Spain Golden Visa: closure overview
Spain created the investor route in 2013 and later closed it to new applications from 3 April 2025. US investors now need advice on other Spanish residence categories.
Historical benefits
Benefits once linked to the former route are legacy context only. New applicants should not rely on Golden Visa residence, work, travel, or family-inclusion claims.
Historical investment options
Historical thresholds included EUR 500,000 for real estate, EUR 1,000,000 financial-asset options, EUR 2,000,000 government bonds, and business investment without a fixed minimum.
Legacy requirements
Eligibility requirements belong to legacy or pre-closure files. New US applicants need a separate review of routes such as digital nomad, non-lucrative, business, or employment-linked residence where relevant.
Historical process context
These steps describe the former real-estate route and are not current application instructions.
Historical context
Legacy eligibility review
Check whether the case concerns a pre-closure filing or existing holder.
Check whether the case concerns a pre-closure filing or existing holder.
Historical context
Historical investment evidence
Review former investment evidence only if it matters to a legacy file.
Review former investment evidence only if it matters to a legacy file.
Historical context
Document review
Confirm documents against the rules that applied to the original authorisation.
Confirm documents against the rules that applied to the original authorisation.
Historical context
Legacy card or renewal review
Existing holders should confirm next steps with counsel.
Existing holders should confirm next steps with counsel.
Legacy validity and renewal
Validity and renewal rules matter for existing holders, not new applicants. Renewals require case-specific legal review.
Spanish nationality is separate
Spanish permanent residence and nationality are separate legal processes. They are not granted automatically through the former investor route. US citizens considering Spanish nationality need advice under nationality law, not Golden Visa marketing claims.
