Barcelona-based firm Legal Fournier quietly updated its popular eligibility calculator today to reflect Spain’s new minimum salary requirement for the Digital Nomad Visa (DNV). Because the visa is pegged at 200 % of the monthly salario mínimo interprofesional (SMI), January’s SMI increase to €1,221 now lifts the baseline income test to €2,442 for a single applicant. Spouses add 75 % of SMI (€916) and each child a further 25 % (€305).
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Whether you’re a freelancer double-checking your numbers or an HR manager preparing employee moves, VisaHQ can streamline the entire application workflow—offering up-to-date checklists, personalised guidance and online filing options for Spain’s DNV and other permits. See how they can keep you compliant here: https://www.visahq.com/spain/
The change matters because Spain’s DNV continues to outpace demand projections: the Large Companies & Strategic Groups Unit (UGE) processed 28,000 remote-worker filings in Q1 2026—triple the same period last year. Applicants who miss the new threshold now risk immediate refusal rather than a request for additional evidence, according to immigration lawyers. Beyond income, the tool highlights common pitfalls: insufficient proof that clients are outside Spain, lack of private health insurance and confusion over Spanish social-security liabilities. Legal Fournier’s update therefore acts as an early-warning system for corporate mobility teams moving staff onto hybrid or fully remote contracts. Tax advisers also flag a positive angle: the higher threshold still keeps most DNV holders eligible for the so-called ‘Beckham Law’, which caps taxable employment income at 24 % on earnings up to €600,000 for non-resident workers during their first six years. The visa thus remains one of the least-taxing entry routes in the EU for mid-to-high earners. Given the update date-stamped 25 June, mobility professionals should circulate the new figures internally and adjust offer letters or secondment budgets accordingly ahead of the summer hiring wave.
Whether you’re a freelancer double-checking your numbers or an HR manager preparing employee moves, VisaHQ can streamline the entire application workflow—offering up-to-date checklists, personalised guidance and online filing options for Spain’s DNV and other permits. See how they can keep you compliant here: https://www.visahq.com/spain/
The change matters because Spain’s DNV continues to outpace demand projections: the Large Companies & Strategic Groups Unit (UGE) processed 28,000 remote-worker filings in Q1 2026—triple the same period last year. Applicants who miss the new threshold now risk immediate refusal rather than a request for additional evidence, according to immigration lawyers. Beyond income, the tool highlights common pitfalls: insufficient proof that clients are outside Spain, lack of private health insurance and confusion over Spanish social-security liabilities. Legal Fournier’s update therefore acts as an early-warning system for corporate mobility teams moving staff onto hybrid or fully remote contracts. Tax advisers also flag a positive angle: the higher threshold still keeps most DNV holders eligible for the so-called ‘Beckham Law’, which caps taxable employment income at 24 % on earnings up to €600,000 for non-resident workers during their first six years. The visa thus remains one of the least-taxing entry routes in the EU for mid-to-high earners. Given the update date-stamped 25 June, mobility professionals should circulate the new figures internally and adjust offer letters or secondment budgets accordingly ahead of the summer hiring wave.
