Digital nomad permit when your employer or income changes

Key rules

• Changing employer: You can change remote employers or clients, as long as the work stays remote and with companies outside Spain.
• Spanish clients: If you are self-employed, no more than 20% of your professional income can come from Spanish companies.
• Minimum income: Your income must stay at 200% of the Spanish minimum wage, plus extra amounts for family members.
• Telling the authority: Report significant changes to the immigration authority and keep proof of the new relationship for renewal.

Changing employer or clients is allowed, if the basics still hold

You can change remote employers or clients and keep the permit. What matters is that your work still meets the permit's conditions after the change. Tell the immigration authority about significant changes. Ask it how to notify, because the procedure is set by the authority.

Changes that put your permit at risk

• Your work moves to Spanish companies. Your job or professional activity must continue with companies outside Spain. If your main activity shifts to Spanish clients or a Spanish employer, you are at risk.
• You stop working remotely. The work must be done remotely. A new role that needs you on site in Spain does not fit.
• Spanish clients take too large a share (self-employed). Up to 20% of your professional income can come from Spanish companies. Above that, you risk losing eligibility. Ask the authority how it applies this limit before you take on more Spanish work.
• Spanish work is more than marginal (employees). You must work for companies outside Spain. Activity for Spanish companies can only be marginal.
• Your income falls below the minimum. The permit requires income equal to 200% of the Spanish minimum wage (SMI) for you, with extra amounts for family members. For 2025 the SMI was 1,184 euros in 14 payments, so the threshold was around 2,763 euros a month. The SMI is set yearly, so the threshold changes too. A pay cut, a gap between clients or a lost contract can bring you under it.

What the authority looks at when you renew

At renewal you must show that:

• the remote work or business continues with foreign companies, including proof of any new employer or client;
• your income still meets the threshold;
• you have valid health insurance;
• you are up to date with tax and social security payments;
• your criminal record is clean.

How to protect yourself

• Before you accept a new job or client, check it keeps you within the conditions above.
• Keep every contract, and the bank records showing the money arriving, from the day you change.
• Avoid gaps in income between one employer or client and the next.
• The documents list and the questions below cover what to bring and the common doubts.

Documents you need

• Proof of your new employer or client relationship, such as a contract, if you changed employer or clients. It must show the work is for companies outside Spain and done remotely.

• Contracts and bank records showing your income meets the minimum for the permit, plus the extra amounts for any family members.

• Proof of valid health insurance.

• Proof that you are up to date with tax and social security payments.

• A criminal record certificate showing a clean record.

Frequently asked questions

Can I change my remote employer or clients on a digital nomad permit?

Yes, you can change remote employers or clients and keep the permit, as long as you still work remotely for companies outside Spain. Tell the immigration office about significant changes. At renewal you will need proof of the new working relationship.

How much of my income can come from Spanish clients?

If you are self-employed, up to 20% of your professional income can come from Spanish companies. Employees must work for companies outside Spain, with only marginal activity for Spanish ones. Your main activity must stay remote with non-Spanish companies.

What minimum income do I need to show when I renew a digital nomad permit?

You need income equal to 200% of the Spanish minimum wage, with extra amounts for family members. For 2025 that was around 2,763 euros a month. The minimum wage is set yearly, so check the current figure before you renew.

What else is checked when I renew a digital nomad permit?

You must also keep valid health insurance and be up to date with tax and social security. A clean criminal record is required too. Show contracts and bank records to prove your income.