Non-Lucrative Visa · from United Arab Emirates
The Non-Lucrative Visa, from the UAE
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 AED 10,000, depending on the rate) or €28,800 in savings, plus €600 a month per family member. A common route at the end of a Gulf career.
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 United Arab Emirates Part of the File
Whichever visa you pick, these are the documents and rules that are specific to applying from the UAE — and where files usually go wrong.
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You apply from where you legally reside
UAE residents file in the UAE, not in their passport country. That is usually good news — but it means the file is built to the Spanish missions here, with UAE-issued evidence.
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Spain wants criminal records from more than one country
The UAE good conduct certificate (Dubai Police or the Ministry of Interior) — and, for most applicants, a police certificate from your home country too, since Spain asks about everywhere you've lived in recent years. Two clocks running at once is the part that needs sequencing.
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No apostilles for UAE documents — attestation instead
The UAE is not in the Apostille Convention, so UAE documents are attested by MOFAIC and then legalised by the Spanish mission. Your home-country documents follow their own country's apostille route — two different chains in one file.
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The sworn translation must include every stamp
Every word of the document, the attestation and the legalisation. English or Arabic originals both need sworn Spanish translations, and they are included in our service fee.
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Your mission is decided by your emirate
The Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai split the Emirates between them. The table below shows the map.
Where You File
The two Spanish missions in the UAE and who files where. Your case manager confirms the current requirements for yours before anything is filed.
| Mission | Covers | Appointment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embassy, Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi and Al Ain | Via BLS | Strict on attestation chains being complete |
| Consulate General, Dubai | Dubai and the northern emirates | Via BLS | The busier of the two — book early |
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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