Residency After the Golden Visa in Girona
Catalonia
Girona had a modest Golden Visa presence through Costa Brava property, and since the repeal on 3 April 2025 those purchases carry no immigration effect. The routes that remain are the national ones, with Catalonia's particularity that any initial work authorisation comes from the Generalitat rather than the state.
The Girona-specific factor in choosing a route is cross-border life. People considering this area frequently have a French connection — work, family or assets — and that determines which route is even coherent, because a permit that assumes you live and work in Spain sits badly with a life conducted partly in France. That has to be resolved before the application, not defended at renewal.
Local context: Girona
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Girona — far smaller than Barcelona's, and often quicker to get into |
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| Work authorisations | Filed with the Generalitat, as everywhere in Catalonia |
| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Girona |
| Local context | Close to the French border and 38 minutes from Barcelona by high-speed rail, so cross-border work and commuter arrangements come up constantly |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the Generalitat, not the state (Real Decreto 1463/2009) — Catalonia is the only community with this competence |
| Residence permits | Central Oficina de Extranjería — so a work-and-residence case spans two administrations |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria (state) + Agència Tributària de Catalunya for regional taxes |
| Forms and notices | Frequently issued in Catalan |
Sources: Real Decreto 1463/2009 (BOE) · Generalitat de Catalunya — Treball · Cita previa — Sede electrónica · 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
I will live in Girona but work in France. Which route works?
It depends on your nationality and on the tax and social-security position, which has to be settled first. This is one of the genuinely complex configurations, and it is not a case to approach with a template. The good news is that it usually has a coherent answer once the residency and contribution questions are mapped.
Does my Costa Brava house help any application?
It evidences accommodation, which several routes require you to show, and it makes empadronamiento straightforward. It is not a qualifying factor for any current route. Since 3 April 2025 there is no permit that property ownership grants.
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