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Golden Visa abolished from April 2025

In force Residency

The Ley Orgánica 1/2025 was published in the BOE and eliminated Spain's Golden Visa ("Visado de Residencia para Inversores") from 3 April 2025 — ending the €500,000 real-estate-investment residency route that had run since 2013. Existing holders and applications lodged before 3 April 2025 continued to be processed under the previous rules.

Who it affects

Prospective investor-residence applicants; existing holders retain their status until renewal.

Sources

Primary: Boletín Oficial del Estado ↗

Corroborating: Gobierno de España — La Moncloa ↗ · Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones ↗

Verified 2026-04-21 · methodology · report a correction