{"id":696,"date":"2026-11-09T00:24:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/visado-emprendedor-espana-requisitos-enisa\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T00:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:24:06","slug":"visado-emprendedor-espana-requisitos-enisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/visado-emprendedor-espana-requisitos-enisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Visado de emprendedor en Espa\u00f1a: requisitos, informe de ENISA y plazos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entrepreneur visa or residence authorisation allows a non-EU national to live in Spain to start, develop or run an innovative business activity or one of special economic interest. It is governed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a69\" rel=\"noopener\">Articles 69 and 70 of Law 14\/2013<\/a>, on support for entrepreneurs, and processed by the Large Companies and Strategic Groups Unit (UGE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>For innovative projects or projects of special economic interest for Spain.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>You need a favourable report from ENISA, which the UGE requests automatically.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The entrepreneur\u2019s profile, the business plan and the added value for the Spanish economy are assessed.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The authorisation lasts three years and is renewed for two; after five years you can obtain permanent residence.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The UGE decides within twenty days; if it does not reply, the application is deemed granted.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What counts as an entrepreneurial activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a70\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 70<\/a>, it is an innovative activity or one of special economic interest for Spain that has a favourable report from ENISA (the Spanish National Innovation Company). The UGE requests the report automatically and ENISA must issue it within ten working days. The project is assessed on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>The professional profile of the applicant and their involvement in the project; if there are several partners, the participation of each one.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The business plan: a description of the project, the product or service and its financing, including the investment required and possible sources.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The added value it brings to the Spanish economy, innovation or investment opportunities.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to a project that obtains a favourable report, you must meet the requirements to start the activity under the rules of each sector and the general requirements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a62\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 62<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Not being in Spain irregularly.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Being over 18.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Having no criminal record in Spain or in the countries where you have lived for the last two years, and declaring that you have none in the last five.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Having public or private health insurance with an insurer authorised in Spain.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Having sufficient financial resources for yourself and your family during your residence.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Paying the fee.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your spouse or partner, children and dependent ascendants can apply at the same time or later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to apply<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>The application is filed electronically with the UGE, by you or your legal representative (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a69\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 69<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n<li>If you are outside Spain, the authorisation and the visa are requested in a single application; once the authorisation is granted, you apply for the residence visa.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>If you are already in Spain with a legal stay or residence, you can apply here.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The UGE decides within a maximum of twenty days from the electronic filing; if it does not, the authorisation is deemed granted by administrative silence (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a76\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 76<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Once granted, if the authorisation lasts more than six months, you must apply for the foreigner\u2019s identity card (TIE).<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duration and renewal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorisation is valid throughout Spain and lasts three years. It can then be renewed for periods of two years if the conditions are still met, and after five years you can obtain permanent residence (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a69\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 69<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a76\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 76.3<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we help you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We check whether your project fits, prepare with you the business plan that ENISA will assess, file the application with the UGE and, if you need it, set up the company in Spain. We meet by video call from your country, in Spanish, English and French. You can <a href=\"\/en\/contacto\/\">book your first consultation<\/a> or see our service for <a href=\"\/en\/areas-de-practica\/visado-de-emprendedor\/\">entrepreneur visa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legislation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boe.es\/buscar\/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074#a69\" rel=\"noopener\">Law 14\/2013, of 27 September, on support for entrepreneurs and their internationalisation<\/a> (Articles 61, 62, 69, 70 and 76), as amended by Law 28\/2022, of 21 December.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La autorizaci\u00f3n de residencia para emprendedores de la Ley 14\/2013: qu\u00e9 proyectos encajan, el informe favorable de ENISA, el plan de negocio, la duraci\u00f3n de tres a\u00f1os y la resoluci\u00f3n en veinte d\u00edas.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_autora":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-extranjeria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruizsogueroabogadas.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}