The Entrepreneur Visa (also called the Startup Visa) is for founders who want to launch an innovative, scalable business in Spain. Everything depends on a favourable report from ENISA — the Spanish National School of Entrepreneurs — certifying that your business is innovative and has the potential to create economic and social value.
The ENISA report certifies that your business is innovative and scalable. Without it, your application cannot proceed. We recommend confirming your eligibility for an ENISA favourable report before investing time and money in this route.
Figures per regulation 2026.1, effective from 2026-01-01. Next review: 2027-01-31.
ENISA — the Spanish National School of Entrepreneurs — evaluates whether your business is innovative and scalable enough to qualify for the Entrepreneur Visa. A favourable ENISA report is the decisive factor: without it, your application cannot proceed. This is the single most important thing to understand before pursuing this route.
The Entrepreneur Visa is for innovative, scalable businesses that have the potential to create economic and social value — and requires a favourable ENISA report. The Self-Employed (autónomo) route is for traditional businesses and freelancing, with no innovation test and no ENISA requirement, but also no fast-track processing. Choose based on the nature of your business, not just your income.
Our free eligibility checker will tell you in 90 seconds whether this route fits you — or whether another fits better.
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