These are my notes on our plan to secure Spanish residency status.
Income requirements
The following quote is what I am using to inform our goals.
Earn 2,762€/month Gross – You must meet the income requirement, which is double the national minimum wage in Spain
Nomad Embassy. Spain Digital Nomad Visa: How to Apply [5 Steps]
- For couples, this amount increases to 3,797€ per month
Euros to U.S. dollars
The following table display the equivalent conversion total using XE.com (new tab).
| Currency | Single | Couple |
|---|---|---|
| Euros | 2,762 | 3,207 |
| U.S. Dollars | 3,797 | 4,409 |
Based on our combined income for 2025, we qualify with 4,800 a month.
Mark’s hourly target goal
There is no specific information as to how much the ‘couple’ or second person must make. If we are basing off the difference between a single and couple, we can use 1035 Euros or 1,202 USD as a rough estimate.
- 15000 per year
- 750 hours per year
- 15 hours per week
5-year plan
Spain Permanent Residency Eligibility Requirements
To obtain permanent residency in Spain, you must meet additional requirements outside of the digital nomad visa.
- Reside in Spain for 5 Years – You must have legally lived in Spain for the past five years
- Have an NIE Number – You must have a registered NIE number, which is your foreign tax ID number
- Have Not Left Spain for More than 10 Months – You must have met the minimum stay requirement having not left Spain for more than 10 months in the five-year period
- Health Insurance – You must either have public or private health insurance coverage in Spain
Resources
Digital nomad insurance
- Nomad Embassy. 7 Best Digital Nomad Health Insurance in 2025