Residency After the Golden Visa in Alicante
Costa Blanca, Valencian Community
Alicante province had a substantial share of Golden Visa purchases, and since the repeal on 3 April 2025 the question here has changed from which property qualifies to which permit does. For most of the people asking, the honest answer is the non-lucrative route: they have retired or semi-retired, their income is pension or investment income, and they do not intend to work in Spain.
That route is decided on financial evidence and health cover, and the most common reason a file from this province fails is not insufficient means but poorly evidenced means — statements that do not show what they need to show, insurance that does not meet the requirements, or documents that were translated before being apostilled. All fixable in advance, none fixable after a refusal.
Local context: Alicante
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Alicante, which serves the whole province including Torrevieja, Benidorm and Elche |
|---|---|
| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Alicante |
| Local context | One of the highest concentrations of non-Spanish residents in the country, so counter staff and local gestorías handle foreign paperwork daily |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the central Oficina de Extranjería |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria (state) + Generalitat Valenciana for regional taxes |
| Forms and notices | May be issued in Valencian; Spanish is always available on request |
Sources: Cita previa — Sede electrónica · Portal de Inmigración · Agencia Tributaria
What we handle: Residency After the Golden Visa
Spain’s Golden Visa is closed — here are the live alternatives.
- Honest briefing: why the Spanish Golden Visa is closed
- Digital Nomad Visa (remote workers & freelancers)
- Non-Lucrative Visa (NLV) for the financially independent
- Entrepreneur and self-employed routes
Questions about this service
What counts as sufficient means for the non-lucrative route?
The threshold is set by reference to a national indicator and is revised, and it increases for each family member. We deliberately do not print a figure here — a stale number on a page about a residency decision is worse than none. Your lawyer confirms the amount in force when you apply, and, just as importantly, what evidence of it is accepted.
Can I work remotely for a foreign employer on a non-lucrative permit?
The non-lucrative permit does not authorise work, and treating remote employment as exempt because the employer is abroad is a widely repeated assumption that has caused real problems at renewal. If you intend to keep working, the nomad route is the one designed for it — say so at the outset rather than discovering the mismatch two years in.
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