How long is Spain's entrepreneur residence permit valid, and how do you renew it?

Checked on 2026-10-25

The entrepreneur residence permit is valid across Spain for three years. You can then renew it for two years at a time, online, as long as you still meet the conditions that gave you the permit. The law says you can obtain permanent residence after five years. A renewal application keeps the permit valid until the decision.

Key facts

What	The law says	Source
First permit	Valid throughout Spain for 3 years	Ley 14/2013, art. 69.1
Renewal	For 2 years at a time, if you still meet the conditions that gave you the permit; filed electronically	Ley 14/2013, arts. 69.1 and 76.3
Permanent residence	Can be obtained at 5 years	Ley 14/2013, art. 69.1
While a renewal is pending	The permit stays valid until the decision; this also applies if you file within 90 days after it expired, though a sanction procedure may still be opened	Ley 14/2013, art. 76.3
Identity card	A permit valid for more than 6 months requires applying for the TIE	Ley 14/2013, art. 76.2
Visa (if you came from abroad)	Valid for 1 year, or for the length of the permit if shorter; you can live in Spain on it without a TIE	Ley 14/2013, art. 75.4
Changes in your situation	Report them to the UGE-CE within 30 days	Ley 14/2013, additional provision 7.2

Three years, then two

Ley 14/2013 gives the entrepreneur residence permit a validity of three years. When they end, you can ask to renew it for two years (art. 69.1). Renewals are always for two-year periods, are processed electronically, and depend on keeping the conditions that gave you the right to the permit; the Directorate-General for Migration may ask for reports to check this (art. 76.3).

Keeping the conditions

The law requires you to keep meeting the conditions of the permit while it lasts (additional provision 7.1). Any change that affects them must be reported to the UGE-CE within 30 days (7.2). If the authorities find the conditions are no longer met, they can end the permit, giving reasons and after hearing you (7.4).

Late renewal

Filing the renewal keeps your permit valid until the decision. The law extends this to applications filed within 90 days after the permit expired, but a sanction procedure may still be opened (art. 76.3).

Art. 69.1 says permanent residence can be obtained at five years. The general conditions for long-term residence are set in the foreigners’ law and its regulation, not in Ley 14/2013.

Sources

Ley 14/2013, de 27 de septiembre, de apoyo a los emprendedores y su internacionalización, arts. 69, 75, 76 and additional provision 7 (consolidated text, BOE) checked 2026-10-25

Change history

2026-10-25: Page created

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