DNV reform 2026 draft, what is changing
Hacienda is the real problem here, not the UGE. They want their piece of the pie and they are tired of nomads paying the lower Beckham Law rates without contributing more to the local system.
The 3000 limit is insane. That is a huge jump from the current SMI based calculation. Most remote workers from the UK or Eastern Europe won't make the cut anymore.
Is the 3000 euro requirement for the main applicant only or does it include dependents? If I have to show that much for my wife and kids too, it will be impossible.
I just moved to Seville last month and already the paperwork is a nightmare. This news makes me want to pack up. The TIE office here is already backlogged by four months as it is.
I heard the opposite about the 183 day rule. My lawyer in Malaga says they cannot legally enforce it without a full law change from the central government. Don't panic yet.
Wait, are they really touching the local client rule? Back in 2023 we were told we could do up to 20 percent of our income from Spanish companies. If that goes away, my current contract with a firm in Barcelona is dead.
Actually the 183 day rule is already in the tax code. People just ignored it because the police didn't talk to the tax office. In 2026 they will finally have the databases linked. It was bound to happen eventually.
Does anyone have a link to the actual draft document? I keep hearing these rumors but nobody has posted the PDF from the ministry yet.
the wealth tax thing is huge for anyone with assets back home. if they close that loophole i'm out. it makes no sense to pay a percentage of my global net worth to live in an apartment in andalusia. i love the lifestyle but i don't love it that much. does the draft say when this would actually take effect because a 2026 date usually means the laws have to be passed by late 2025. plenty of time to move to an attic in cyprus instead.
the 3000 euro jump is pretty steep but honestly expected given how inflation has hit rent in seville. i was paying 800 for a one bedroom back in 2023 and now the same place is listed for 1200. if they actually remove the ability to work with spanish clients that kills my business plan entirely. i have two local startups i consult for and that income is what makes the tax hit worth it. if that goes away the math stops working.
totally agree. the local consulting was the only thing making the wealth tax manageable. if they cut that off it feels like they just want our taxes but don't want us participating in the actual economy here. i might have to pivot back to a pure us corporate role.
the seville expat circles tend to overreact to every rumor so take it with a grain of salt until it hits the boe. that said the 183 day check makes sense from a tax perspective. spain has always wanted people to be tax residents if they live here. the problem is they want the tax residency but they dont give many services back to nomads. have you looked at the cost of a private gestor lately? they are hiking their fees because the paperwork just keeps getting more dense.
is there any mention of the family members in that internal draft. if the main applicant has to show 3000 then what is the multiplier for a spouse or kids now. if it stays at 25 percent of the smi that is one thing but if they scale it up based on the new 3k base then a family of four will need a massive salary to qualify. i am in the middle of preparing my renewal for october too and this is making me very nervous.
i've been in seville for two years and the vibe is definitely shifting against us. i'm not surprised they are tightening the screws on the spanish client rule. local workers are complaining about the tax advantages nomads get under beckham law while they pay the full progressive rates. it’s a political move to show they are being tough. greece is looking better every day if they keep the 50 percent tax break for seven years. have you checked their remote work visa recently?
greece has much worse infrastructure for remote work though. the internet outside of athens is a gamble. seville at least has high speed fiber everywhere. you have to trade the tax savings for actual quality of life. i'd rather pay a bit more and have 1gbps internet.
the tracking of physical presence via social security records is the real scary part here. previously it felt like a gray area where as long as you paid your taxes they didn't care if you spent a few months traveling. if they start hard counting days to hit that 183 mark many of us are going to fail the renewal. it defeats the whole nomad part of the digital nomad visa if we are chained to one apartment.
portugal is not any better right now so dont jump ship too fast. their NHR changes made things just as complicated and the housing crisis in lisbon is worse than any neighborhood in seville. check the specific wealth tax wording in that draft if you can. the last time i spoke to my gestor he mentioned the regional differences in andalusia were the only thing keeping high net worth people here. if they harmonize that with the rest of spain there is no reason to stay.
i saw a similar leak in a telegram group for valencia nomads and it mentioned the same income threshold. 3000 euros sounds like a lot for spain but compared to other european visas it is becoming the standard. what bothers me is the lack of grandfathering. i hope people who are already on the three year residency get to keep their original terms until they have to apply for permanent residency. did the draft mention anything about renewals for existing holders?
it usually applies to new applications but the uge has been unpredictable with how they interpret the law during renewals. i would plan for the worst and try to show the higher income just in case. they love moving the goalposts mid game.