Pakistani Software Engineer (Client Company in Uruguay)

The Case & Challenge

The main applicant, a Pakistani Software Engineer working remotely for a company based in Uruguay, applied for Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa from within Spain together with his spouse as a dependent.

The professional side of the application was supported by a comprehensive file, including his work contract, recent bank statements and payslips, company registration documents, remote work authorization, academic qualifications, tax registration, and proof of freelance registration.

However, shortly before the application was resolved, the Unidad de Grandes Empresas (UGE) issued a requerimiento regarding the applicant’s legal stay in Spain.

The applicant had entered the Schengen Area through Porto, Portugal, before continuing his journey to Spain. Because he entered through another Schengen country, he did not have a standard Spanish border entry stamp. However, after arriving in Spain, he had completed a declaración de entrada with the Spanish police, and the corresponding police stamp was already present in the passport submitted with his application.

UGE did not notice this stamp when reviewing the passport and therefore issued a requerimiento requesting proof of his regular stay and presence in Spain at the time of the Digital Nomad Visa application.

The Strategy & Solution

In this case, the required evidence had actually already been submitted with the original application. The key was to clearly direct UGE to the declaración de entrada stamp issued by the Spanish police that appeared in the applicant’s passport and explain how it demonstrated his presence in Spain.

Our team prepared a focused response to the requerimiento consisting of:

• Police Declaración de Entrada: We identified the Spanish police stamp in the applicant’s passport confirming his declaración de entrada after arriving in Spain from Portugal.
• Proof of Travel to Spain: We submitted his boarding pass for the Porto to Madrid flight, establishing his onward travel from Portugal into Spain.
• Detailed Explanation Letter: We prepared a written explanation identifying exactly where the declaración de entrada stamp could be found in the passport that had already been submitted. We also resubmitted the relevant passport evidence together with the Porto–Madrid boarding pass so the evaluator could easily verify his arrival and presence in Spain.

Rather than introducing unnecessary new evidence, the response focused on showing UGE that the proof it had requested was already contained in the original application and clearly directing the evaluator to the relevant stamp.

The Outcome

The response successfully resolved UGE’s concern regarding the applicant’s immigration status.

On February 19, 2026, the main applicant’s Spain Digital Nomad Visa was officially approved, granting him residence authorization until February 18, 2029.

His spouse’s dependent residence authorization was also approved, with her authorization linked to the validity of the main applicant’s Digital Nomad Visa.

This case highlights an important detail for applicants submitting a Digital Nomad Visa application from within Spain after entering through another Schengen country: a declaración de entrada can be crucial evidence of presence in Spain, but even when the correct evidence has already been submitted, a clear explanation may be necessary if it is overlooked during the initial review.

By clearly identifying the Spanish police declaración de entrada stamp already contained in the applicant’s passport and supporting it with his Porto–Madrid boarding pass and a concise explanation letter, we were able to resolve the requerimiento and secure successful approvals for both husband and wife.