
- Not suffering from any of the diseases with public health implications listed in the International Health Regulations.
Official form EX-01, completed and signedIn duplicate (original and copy) if you file it on paper. Always download it from the Ministry website so you use the current version.Official link Full passport, validA copy of every written page (including blank ones if the office asks for them) plus the original for checking. Many procedures require at least 4 months of validity. National visa application formThe consulate's own form, plus the photographs each consular office requires.Official link Evidence of financial meansBank certificates, title deeds, shares, pensions, rental income or any document proving regular income or sufficient assets. Translated and legalised. Health insurancePolicy with an insurer authorised in Spain, full cover, no co-payments or waiting periods, and valid for the whole period applied for. Criminal record certificateFrom the countries where you have lived in the last 5 years, issued by the authorities of that country, legalised or apostilled and translated into Spanish. Medical certificateCertifying that you do not suffer from diseases that could have serious public health implications under the 2005 International Health Regulations. Documents on accommodation in Spain if applicable Rental contract or title deed, if the consulate asks for it.
Application for a non-lucrative temporary residence authorisation
Always download the form from the Ministry website: the templates are updated and offices reject outdated versions.
| Form | What it covers | Who pays | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 790 código 052 | Initial non-lucrative temporary residence authorisation | The applicant | Generate fee form |
| Tasa consular de visado | Residence visa | The applicant (at the consulate) | Generate fee form |
Amounts are updated periodically: the one shown when you generate form 790 is the one in force.
Spanish consulate or embassy in your country of residence
In-person filing (with some exceptions) by consular appointment.
Immigration Office (renewals and TIE)
Once in Spain, for the card and any later renewals.
- Decision on the authorisation: 1 month from filing at the consulate (silence means refusal).
- Visa: normally 1 month from notification of the decision; it must be collected in person within 1 month.
- Entry into Spain: within the validity of the visa (3 months). TIE: 1 month from entry.
- Duration: 1 year for the initial authorisation. Renewals have a longer validity under the new Regulation (2 years for non-lucrative residence): check the current information sheet.
This authorisation does not allow you to work. If you want to work, consider international teleworking, residence and work as an employee or self-employed person, or a later change of authorisation.
To renew it you must prove real and effective residence in Spain for more than 183 days a year: long absences can cost you the renewal.