Spain Golden Visa 2026: cost, routes & residency
Closed. Spain abolished its Golden Visa in April 2025.
Spain's Golden Visa no longer exists — the programme was abolished on 3 April 2025, ending the €500,000 real-estate residency route. If you're looking at Spain now, the alternatives are the non-lucrative visa (for those living on passive income) and the digital-nomad visa (with its Beckham-law tax option), neither of which is an investment residency.
How the Spain Golden Visa works
There are no golden-visa investment routes any more: Spain abolished the programme on 3 April 2025, closing the former €500,000 real-estate (and other) routes. The nearest replacements are the non-lucrative visa, for those who can show sufficient passive income, and the digital-nomad visa, which pairs with the favourable Beckham-law tax regime.
Stay requirement and what it leads to
Because the Golden Visa is gone, there's no investment route to residency. The non-lucrative and digital-nomad visas have their own income and activity requirements, and both can lead to permanent residence and, eventually, citizenship after the standard long residence period.
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Minimum investment | — (programme closed) |
| Main route | None — abolished 2025 |
| Minimum stay | n/a |
| Leads to | n/a |
| Where | EU / Schengen |
Where it fits in a borderless plan
High-net-worth movers who wanted an EU golden visa now typically look to Greece or Portugal, or use Spain's non-investment visas instead. A golden visa is a residency, not a passport. Pair it with a deliberate plan for where you are actually tax-resident and a self-custody plan for your Bitcoin. Compare every programme in our golden-visa guide, or go for a passport via investment or ancestry.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Spain Golden Visa cost?
The minimum investment is — (programme closed). None — abolished 2025 is the main route. Programmes change often, so confirm current thresholds before applying.
Does the Spain Golden Visa lead to citizenship?
It leads to n/a. A golden visa grants residency; a passport is a separate, longer process — see our golden-visa guide and the dual-citizenship guide.
What's the minimum stay for the Spain Golden Visa?
n/a. Low-presence requirements are part of the appeal of most golden visas, but rules vary and change — verify the current position.
Official sources
Rules change — always confirm the current position with the primary authority:
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