Visa for Highly Qualified Professionals
Updated warning
This route must be coordinated with the Highly Qualified Professional residence authorization under Law 14/2013. Role, salary, qualification and company evidence should be reviewed before filing.
This consular pathway may be needed when the professional is outside Spain and a Spanish company needs to hire them for an executive, technical or specialized role.
2026 salary reference
- National PAC: €41,356.36 gross/year.
- EU Blue Card general: €41,356.36 gross/year.
- EU Blue Card reduced: €33,085.09 gross/year, only when legally applicable.
Documents usually reviewed
Professional
- Passport.
- Criminal record certificate.
- Higher education qualification or equivalent professional experience.
- CV and evidence of career history.
- Consular forms and country-specific requirements.
Employer
- Contract or firm offer.
- Role memo.
- Corporate, tax and employment documents.
- Proof of activity, solvency and representative powers.
For the full residence analysis, see: