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Spain Golden Visa: Closed to New Applicants

Spain's investor residence route ended on 3 April 2025. Canreach Global works with three Spanish routes that remain open: the digital nomad visa, the entrepreneur residence authorisation and the working visa.

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Spain's former investor residence program, known internationally as the Spain Golden Visa, closed to new applications on 3 April 2025. There is no new Spanish investor visa to apply for in 2026, and any offer presenting one is out of date. Spain itself is still open to you. The useful question now is whether the digital nomad visa, the entrepreneur residence authorisation or the working visa fits your professional and family circumstances, and that is the assessment we run with you.

Key facts

Spain Golden Visa (closed) at a glance

StatusClosed to new applicantsEffective date3 April 2025Legal basisLaw 14/2013, as amended by Organic Law 1/2025. Articles 63 to 67, which governed the investor visa and residence framework, were left without contentWho is affectedAnyone seeking a new Spanish residence permit through investment, including the former property, bond, share, fund and business-project routesWhat we handle in SpainThree routes, the digital nomad visa, the entrepreneur residence authorisation and the working visa, each assessed against your own factsExisting holdersCanreach Global does not act on existing Spanish investor permit files. Holders should seek Spanish legal advice

The closure

What changed and when

Spain's investor residence provisions sat in Law 14/2013, the entrepreneurs law, at Articles 63 to 67. Those articles were repealed for new applications with effect from 3 April 2025 by Organic Law 1/2025. The articles were left without content, which means the investor framework no longer exists rather than being paused or narrowed.

The repeal covered the framework as a whole. The property purchase route that the program was best known for ended at the same time as the bond, share, fund and business-project routes. There is no reduced-threshold version and no replacement investor category.

This matters because the Spain Golden Visa is still widely advertised. Pages, brochures and intermediaries continue to quote the former EUR 500,000 property threshold as though you can still act on it. You cannot. Buying property in Spain has not given a right of residence to a new applicant since 3 April 2025, and no amount of investment creates one under the former provisions.

Canreach Global does not open new files under the repealed investor provisions. What we do is tell you honestly where you stand, assess the three Spanish routes we work with, and compare them with European residence-by-investment programs that remain open.

Existing holders

If you already hold a Spanish investor residence

Canreach Global does not act on existing Spanish investor permit files. We do not take transitional cases and we do not take renewals, and we do not advise on permits granted or applications filed under the repealed provisions.

  • If you hold a permit granted before 3 April 2025, or filed an application before that date, please take the file to a Spanish immigration lawyer.
  • Transitional and renewal questions are decided under Spanish law, against your original filing, your grant and the current status of the qualifying investment. They need a Spanish legal answer, and they should have one well before a deadline forces the decision.
  • Be cautious of anyone who tells you the outcome of a transitional or renewal case before that review has been done.

What we can look at with you is the road ahead. If your circumstances now point to one of the three Spanish routes below, or to a live European residence-by-investment program, that is a conversation we are glad to have.

Open routes

Alternative routes to living in Spain

Spain did not close its borders. It closed one category. Canreach Global works with three Spanish residence routes, and each is granted on your circumstances rather than on an investment amount. None of them is an investor visa, and none of them carries a published investment threshold that you can simply meet and qualify.

Digital nomad visa

For people who already work remotely for employers or clients outside Spain and want to live in Spain while they keep that work. It suits salaried remote employees and independent professionals whose income does not depend on the Spanish labour market.

Entrepreneur residence authorisation

For founders bringing a business project to Spain and building it here. It suits applicants whose case rests on the project itself, because the project is what is assessed.

Working visa

For applicants moving to Spain to take up a role with a Spanish employer. It suits professionals who have, or are close to having, a job offer in Spain.

We do not publish requirements, income levels or fees for these routes. They are set by Spanish rules that change, and we confirm the current position for the route that fits you rather than putting figures on a page that may be out of date by the time you read them.

The honest starting point is that these routes ask a different question from an investor visa. An investor visa asked what you could invest. These ask what you do and who you do it for. That is why the assessment comes first and the route comes second.

Related programs

Other European residence-by-investment programs

If your goal was European residence through investment rather than Spain specifically, two programs in our launch set remain open to new applicants.

Both are live programs with their own rules, costs and conditions, and both are subject to change. We compare them against your goals rather than assuming that the closest substitute for Spain is the right answer.

Step by step

How we help

  1. We confirm the current status

    We do not open a new case under the former investor provisions, because those provisions no longer exist.

  2. We are clear about what we do not take on

    Canreach Global does not act on existing Spanish investor permit files, including transitional and renewal cases, and we will point you to Spanish legal advice instead.

  3. We assess the three Spanish routes we work with

    The digital nomad visa, the entrepreneur residence authorisation and the working visa, weighed against your actual professional and family circumstances.

  4. We compare the open European programs

    Where the goal was European residence through investment rather than Spain itself, we set the live programs side by side with you.

Our pre-filing review

Before anything is filed we work through: nationality and residence history, family composition, criminal history, sanctions and politically exposed person screening, source and path of funds, tax advice, project due diligence where a business project is involved, translations and legalisation, government fees, and the conditions attached to the permit.

The documents you will need depend entirely on which of the three routes you pursue. We give you a route-specific checklist once the assessment identifies the right category.

Questions

Spain Golden Visa questions, answered

Can I still get a Spain Golden Visa?
No. Spain's investor residence provisions were repealed for new applications with effect from 3 April 2025. There is no new Spanish Golden Visa available in 2026.
What happened to the EUR 500,000 property route?
It ended with the rest of the framework on 3 April 2025. It was one of the qualifying investor routes under Articles 63 to 67 of Law 14/2013, and those articles were left without content by Organic Law 1/2025. It is not a reduced or paused route. It is closed.
Does buying property in Spain give me residency?
Not any more. Property purchase has not created a right of residence for a new applicant since the investor framework was repealed. You can still buy property in Spain as a matter of ordinary property law, but it will not support a residence application.
Can I renew an investor permit I already hold?
Canreach Global does not act on existing Spanish investor permit files, so this is not something we can take on. If you hold a permit granted before the closure, or filed an application before it, please speak to a Spanish immigration lawyer, who can advise on what your original filing and grant allow.
What are my options now if I want to live in Spain?
Canreach Global works with three Spanish routes: the digital nomad visa, the entrepreneur residence authorisation and the working visa. Each is granted on your circumstances rather than on an investment. We assess which of them fits your facts.
If I wanted European residency through investment, where should I look?
Portugal's Golden Visa and Cyprus Permanent Residency by Investment are both open to new applicants and both sit in EU member states. They are different programs with different conditions, and we compare them with you rather than presenting either as a direct replacement for Spain.

Official program source

The closure is set out in Spanish law. The governing instrument is Law 14/2013, as amended by Organic Law 1/2025, which left Articles 63 to 67 without content with effect from 3 April 2025. The official source is boe.es, the Boletín Oficial del Estado.

Canreach Global draws program information from the official program authority and confirms the current legal position before any file is submitted or any advice is acted on.

Figures as at October 2026 and confirmed with Canreach. Government requirements change; we confirm current figures before you commit.

Next step

Take the next step

Schedule a confidential program assessment. If Spain is the goal, we will identify which of the three Spanish routes your circumstances actually support. If European residence through investment is the goal, we will compare the programs that are open and prepare a tailored roadmap covering eligibility, investment structure, documentation, the expected government process and next steps.

  • A confidential assessment of your goals, your family and your budget
  • A written comparison of the programs that fit
  • Clear estimates of costs and timelines before you commit to anything
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