Move to Spain
Non-lucrative visa $1,950; digital nomad visa or permit $2,250 for the main applicant. Add eligible family and relocation support in a written quote.
Plan your move →Home / Fees
Fixed fees, in US dollars
You know what the work will cost before it starts. Fees are agreed in an engagement letter and invoiced in US dollars. Your written quote confirms any applicable taxes and the total payable before you engage.
Free initial assessment
Describe your situation through the contact form. Within one business day I reply by email, free of charge, with a general view of what you are likely to need, which service fits and its fixed fee. This initial assessment is a general recommendation, not legal advice on your case. If documents need to be reviewed or the question needs analysis, I will suggest the consultation below.
Initial consultation
A video consultation of up to 60 minutes, scheduled on US hours, followed by a written summary of your options and next steps. The fee is credited in full if you instruct me on the matter within 30 days.
Choose the help you need
Choose a single service or ask for a coordinated package. Package quotes identify the included work, additional services, applicable taxes and third-party costs; the starting fees below are not all-inclusive package prices.
Buy a home
Pre-purchase checks $950, credited toward the purchase. Purchase up to €500,000: $2,950, plus 0.25% of the price above that value.
Check before paying a deposit →Inherit or inherit and sell
Estate service from $3,950 for one property and up to three heirs. Start with an estate review & advice for $450, credited against the estate service. A later sale is quoted separately.
Review an inheritance →Spanish estate planning
Spanish will $750, or $850 where forced heirship and renvoi must be reviewed, as for Spanish nationals. A broader plan with document review and power of attorney is individually quoted.
Coordinate your plans →Spaniards in the US & Canada
Status review $450; appeal against a refusal $1,250; Spanish will with a choice of law $850; pension review $450.
See all services →US divorce recognition
Recording through Civil Registry recognition $950 where the decree allows it; joint or unopposed exequatur $2,450, including procurador. I confirm the route before you pay.
Review a US divorce →Residence permits & appeals
| Service | Notes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Non-lucrative visa | Full preparation of the file; you attend the consulate | $1,950 |
| Digital nomad visa or residence permit (main applicant) | Consular file prepared by me, or UGE-CE permit filed by me in Spain | $2,250 |
| Each family member | Applying together with the main applicant | +$450 |
| Entrepreneur permit | Includes review of the business plan and the ENISA application, not drafting of the plan | $3,450 |
| Documentation support for a sponsored permit | Highly qualified, researcher or intra-company transfer; the employer or institution files | $1,950 |
| Review of a consular file you prepared yourself | $750 | |
| Renewal, main applicant | $850 | |
| Renewal, each family member | +$250 | |
| Long-term residence | $950 | |
| Review of a refusal | Credited against the appeal | $350 |
| Reconsideration appeal (recurso de reposición) | No fee if the refusal is due to an error in a file I prepared | $1,250 |
| Court appeal | Court costs and the risk of a costs order are explained before you decide | From $3,500 |
Inheritance & Spanish wills
| Service | Notes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish will | Includes choice-of-law review and coordination with your US will; notary fee separate | $750 |
| Estate review & advice | Review of documents, heirs, assets and deadlines, with advice and an action plan; credited against the estate service | $450 |
| Estate with one property and up to three heirs | Includes the inheritance tax returns | From $3,950 |
| Each additional heir | +$350 | |
| Each additional property or bank account | +$500 | |
| Declaration of heirs, where there is no will | +$750 | |
| NIE for each heir, by power of attorney | $250 | |
| Ending co-ownership between heirs by agreement | Notarial deed; notary and taxes separate | $1,950 |
| Review of a dispute between heirs | Written options; credited if court action follows | $650 |
| Court division of an estate or co-owned property | Procurador and court costs separate | From $4,500 |
Spaniards in the US & Canada
| Service | Notes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Estate in Spain with one property and up to three heirs | Includes the inheritance tax returns; supplements as on the inheritance page | From $3,950 |
| Sale of an inherited home | Includes coordination of the 3% withholding | $2,450 |
| Ending co-ownership between heirs by agreement | Notarial deed; notary and taxes separate | $1,950 |
| Review of a dispute between heirs | Written options; credited if court action follows | $650 |
| Court division of an estate or co-owned property | Procurador and court costs separate | From $4,500 |
| Eviction for unpaid rent, with claim for arrears | Includes the required pre-action step; procurador at the official tariff; enforcement separate | $2,250 |
| Recovering an occupied property | Procurador separate | $2,750 |
| Claim by or against the owners' association | From $1,250 | |
| Spanish will with a choice of law | Includes renvoi and forced-heirship review and coordination with your US or Canadian will; notary or consulate fee separate | $850 |
| Spanish wills for a married couple | Both wills, coordinated | $1,350 |
| Residence for the spouse or partner of a Spanish citizen | Royal Decree 1155/2024 | $1,650 |
| Each child or other family member | Filed together | +$450 |
| Nationality status review | Chronology, registrations and applicable law, with a written report; credited against an appeal | $450 |
| Recovery of Spanish nationality with complications | For example, residence waiver or proof of emigration | From $950 |
| Appeal to the DGSJFP against a refusal | Democratic Memory Law, option or recovery | $1,250 |
| Spanish pension and social security agreement review | Contribution record, periods that count and comparison of calculations | $450 |
| Administrative claim to the INSS | $850 | |
| Claim before the Social Court | No procurador required | From $2,250 |
| Power of attorney for use in Spain | Drafting and signing instructions | $250 |
Cross-border family
| Service | Notes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Recording a US divorce through Civil Registry recognition | Where the decree allows the registry route; no court proceedings | $950 |
| Recognition of a US divorce, joint or unopposed | Procurador included; sworn translation and service costs separate | $2,450 |
| Recognition with service in the US or with opposition | Procurador included | $3,450 |
| Custody or support measures | Added to either of the above | +$750 |
| Divorce before a Spanish notary | Subject to jurisdiction and statutory eligibility; personal attendance required; notary fee separate | $2,250 |
| Prenuptial agreement | $950 |
Property in Spain
| Service | Notes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-purchase checks | Credited against the purchase fee if you go ahead | $950 |
| Purchase up to €500,000 | Checks, contracts, signing and registration | $2,950 |
| Purchase above €500,000 | Added to the fee above | +0.25% of the excess |
| Sale by a non-resident owner | Includes coordination of the 3% withholding; tax returns through a tax adviser | $2,450 |
| NIE by power of attorney | $250 | |
| Eviction for unpaid rent, with claim for arrears | Includes the required pre-action step; procurador at the official tariff; enforcement separate | $2,250 |
| Recovering an occupied property | Procurador separate | $2,750 |
| Claim by or against the owners' association | From $1,250 |
Powers of attorney & US documents
Power of attorney drafting and signing instructions: $250. Notary, apostille, translation and delivery charges are separate. Additional coordination is quoted according to the documents and authorities involved.
Document/apostille coordination and wider estate-planning or relocation packages receive an individual written quote. Any credit toward later work must be specified in that quote.
For US attorneys & CPAs
| Service | Notes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Affidavit or declaration of Spanish law | Scope agreed in advance; deposition or testimony quoted separately | From $495 |
| Written opinion on Spanish law | Scope and fee agreed in advance | From $950 |
Work outside the agreed scope
Work not covered by a fixed fee is billed at $275 per hour, in 15-minute units, and only after you have agreed to it in writing.
How billing works
Engagement letter. Once the scope is clear, whether from the free initial assessment or after a consultation, you receive an engagement letter setting out the scope of the work and the fixed fee. Work starts once it is signed and the first payment is received.
Payment schedule. For permits and registry matters, 50% on signing and 50% when the application is filed. For inheritance and property, 40% on signing, 40% at the notarial signing and 20% on registration. For court proceedings and other matters, the engagement letter sets the schedule.
Third-party costs. Notary and registry charges, taxes, official fees, apostilles, sworn translations, court agent (procurador) fees and service abroad are not part of the fee unless expressly included in the service description above. They are paid in euros at cost. I ask for a deposit in US dollars at the start and settle the difference at the end, with receipts.
Invoices. Each service is invoiced separately in US dollars, at the milestones above. Payment details are shown on each invoice.
Refunds. If you end the engagement before the work is finished, the part of the fee for work not yet done is refunded. A consultation fee is not refundable once the consultation has taken place.
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