Non-Lucrative Visa · from India
The Non-Lucrative Visa, from India
The visa for living in Spain without working there — on savings, pensions, rental income or investments. A year to start, renewable in two-year steps, and the road to long-term residence.
Our service fee covers case management, document review, and included sworn translations only — apostille, government and consular fees are separate and paid directly by the client to the relevant authority or provider.
The NLV, In Numbers
Government thresholds, updated yearly — your case manager confirms the current figures before anything is filed.
You can support yourself from savings or passive income — around €2,400 a month (roughly ₹2.2 lakh, depending on the rate) or €28,800 in savings, plus €600 a month per family member.
Is this your route?
- You're retiring, or stepping back from work, with pension, savings or investment income that clears the bar
- You have rental or dividend income that arrives whether or not you work
- You want a year in Spain first and a working permit later — the NLV can be modified from inside Spain
- You're moving as a family — one main applicant carries the application, each member adds €600 a month
What goes in the file
- Proof of income or savings, presented so the consulate sees the threshold met at a glance
- A criminal record certificate — the country-specific part below
- A medical certificate in the consulate's required wording
- Full private health insurance from a Spanish insurer, no co-payments
- Birth and marriage certificates for family applications, freshly issued and apostilled
The India Part of the File
Whichever visa you pick, these are the documents and rules that are specific to applying from India — and where files usually go wrong.
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Your criminal record is the PCC from Passport Seva
Spain wants the Police Clearance Certificate issued through Passport Seva by your Regional Passport Office — not a letter from the local police station — apostilled by the MEA, with the apostille on the certificate itself.
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Apostilles come from the MEA, and some documents need a step first
India has been in the Apostille Convention since 2005. Personal documents are apostilled by the MEA; educational documents usually need state-level attestation before the MEA will apostille them, which is where most timelines slip.
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The sworn translation must include the apostille
Every word of the document and of the apostille. English originals still need sworn Spanish translations, and they are included in our service fee.
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Certificates are ordered fresh
Birth and marriage certificates from the municipal authority, recently issued. If a birth was never registered, the non-availability certificate and affidavit route works — but it takes time, so it goes first.
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Your mission is decided by where you live
The Embassy in New Delhi and the Consulate General in Mumbai split India between them, with BLS centres in the major cities handling intake. The table below shows the map.
Where You File
The two Spanish missions in India and who files where — intake runs through BLS centres in the major cities. Your case manager confirms the current requirements for yours before anything is filed.
| Mission | Covers | Appointment | Notes |
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| Embassy, New Delhi | Northern and eastern India | Via BLS | The bigger jurisdiction by volume — book early |
| Consulate General, Mumbai | Western and southern India | Via BLS | Strict on document freshness and translation completeness |
Missions change their requirements without notice. Treat this as orientation, not a checklist: the checklist your case manager builds is for your mission, your visa and your household.
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