ES · European Union · Evidence report

Sociedad Limitada (SL)

Digital nomad visa and SL formation for remote founders, with Beckham Law only for eligible new residents.

Confidence: medium · Last checked 2026-08-21 ·2 official sources · Country directory ↗

Practical snapshot

Formation

SL formation involves notarial and registry steps. Obtain an itemised quote; Byrvia has not verified a universal total for professional services and registration.

Recurring cost

Corporate accounts, social charges, and gestoría retainers recur annually and depend on payroll choices.

Tax frame

Corporate tax rates and Beckham Law treatment depend on activity, residency timing, and official AEAT guidance.

Banking · Byrvia interpretation

Spanish banks apply residency and UBO checks; new SLs may require local presence or higher deposits.

Client acceptance · Byrvia interpretation

EU clients often accept Spanish entities; verify VAT and permanent-establishment questions for cross-border services.

A good starting point when

  • Founders who want EU residence with a remote-work visa path
  • Operators comfortable with Spanish gestoría and social-security compliance
  • Cases where Beckham Law eligibility has been professionally confirmed

Reasons to reject it early

  • You need the lowest-friction remote-only company with no local presence
  • You assume Beckham Law applies without checking timing and activity rules
  • You cannot support SL formation and ongoing filing costs

What this report assumes

If an assumption is false, the recommendation should be recalculated. These are not minor footnotes; they define the model’s boundary.

  • Visa and company routes are planned with licensed immigration and tax advisers
  • Income thresholds for the telework visa are verified at application time
  • Banking approval is treated as separate from visa approval

Banking is never included in formation. A licence, registration number or registered agent does not guarantee an account, payment processor, IBAN, card programme or client approval.

Official sources

Sources support the specific facts named below. Practical judgments about banking and client familiarity are labelled as inferences and should be validated for the actual founder and provider.

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The evidence above is independent of this link. A disclosed partner or introduction cannot change Byrvia’s recommendation scores.

Next step

Use this evidence as an agenda for a licensed tax or legal adviser, then test banking eligibility with the provider before committing to formation.