Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
Question about the non lucrative Spain visa renewal
Good morning, I am starting the non lucrative Spain visa renewal process for years 2-3. How many months of bank statements are needed?
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These are the answers of some Facebook group members:
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“UK bank statements for 6 months all translated.”
“We just downloaded and printed our most recent UK and Spanish bank statements and used those. No problem. Spanish ones for a year to show we’d been hare and spending money!”
“You can use a US Bank like Chase, that provides statements in Spanish, but it’s SO much easier to just use a Spanish bank account properly for about 6 months before Renewal and not provide external accounts.”
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“I provided translated bank statements for last year”
“My bank gave me a print out of all deposits into my account for one year. Translated to Spanish.”
“We just did our first renewal (late July) and we did have ours translated but only the first page that gave the overview… deposits and balance. We did 4 months but I think 3 was the minimum. We are in Madrid. Received our “favorable” result at end of October.”
“For my first renewed, I used my Spanish account. The bank gave me a print out of deposits to my account. They stamp it to certify it.”
“Check with your US bank if they can change the language of your statements to Spanish. That’s what I did and so when it came time for renewal, I didn’t have to translate anything but instead I was able to provide all of my US bank statements in Spanish. FWIW, I submitted three types of financial proof at renewal. Two of them were in Spanish and then one was an investment account in the US and I left it in English. I was approved.”
“I just renewed ours and I only presented six months of statements for both US bank account and of the credit card we use in Spain to pay for everything. I asked the bank for a certification of funds in Spanish. That is just a letter showing the average balance of our account for a year.
Take into consideration that we are in Galicia but it’s different everywhere.
BTW we got ours approved in less than three weeks.”
“I always do 3 months US translated they love seeing the stamp from the sworn translator. I also submit the Spain account 3 months stamped from my bank. I just submit my 2nd renewal..”
“Yes, bank statements need to be translated and cover at least 6 months”
“I renewed online in June in Madrid and did not translate my US bank statements. Though if you can, do it because you just never know with Spain.”
In summary, it appears that the general consensus is that bank statements should be translated into Spanish and the number of months of statements required appears to vary, with some individuals stating that they provided 6 months’ worth of statements, while others stated that they provided 4 or 3 months. It is also mentioned that it may be easier to use a Spanish bank account, but that US bank statements can be used if they are translated or if the bank can change the language of the statements to Spanish. Additionally, some people mentioned providing a “certification of funds” from the bank, which is a letter showing the average balance of the account for a year, and it is also mentioned that the requirements may vary depending on the location in Spain.
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