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Non Lucrative Visa

Visa to reside in Spain without carrying out any gainful (work or professional) activity, provided that the applicant has sufficient and guaranteed means to live on. This visa does not constitute a work permit.

Visa Fees

Dear Applicants, please view the revised visa fee and service charges applicable.

Category Fees in THB
Non Lucrative Visa 3,220 THB
Legalization (criminal record) 270 THB
Stamp of "seen at this Embassy" (medical certificate) 115 THB
Initial temporary residence authorization/FORM 790 52/EX01 390 THB

For Nationals of Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, the United States of America and the United Kingdom, fees will be charged post consultation with the Consular Office.

USA no lucrative-4,875THB
Australia no lucrative-10,975THB
Canada no lucrative-28,225THB
Etiopia no lucrative-17,775THB

UK no lucrative-22,915THB
Stamp of "seen at this Embassy" (medical certificate): 80 THB
Legalization (criminal record, birth certificate, marriage certificate): 520 THB /no charge if the documents are APOSTILLED

The above mentioned Visa Fee is to be paid only by cash.

BLS International Service charge

Applicants applying at the Spanish visa application Centre shall be levied a service charge of THB 605 incl VAT payable in cash.

Please note:

  • The applicable Visa Fee in Thai baht is as per the current exchange rate. It is subject to change without notice
  • The fee is non-refundable

"Checklist for Non Lucrative Visa"

When applying for a visa, you must submit original and copies of all documents.

  • National visa form complete, dated and signed. If a minor the form must be signed by both parents.
  • Recent passport photograph with white background as specified here:

    http://www.icao.int/Security/mrtd/Downloads/Technical%20Reports/Annex_ A-Photograph_Guidelines.pdf

    This Embassy won’t accept digital retouching on identity photographs.

  • Valid passport or travel document,recognized as valid in Spain. It must have a minimum validity of one year and at least two blank pages. Photocopy of all the pages.
  • Valid resident permit. Only for non-Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos Nationals. Visa applications submitted by non-residents who are in the countries mentioned before on visitors/tourist visa must prove residency.
  • Certificate of criminal record (only in the case of persons over 18 years of age, criminal age in Spain) issued by the country or countries where the applicant has resided within the five years preceding the date of the visa application. Criminal record certificates will be valid for 6 months from the date of issuance, unless the certificate itself specifies a longer validity.

  • Public or private health insurance taken out by an insurance company authorised to operate in Spain.

    The medical insurance must not have co-payments or coverage limit, that is, it must cover 100% of medical, hospital and extra-hospital expenses. Spanish companies like Sanitas, Adeslas, Axa, etc. offer coverage of 100% of expenses and unlimited.

    Medical insurance from foreign companies that establish maximum coverage limits may exceptionally be accepted if they meet the other required characteristics. Orientatively, insurance that covers up to a maximum of 500,000.00 US dollars may be accepted.

  • Medical certificate, issued by a registered medical practitioner, no later than 3 months prior to the date of application. The Embassy does not provide information about medical centers that issue this certificate. The applicant may contact any public or private medical Center duly accredited in the country of residence.

  • Financial means required to cover the living expenses and, where appropriate, those of their family members, for one year, in accordance with the following amounts:

    • For the support of the main applicant, monthly, 400 % of the IPREM (Indicador Público de Renta de Efectos Múltiples), which in 2025 amounts to 33,600 € per year or its legal equivalent in foreign currency.
    • For the support of each of the family members in charge, 100 % of the IPREM (Indicador Público de Renta de Efectos Múltiples), which in 2025 amounts to 8,400 € per year.

    Documents to be submitted:

    Proof of financial means must be provided: Bank certificates and statements of the las 12 months, income received, investment funds, proof of properties, deposits, etc. in Thailand.

    Bank statements or any other proof of financial means from outside Thailand must be duly stamped with original bank stamps, notarized and apostilled/legalized in order to provide reliable proof of authenticity and to be considered.

    Last Individual Tax Declaration in the country of residence (Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar or Laos).

  • Fill in the “Autorización inicial de residencia temporal’ fee self-assessment form 790-052, to be paid at the Consulate on the day your application is accepted.
  • Fill in the “Autorización inicial de residencia temporal’ fee self- assessment form 790-052, to be paid at the Consulate on the day your application is accepted.
  • Fill in the EX-01 form ‘Autorización de residencia temporal no lucrativa’.
  • Pay the relevant visa fee and legalization fees in cash at the Consulate on the day your application is accepted.

FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE APPLICANT

In the case of spouses or civil partners, it is necessary to submit, additionally, marriage or civil partnership certificate and, in the case of descendants, birth certificate.

In the case of minors travelling with only one parent, a consent letter to be signed in front of the Consul of Spain or a public notary. In case of sole custody sentence or official document proving sole custody is required.

VERY IMPORTANT!

All foreign documents must be dully legalized/apostilled except official documents issued by a Member State of the European Union.

All documentation in a foreign language must be translated into Spanish by a sworn translator You may find a sworn translator in Spain here:

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/ServiciosAlCiudadano/Paginas/Buscador-STIJ.aspx

The translation made by a sworn translator in Spain don’t need to be legalized/apostilled.

To know the photo specification please click here

Applications accepted at the Spain Visa Application Centre will be submitted on the next working day at the Embassy of Spain/Consulate General of Spain. Once the application has been submitted, the applicant can be further requested additional documentation in support of the same. Please note as per the instructions received from Embassy of Spain minimum processing time is upto 3 months (It may delay depending on case to case).