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Non Lucrative Visa

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 8:57am
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I have just received my new Tie card, for Non Lucrative Visa. I accept that I cannot and do not want to work in Spain. But I am classed as self employed in the UK, and can easily get work there. I want to work between 8-12 weeks a year. I have checked on various sites, and it appears I can work remotely. The Spanish Authorities recognise that working remotely for clients outside of Spain, either at home or face to face in the UK are technically the same. Has anyone worked in UK whilst hokdind a NLV..... Confusing 

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:03pm

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:03pm

You need a good gestor: once resident you will have to declare all income - that is earned anywhere - for tax in Spain. This will show up that you are working, so your visa will not be correct.

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:20pm

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:20pm

Shirley249 wrote on Sat Jun 12, 2021 8:57am:

I have just received my new Tie card, for Non Lucrative Visa. I accept that I cannot and do not want to work in Spain. But I am classed as self employed in the UK, and can easily get work there. I want to work between 8-12 weeks a year. I have checked on various sites, and it appears I can work r...

 

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...emotely. The Spanish Authorities recognise that working remotely for clients outside of Spain, either at home or face to face in the UK are technically the same. Has anyone worked in UK whilst hokdind a NLV..... Confusing 

I have seen conflicting advice on this topic.

The NLV rules are quite clear in that it only allows 'passive' income - e.g. rental income from a property.

Working visas are available for people having a job in Spain for a Spanish company; and 'autonomo' visas for those who are self-employed working in Spain.

These, however, don't cover 'digital nomads' - who could work for a UK company, be paid in the UK, but actually live in Spain (and, implicitly, carry out the actual work on their laptop in Spain). I have seen advice on other forums stating that as long as the income and tax paid in the UK is declared in Spain, etc. then this is permissible; however, I don't know anyone that has actually done this - and, as Brits would only need NLVs from January this year and tax returns would not be due until 2022, I assume that no-one has tested this.

I would advise that you seek professional advice and I'd also be grateful if you could update this post (or myself directly) with the advice received.

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