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Startups Law creates the international teleworker route

In force Visa & immigration

Ley 28/2022 added the international teleworker visa and residence authorisation to Ley 14/2013. The route covers qualifying remote employees of foreign organisations and qualifying self-employed professionals, for whom work with Spanish clients is limited to 20% of total professional activity. Applicants must meet professional-experience or qualification, social-security, financial-means, insurance and other statutory requirements; nationality-specific consular instructions can affect evidence.

Who it affects

Non-EU remote employees and qualifying self-employed professionals working mainly for organisations outside Spain.

Sources

Primary: BOE — Ley 28/2022 ↗

Corroborating: Ministry of Foreign Affairs — telework visa ↗

Verified 2026-08-02 · methodology