• Apply 60 days before expiration (up to 90 days after expiry with penalties)
• Critical: Late applications risk rejection and loss of legal status

Valid passport + expiring TIE card
Proof of continued eligibility:

• Padrón municipal (address registration) More than 6 months old
• Criminal record check (if more than 6 months abroad)

• Work Visa: Updated contract + Social Security payments
• Family Visa: Sponsor's active residency + financial proof
• Non-Lucrative: Bank statements (€28,800/year + supplements)
  Critical: Late applications risk rejection and loss of legal status

Prove over 183 days/year in Spain via:

• Schengen border records
• Utility bills
• Local tax payments
• Exception: Force majeure (medical/family emergencies)

• • 1. Processing Timeline

    Visa Type	Approval Time
    Work/Family	20-45 days
    Student	15-30 days
    Non-Lucrative	30-60 days

• • Fingerprinting: Book appointment at Comisaría within 30 days
  • Collect new TIE card: 30-40 days after fingerprints
  • Tip: Old card + renewal receipt allows legal stay during processing

• Digital-Only Submissions: Paper applications no longer accepted in major provinces
• Income Threshold Increase:
  • Non-lucrative: €28,800 base → €30,000 (expected Nov 2025)
• Penalties:
  • Late renewal: €500-€10,000 fines
  • 90 days expired: Ban on future applications (1-3 years)

1. Renew padrón registration annually
2. Keep digital copies of all documents
3. Brexit note: UK nationals follow non-EU rules

Overview of the Spanish residence system:

• Initial temporary residence: at this point residence permits are temporary and permit 12-months of residence. Upon their expiry, either 60 days prior to or up to 90 days after their date of expiry, they can be renewed.
• The first renewal: the permission continues to be temporary, and the holder should make a renewal application which demonstrates that they continue to meet with the specific requirements set out in the residence law and demonstrate that they have spent no less than 183 days in Spain per previous calendar years of residence. (at current demonstrated through passport copies with stamps, this has now changed)
  A successful application will provide the renewal of the permission for a further 24 months.
• The second renewal: the permission continues to be temporary, and the same renewal procedure should be carried out demonstrating that the holder continues to meet with the specific requirements set out in the application and has spent no less than 183 days in Spain per previous calendar years of residence. 
  A successful application at this point will provide the renewal of the permission for a further 24 months, or should the requirements* be met, a 5-year long-term permanent residence. (at current demonstrated through passport copies with stamps, this has now changed)
• The third renewal: this will either be an application to obtain the long-term residence after 5-years, or a new temporary residence application back to stage 1. *
• *Requirements:
  Long-Term residence can be obtained by demonstrating continuous residency of a minimum of 10-months per year in Spain over the period of temporary residence of 5 years.