Your Spanish Non-Lucrative Visa, step by step — with the exact documents your consulate asks for.
30 tasks in 5 stages, a document checklist that adapts to your consulate and family, deadlines you can't afford to miss, and the partner Spainguru trusts for every step that needs one — apostilles, sworn translations, insurance, lawyers.
Built by Spainguru, the largest community for moving to Spain — 225,000 members across 30+ Facebook groups.
Your consulate's rules, not generic ones
We assign your consulate from where you live and show its appointment system (BLS or direct), official links, known quirks and recent first-hand experiences. Full detail for 12 US and UK consulates.
A checklist, not a filing cabinet
Tick off 19+ documents and every sub-step: order it, apostille it, translate it. Nothing to upload — your papers stay with you.
The right partner at the right step
Federal apostille for your FBI check, sworn translation, visa-compliant health insurance, a lawyer only if you want one — each shown exactly where you need it, with Spainguru discounts where they exist.
How it works
- Sign in with your email — a link or one-time code, no password.
- Answer 7 questions — where you live, who's applying, income type, target move date.
- Check your eligibility — funds, insurance and the no-work rule, free.
- Unlock the full tracker — all stages, the documents checklist for your consulate, timeline and partner links.
Pay only while you need it.
Eligibility check and your first 3 tasks are free. The full tracker is €19 a month (cancel anytime), €29 for 3 months, €39 for 6 months or €59 for a year. One plan covers your whole household, and we email you for free whenever your consulate changes an official requirement.
- ✓ All stages and tasks, with videos and FAQs
- ✓ Document checklist adapted to your consulate and family
- ✓ Consulate card: appointment system, official links, quirks, experiences
- ✓ Partner links and discount codes at every relevant step
- ✓ Consulate facts re-checked every month against the official pages
- ✓ 14-day refund, no questions asked
Who it's for
Retirees and people living on savings or passive income who want to apply for the Non-Lucrative Visa themselves, mainly from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. If your situation is complex, the tracker shows you where a lawyer or a 1:1 session with Spainguru makes sense — and nowhere else.
Some links in the tracker go to Spainguru partners. They pay Spainguru a listing fee or a commission when you become their client — you never pay more for coming through Spainguru, and with some partners you pay less thanks to our discount. How we choose partners.