If you’re considering applying for Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) this year, you should know that it just got more expensive.
In order to be eligible for Spain’s DNV, often referred to as the visado de teletrabajador de carácter internacional, non-EU nationals need to prove they earn a certain amount per month.
This amount is linked to Spain’s minimum wage. To be able to get the DNV, you need to prove you earn 200 percent of this minimum wage.
In 2025, the amount you had to earn was €2,763 per month.
But on Monday February 16th 2026, the Spanish government announced they have agreed an increase to the minimum wage for 2026.
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The amount they have agreed on is €1,221 per month across 14 payments, which can be confusing, but is typical here in Spain. This equals €17,094 per year.
If you divide this amount by 12, you get the real amount per month for each calendar month of the year, which will be €1,424.50.
In order to get the new financial requirement you need for the DNV, you need to work out 200 percent of this, which works out at €2,849 per month.
Therefore, the new financial threshold to be approved for Spain’s Digital Nomad Vida in 2026 is a minimum of €2,849 gross per month.
Using today’s exchange rate, this would equal $3,377.35 USD and £2,477.32 GBP.
This means anyone applying for the DNV in 2026 will need to earn an extra €86 per month, compared with last year, or $99.57 USD and £73.04 GBP.
Keep in mind, this amount is for a single applicant only. If you’re applying with a partner or children, you will need to earn more.
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If bringing a partner, you will need to show an extra 75 percent of the minimum wage. This would equal an extra €1,068.37.
So, in total for two of you, you would need to earn €3,917.37.
For each dependent after that such as a child, you will need to show an extra 25 percent of the minimum wage. In 2026, this would equal €356.12 extra per month.
This means that for a family of three – two adults and one child applying for the DNV in 2026, you would need to show you earn €4,273.49 per month.
Remember, for the DNV this needs to be earnings from freelance work or from a remote job you carry out for a company abroad. Only 20 percent of your earnings can come from inside Spain. This means you can’t come here on this visa hoping to start a business and get most of your clients here.
There are also several other requirements for the DNV besides the amount you need to earn such as having worked for a client continuously for 3 months before applying and the company you work for having been in existence for at least one year.
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If you are a freelancer or self-employed, you will also need to register with the Spanish autónomo system to be legally registered here. This requires you to pay a monthly social security fee.
For those earning the minimum needed for the DNV, this would mean a fee of €452.94 per month. If you earn €4,273.49 for family of three, the fee would be €545.59 per month.
This is just social security, not tax. You will be taxed on top of this. This fee does cover your public healthcare and other social benefits, however.
For those working remotely for a company, your company must register to pay your social security fee for you or it needs to be in a country with has a bilateral social security agreement with Spain.
Find out more about the requirements for the DNV here.
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