Non-Lucrative Visa · from Philippines
The Non-Lucrative Visa, from the Philippines
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 ₱150,000, depending on the rate) or €28,800 in savings, plus €600 a month per family member. No work in Spain during the first year.
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 Philippines Part of the File
Whichever visa you pick, these are the documents and rules that are specific to applying from the Philippines — and where files usually go wrong.
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Your criminal record is the NBI clearance
Spain wants the NBI Clearance — not a barangay or police station clearance — apostilled by the DFA. The apostille has to be on the clearance itself, and it is ordered fresh so it doesn't age out during the process.
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The red ribbon is gone — it's a DFA apostille now
The Philippines joined the Apostille Convention in 2019, so the old "red ribbon" authentication no longer exists. One DFA apostille per document replaces it — but each document still has to be the right version before the DFA will touch it.
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Certificates come from the PSA, on security paper
Birth and marriage certificates must be PSA copies, recently issued — a local civil registrar copy is not a substitute — then apostilled by the DFA.
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The sworn translation must include the apostille
Every word of the document and of the apostille. Documents being in English doesn't help — Spain wants sworn Spanish translations, and they are included in our service fee.
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One filing point for the whole country
Visa applications go through the Embassy of Spain in Manila, wherever in the islands you live — so appointments, travel and document timing all need to be planned together.
Manage Your Entire Visa Journey in One Place
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Application Progress Tracking
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Secure Document Uploads
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Personalised Task List
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Direct Communication
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Everything in One Place
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What our clients say
Real people, real results
Over 10,000 clients have used our platform to move to Spain. Read their stories — from first eligibility check to visa approval — all managed through the dashboard.
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