How to get your Spanish Visa (NLV): Costs, Paperwork, and Timeline

Applying for the Non-Lucrative Visa for Spain isn’t easy. It takes a while to get all of the documents you need to apply, and the process of getting your appointment can be confusing and frustrating.

So to help you out, we share our experience applying for the NLV at the Los Angeles Consulate, including how long it took us to get all the paperwork, how much our NLV cost, some of the snags we hit along the way, advice for getting your appointment, and how long it took for us to apply and eventually get approved for our 1-year visa to Spain.

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🩺 Answering your Healthcare and Health Insurance questions:    • Spanish Health Insurance for Expats: Spani...  
🛜 How to renew your NLV online:    • How to Renew your Spanish Visa Online (NLV...  
💲How to File USA Taxes:    • How to File US Taxes as an Expat in Spain:...  
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Why the Non-lucrative Visa (NLV)?
01:14 What are the NLV requirements?
03:00 How long does it take to get an NLV?
04:23 NLV Paperwork: what documents do you need?
17:12 How to make an appointment at the Los Angeles Consulate
18:49 Our appointment experience
23:50 How much does the NLV cost?
24:59 Miscellaneous Tips

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