{"id":14059,"date":"2026-04-29T17:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/14059\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:57:11","slug":"surge-in-demand-amongst-britons-for-non-professional-visa-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/14059\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in demand amongst Britons for non professional visa in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There has a surge in demand, especially amongst more wealthier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorcadailybulletin.com\/tag\/Britons.html?utm_source=Inline-tag&amp;utm_medium=internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Britons<\/a>, for the Non-Lucrative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorcadailybulletin.com\/tag\/visa.html?utm_source=Inline-tag&amp;utm_medium=internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Visa<\/a> which allows non-European nationals to move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorcadailybulletin.com\/tag\/Spain.html?utm_source=Inline-tag&amp;utm_medium=internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain<\/a> with relatively few paperwork problems providing that they do not seek employment and have enough cash in the bank to live without working. <\/p>\n<p>Your income must come from sources outside Spain. You can also meet the requirement through savings in a bank account, but you&#8217;ll need to show the full amount available before being able to make the move. <\/p>\n<p> Applicants must prove sufficient financial means (approx. \u20ac30,000+ per year) to support themselves, obtain private health insurance, and have no criminal record. It is ideal for retirees or those with passive income, with an initial 1-year duration, renewable for 2-year period.<\/p>\n<p>Key Requirements &amp; Details<\/p>\n<p>Purpose: Live in Spain without working (no local or remote work allowed).<\/p>\n<p>Financial Means: You must demonstrate funds to support yourself (and family) without working. \u20ac28,800-\u20ac30,000 annually per main applicant, with extra funds needed for dependent members. <\/p>\n<p>Healthcare: Private health insurance with full coverage (no co-payments) from an insurance company authorized to operate in Spain is mandatory. <\/p>\n<p>Validity &amp; Renewal: Initial visa lasts 1 year. Renewals are for 2 years, and after 5 years, you may apply for permanent residency.<\/p>\n<p>Application Process: Applied for at the Spanish Consulate in your country of residence.<\/p>\n<p>Since Brexit it has become more difficult for Britons to move to Spain. The 180 day rule for non resident , which means that you can only come to Spain for 180 days a year, in two batches of 90 days, has made the problem even more pronounced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There has a surge in demand, especially amongst more wealthier Britons, for the Non-Lucrative Visa which allows non-European&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14060,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3592,605,8322,2279,17,8323,2281],"class_list":{"0":"post-14059","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-britons","9":"tag-latest-headlines","10":"tag-moving-to-mallorca","11":"tag-moving-to-spain","12":"tag-spain","13":"tag-visa","14":"tag-working-in-mallorca"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}