Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
Question about the non lucrative Spain visa
For the non lucrative Spain visa application, aside from the Apostille needed for the medical certification document, do we need any other document certified in this manner?
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Start the Moving to Spain Hub →“For the non lucrative Spain visa, we needed Marriage/ civil partnership/birth certificates/ 2005 health forms/ acro police certificate…jurisdictionally translated and apostilled”
“How did you get your medical certificate apostilled for the non lucrative Spain visa? In my state, Pennsylvania, the medical certificate must be notarized first and only then can they be apostilled. I cannot figure out how to get it notarized unless I bring the notary to the doctor’s office with me. I am at loss as to what to do.”
“Marriage, civil partnership and birth certificates, if applicable, need to be apostilled and translated.”
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Explore Cities →“I was advised to get a new marriage certificate dated within 3 months of the visa appointment, which needs apostilling and translating.”
“I got my medical in valencia so it did not need to be translated. Police report had to be apostilled and translated to Spanish. Bank funds was in English”
The Apostille documents need to be translated by a sworn translator, here’s Spainguru’s recommendation: https://spainguru.es/recommended-spanish-sworn-translators-registered-with-ministry-foreign-affairs/
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