Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
Question
Have any Australians applied for the Spanish Digital nomad visa in Spain?
Our Social Security Agreement with Spain doesn’t cover Australian residents employed in a different country and working from another country.
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Start the Moving to Spain Hub →In the guidelines, it says either a Certificate of Coverage from your home country OR registration with the Spanish Social Security by the company I am employed with. Does anyone know what that entails and what kind of push back I can expect if making that request?
Also curious to know – if I apply for the DNV within my 90 day tourist visa in Spain, is it true that I can stay in Spain beyond my 90 days until they decide on my visa application?
Answers
These are the answers of some Facebook group members:
“I think they have to decide within 20 days and if they don’t, you automatically get a positive answer. Something like that.”
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“I work for a law firm. If you don’t hear anything within 20 working days it’s approved.”
“I just searched on Google and it came up with the DFAT website explaining all of it and what is/isn’t covered (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)”
“You can stay beyond the 90 days once your application has been submitted, till It has been resolved. Registering with the SS here would mean paying SS contributions over yr wages, approx. 30%”
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