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Five years of paperwork in Spain.

Visas, tax returns, appointments and renewals keep adding up after the move. Compare the work, outside-service costs and time involved for four different households.1

Solo, working remote

Digital Nomad Visa

Plus Ultra arranges the visa application and appointments and helps you choose a bank, and your provider files the application, the tax returns and the renewals that follow.

Filings & declarations10–16
Citas & office visits8–12
Renewal cases1–2
Bank & other trámites12–20
Pre-move€900 – 1,400
Arrival, months 1–3€3,200 – 4,500
Per year, ongoing€2,300 – 3,000
5-year à la carte total
€15,000 – 21,000
See cost breakdown
Immigration filings
€2,800–3,800
Route review, application preparation, forms, and residence documentation.
Tax filings and advice
€3,200–4,300
Initial tax setup, annual returns, cross-border handoffs, and applicable information filings.
Citas and office visits
€1,400–2,000
Appointment search, readiness checks, appointment packs, and follow-up.
Renewal cases
€1,100–1,800
Preparation and filing support for one or two residence renewals.
Banking and other trámites
€1,900–2,700
Bank setup, padrón, certificado digital, utilities, and related administration.
Documents and third parties
€1,600–2,400
Common apostilles, sworn translations, background checks, copies, and tasas.
Coordination and case administration
€3,000–4,000
Provider briefing, document collection, status work, corrections, and deadline records.

Rounded total €15,000–21,000

Modelled time over five years
Going it alone~150 – 220 hrs
With Plus Ultra~10 – 18 hrs
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Retired couple

Non-Lucrative Visa

Plus Ultra handles the residence applications, health-cover arrangements, banking, housing paperwork and annual filings for both partners.

Filings & declarations14–24
Citas & office visits12–18
Renewal cases4
Bank & other trámites18–28
Pre-move€2,500 – 3,200
Arrival, months 1–3€6,500 – 8,800
Per year, ongoing€2,400 – 3,000
5-year à la carte total
€21,000 – 27,000
See cost breakdown
Immigration filings
€4,000–5,000
Two-person visa preparation, forms, residence documentation, and dependent handling.
Tax filings and advice
€4,200–5,200
Tax-residence review, annual returns, cross-border handoffs, and applicable information filings.
Citas and office visits
€2,000–2,600
Appointment search, readiness checks, packs, attendance preparation, and follow-up for two people.
Renewal cases
€2,600–3,600
Four household renewal cases across the five-year period.
Banking and other trámites
€2,500–3,200
Banking, padrón, certificado digital, health-cover administration, and related setup.
Documents and third parties
€2,200–2,800
Common apostilles, sworn translations, background checks, copies, and tasas.
Coordination and case administration
€3,500–4,600
Provider briefing, household document collection, corrections, status work, and deadline records.

Rounded total €21,000–27,000

Modelled time over five years
Going it alone~250 – 350 hrs
With Plus Ultra~18 – 30 hrs
This looks like my move →

Non-EU partner, Spanish spouse

Family residence

Plus Ultra handles family-link evidence, the residence application, card appointment, padrón and document corrections, then follows the next residence milestones.

Filings & declarations8–14
Citas & office visits8–12
Renewal cases1
Bank & other trámites12–20
Residence and documents€5,200 – 7,100
Arrival, card, and setup€4,500 – 5,900
Later filings and support€5,300 – 7,000
5-year à la carte total
€15,000 – 20,000
See cost breakdown
Residence filings
€2,200–3,000
Family-link review, application preparation, forms, residence evidence, and later status work.
Tax filings and advice
€2,500–3,400
Tax-residence review, annual returns, and cross-border handoffs where required.
Citas and office visits
€1,600–2,200
Appointment search, readiness checks, card packs, attendance preparation, and follow-up.
Later residence case
€1,300–1,900
Preparation for the next family-residence or permanent-residence filing within the five-year period.
Banking and other trámites
€2,000–2,800
Padrón, banking, certificado digital, health administration, and related household setup.
Documents and third parties
€1,400–2,000
Common certificates, apostilles or legalisation, sworn translations, copies, courier, and tasas.
Coordination and case administration
€4,000–4,700
Document collection, provider briefing, corrections, status work, and deadline records across the household.

Rounded total €15,000–20,000

Modelled time over five years
Going it alone~140 – 220 hrs
With Plus Ultra~10 – 18 hrs
This looks like my household →

Family of five + dog

DNV + family residence

Plus Ultra handles the family’s applications, school administration, health insurance arrangements, housing reviews, utilities and renewals.

Filings & declarations22–38
Citas & office visits25–35
Renewal cases5–10
Bank & other trámites32–50
Pre-move€4,500 – 6,200
Arrival, months 1–3€7,000 – 9,500
Per year, ongoing€3,500 – 4,500
5-year à la carte total
€29,000 – 38,000
See cost breakdown
Immigration filings
€6,000–7,700
Principal and dependent applications, family records, forms, and residence documentation.
Tax filings and advice
€5,000–6,200
Household tax setup, annual returns, cross-border handoffs, and applicable information filings.
Citas and office visits
€3,500–4,800
Appointment search, readiness checks, packs, and follow-up across the household.
Renewal cases
€4,000–5,400
Five to ten principal or dependent renewal cases across five years.
Banking and other trámites
€3,500–4,800
Banking, padrón, digital certificates, utilities and school administration.
Documents and third parties
€3,000–4,100
Common apostilles, sworn translations, background checks, copies, and tasas for the household.
Coordination and case administration
€4,000–5,000
Provider briefing, family document collection, corrections, status work, and deadline records.

Rounded total €29,000–38,000

Modelled time over five years
Going it alone~400 – 600 hrs
With Plus Ultra~30 – 55 hrs
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Notes & assumptions

  1. Cost comparison method

    The four illustrative household scenarios model €15K–38K and 140–600 hours over five years, depending on the visa and household.

    These are illustrative planning estimates, not completed customer cases or measured member time savings. Workload counts are planning ranges. A renewal can involve a filing, one or more citas, and supporting trámites, so the four counts should not be added together. The à la carte total includes common professional and third-party charges. The Plus Ultra price includes the agreed professional work and standard document costs. Applicable government and consular fees are paid by the member directly to the authority. Plus Ultra prepares the payment details and checks the receipt. Personal household spending, including taxes owed, Social Security contributions, fines, home and car insurance premiums, school tuition, rent, property purchases and travel, remains your responsibility.

    The administrative workload counts for each household describe filings, appointments, renewal cases, and supporting trámites. One case can contain several of those events. The cost allocation therefore should not be divided by the event count. Taxes owed, home and car insurance premiums, school tuition, property costs, travel, and purchases are excluded.

    The allocations in the cost breakdowns are planning assumptions rather than observed member invoices or current supplier quotes. Actual requirements depend on residence route, household, province and the work required.

    The pre-move and arrival ranges are added to five years of the annual ongoing range, with totals rounded. The category breakdown allocates the rounded five-year total. The family model here covers five people and a dog; the animated family example on the membership page covers four people and uses its own task-by-task model.

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  2. Membership scope and fees

    Plus Ultra is a premium all-inclusive annual plan within your household’s accepted membership scope and reasonable-use terms. Professional work and standard document processing are included, including sworn translations, apostille/legalisation handling, background-check processing and ordinary courier costs. Plus Ultra pays the providers who carry out authorised work.

    Applicable government and consular fees are paid by you directly to the authority, as disclosed in your invitation. Plus Ultra prepares the payment details, checks the receipt and follows through. Any earlier accepted fee inclusion, price and terms remain in force. Work outside the accepted scope requires a separately approved agreement.

    Personal spending remains the household’s responsibility: taxes owed, Social Security contributions, fines, home and car insurance premiums, school tuition, rent, property prices, travel and purchases. Members provide facts, documents, decisions, signatures and physical attendance when required. Public authorities control their decisions and appointment availability.

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