NON LUCRATIVE VISA

You might find this discussion useful. If you search 'lucrative' it is widely discussed.

Non lucrative Visa - Residency in Torrevieja: padron, residencia and passport advice - Torrevieja forum - Costa Blanca forum in the Alicante province of Spain

Hello Gary

If granted by the Spanish Embassy, a NLV is   for 1 year, then  renewable for 2 yrs, years & then again for 2yrs more when it stops being a temporary Visa & becomes permanent.  Every member of your family who is joining you to live here will  have to apply independently . There are many types of Visas but  Non Lucrative  is £516

Heres a link with lots more answers to Visa  questions .......

http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/LONDRES/en/Consulado/Pages/Visas.aspx

Cheers

Elinspain

Hi,

Thanks so much. So is £516 per year per applicant or is it £516 and thats it?

Cheers

Gary

Hello Gary,

I havent seen it stated  whether there is a charge for renewing the Visa, that's a question for the Spanish embassy - unless anyone else knows.

Do you know the current financial requirements you must meet to be granted a visa?  Here are the latest I can find......  Ist applicant  €27,115,20,....... Couple €33,894.08, Dependants .....€6778.88.  If anyone knows any updates to this, then I hope they will post them.

You would all need at least 1 full year comprehensive P.H. I which appears to be around €1,500 + per person ( depending on quotes you should obtain)

Hope this helps 

Cheers

Elinspain

Thanks

Hi Gary,

A Non-Lucrative VISA must be applied for at the Spanish Embassy in the UK.  It lasts 3 months and 15 days, although once granted you need to apply for a Non-Lucrative PERMIT within 1 month of arriving in Spain.

As Spain currently doesn't allow non-residents to enter Spain, it wouldn't make sense to apply for the visa until you know that you can enter Spain.

The first permit lasts one year and the first renewal lasts 2 years.  You need to make 2 renewals in order to achieve 5 years' permanent residency in Spain.

Kind regards, 

Kim

Thanks Kim. Its a bit of a minefield so to have it explained so brilliantly really helps.

Cheers

Gary

Hi Kim

Thanks that’s is so helpful. Are you living in Spain or are you like me just weighing up your options

Cheers

Gaz

Hi Gaz,

No, I'm fortunate enough to have been living permanently in Spain for 5 years 😀

We do now have a few members who have started the NLV process, so if you decide to go that route, there are members already sharing their experiences which may be helpful to you.

Kind regards,  

Kim