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Thirteen questions at most, about five minutes: only the ones your route needs. You get a verdict, your exact Modelo 149 deadline, your estimated saving, the points a professional would check and your document checklist. Nothing leaves your browser unless you send it.
Every result comes from the legal requirements applied to your answers. Indicative estimate. Legal notice
Have you been a tax resident in Spain in any of the last 5 calendar years? Tax resident usually means more than 183 days in Spain in a calendar year, or your main economic interests here. Short stays and tourism do not count.
No I lived in Spain some of that time but I am not sure I was tax resident Yes
Have you ever been in the Beckham regime before? Someone who renounced the regime, or was excluded from it, cannot opt in again. Completing the six years and moving abroad again is a different situation.
No, never Yes, I completed it (or left Spain while in it) and I am now moving back Yes, and I renounced it or was excluded from it
What brings you to Spain? I keep my job with a foreign company and work remotely from Spain A new employment contract with a Spanish company My foreign employer is posting me to Spain (I keep my contract abroad) I am paid as an employee of my own US LLC / S-corp I am becoming a director of a company I am starting an innovative business (ENISA-certified entrepreneur) I will work as a highly-qualified professional for start-ups or in R&D I am self-employed and invoice my own clients I am a professional athlete I am not coming to work: I will live on savings, investments or a pension Something else / not sure
Your citizenship and permit situation EU / EEA / Swiss citizen (no visa needed) Non-EU citizen with the digital nomad visa or permit granted or applied for Non-EU citizen with another residence or work permit (family, highly-qualified, student…) Non-EU citizen, no visa or permit yet
Your citizenship and work permit A non-EU citizen needs a residence and work permit for the job itself; without it the employment relationship cannot start, and the clock does not start either.
EU / EEA / Swiss citizen (no permit needed) Non-EU citizen with a work permit granted or applied for Non-EU citizen, no permit yet
Is that employer a company you own or control? A significant stake, or a director role, means the employment relationship has to fit precisely the criteria the tax agency applies. The same goes for an employer with its own presence in Spain.
No, it is a company I do not own, with no office in Spain No, but the employer has a subsidiary, branch or office in Spain Yes, it is my own company or one I control
Are you a shareholder or a director of that Spanish company? Owning or controlling your employer means the employment relationship has to fit precisely the criteria the tax agency applies. A minority stake or a seat on the board is reviewed before filing.
No, I am only an employee A minority stake (under 25%), or a director’s seat without controlling it Yes, it is my own company or one I control
Who are you being posted to in Spain? A posting to a company of the group, or to your own company, needs a more precise fit than one to a client or a project: what matters is who directs your work and who bears the salary.
To a client or a project, my employer has no company in Spain To a subsidiary, branch or office of my employer in Spain The employer posting me is my own company
The company you will be a director of An ordinary company and an asset-holding (patrimonial) one are different boxes on Modelo 149, and with an asset-holding company a stake of 25% or more takes the route away.
An ordinary operating company An asset-holding or investment company (patrimonial)
Your stake in it
Less than 25% 25% or more
Do you have the favourable ENISA report? The entrepreneurial route depends on a favourable report classifying the activity as entrepreneurial and of economic interest for Spain.
Yes, granted Applied for, waiting for the answer Not yet
What kind of work is it? This route is for highly-qualified professionals serving start-ups, or for training, research, development and innovation.
For a start-up (with the ENISA certification) Training, research, development or innovation
Will more than 40% of your total business, professional and employment income come from that activity?
Yes No I am not sure
Tell us in one line what brings you to Spain The qualifying cause has to be identified before anything is filed; this line is what a professional starts from.
Continue → Where will you pay social security contributions? With an A1 (EU/EEA/UK) or a certificate of coverage under a totalization agreement (for example US–Spain, up to 5 years) you keep contributing in your home country and pay nothing to Spanish Social Security. The certificate’s date is then what starts your 6-month clock.
In Spain: my employer registers me with Spanish Social Security In my home country, I keep my coverage with an A1 or a certificate of coverage I don’t know yet
Where will you pay social security contributions? Without an employment contract you register yourself: as self-employed (RETA) or, as a director, under the regime that fits your role. With an A1 or a certificate of coverage you keep contributing in your home country, and the certificate’s date is what starts your 6-month clock.
In Spain: I will register myself (RETA or as a director) In my home country, I keep my coverage with an A1 or a certificate of coverage I don’t know yet
Your registration date The 6-month window for Modelo 149 starts with your Social Security registration in Spain, or with the date on your certificate of coverage if you keep your home-country social security. Not your arrival, not your contract signature.
Not registered yet, and no date planned Not registered yet, but I know the planned date Already registered: I know the date Already registered: I do not know the date
Date of registration or of the certificate of coverage Continue →
Roughly how long ago?
Less than 4 months ago Between 4 and 6 months ago More than 6 months ago
Your income and where you will live Continue →
Besides your salary, will you have any of these? Pick all that apply. Leave empty if none.
Stock options, RSUs or bonus schemes Many work days outside Spain (travel, days at headquarters) Freelance or business income invoicing clients on the side Investment or rental income outside Spain Rental or business income in Spain
Continue → Are you a US citizen or green-card holder? No Yes
Do you also hold US citizenship or a green card? No Yes
Is a spouse or children under 25 moving with you and wanting the regime too? No Yes
Are you a shareholder or a director of any company in Spain? Including the company that pays you. A stake of 25% or more, or being a director, is what the tax agency looks at.
No Yes, of the company that pays me Yes, of another company in Spain
Your stake in it
Less than 25% 25% or more
Besides your employer, are you a shareholder or a director of any company in Spain? Only other companies: you have already told us about your employer. A stake of 25% or more, or being a director, is what the tax agency looks at.
No Yes, of another company in Spain
Your stake in it
Less than 25% 25% or more
Anything else a professional should know? (optional) No passport numbers, payslips or contracts here. Only used if you decide to send your case to a professional.
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This diagnosis is an indicative estimate based on the rules in force as of 8 September 2026 and on the answers you entered. It is not tax or legal advice and creates no professional relationship. The regime is subject to strict legal requirements and to acceptance by the Spanish Tax Agency. Before taking any decision, consult a registered tax advisor.
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