Last Updated on April 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
Question
“When proving your savings for the Spain Non Lucrative Visa application, do they need translation into Spanish?”
Answers
These are the answers of Spainguru’s Facebook group members:
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“Only government-issued docs need translating as far as I’m aware.”
“And Apostille.”
“In providing bank statements at London BLS, they simply accepted machine/downloaded & printed statements, not stamped nor in any way ‘authenticated’ and certainly not translated. Hope this helps.”
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“I printed off my nationwide statements for the last 12 months. Accepted in Edinburgh, no problem. No translation.”
“I did not translate the statements, but I did provide a table of contents with the titles of each account in English and Spanish along with the U.S. dollar amounts and Euro amounts for our total savings, retirement/investment accounts, and monthly income.”
“I didn’t.”
“Three months of front page/cover sheets, no translations, no problem with DC Consulate. I just submitted the same to the Spanish government for our years 2/3 renewal, waiting for the response.”
“No need.”
“We did.”
Conclusion
For the Spain non-lucrative visa application, translation of financial statements into Spanish is generally not required, especially for bank statements. Several consulates, including those in London, Edinburgh, and Washington, D.C., accept statements in English without translation.
It’s beneficial, however, to provide a summary or table of contents in both English and Spanish to facilitate understanding, especially regarding the types of accounts and their balances.
Some applicants choose to translate for clarity, but it is not a universal requirement.
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