Pakistani Microsoft Partnership Consultant (Client Company in California, USA)

The Case & Challenge

The main applicant, a Pakistani Microsoft Partnership Consultant, applied for Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa from within Spain together with his spouse and minor child as dependents.

He worked remotely as an independent contractor for a U.S.-based company, providing specialized technology consulting services related to Microsoft partnerships. His professional arrangement provided a stable source of recurring income and allowed him to continue performing his work remotely from Spain.

During processing, UGE issued separate requerimientos for all three family members.

The main applicant received the most extensive request. UGE asked for authorization of legal representation, proof of his legal stay in Spain, properly apostilled and translated evidence of his registration as self-employed in Pakistan, and his apostilled and translated university qualification.

His spouse and minor child also received separate requerimientos. In both cases, UGE requested authorization for legal representation and clarification of their legal stay because the entry stamp was not visible in the passport documentation reviewed by UGE. 

The Strategy & Solution

For the main applicant, we addressed the more substantial questions surrounding his professional status by providing both his Federal Board of Revenue taxpayer registration and his Pakistan Software Export Board freelancer registration, properly apostilled and translated. We also submitted his apostilled and sworn-translated university degree.

The entry issue required clarification for the family. They had evidence of their entry into Spain, but UGE had not been able to identify it from the passport documentation. We therefore resubmitted clearer copies showing the relevant police entry stamps from January 19, 2026, together with explanation letters identifying where the evidence could be found. For the child, for example, the explanation specifically pointed UGE to page 6 of the passport.

The necessary signed authorizations were also submitted for the main applicant, spouse, and minor child, with the parents jointly authorizing representation on behalf of their daughter.

This allowed us to respond to each family member’s requerimiento individually while keeping the three linked applications consistent.

The Outcome

All three requerimientos were successfully resolved.

The main applicant, spouse, and minor child were all approved on March 9, 2026. The main applicant received his Digital Nomad residence authorization until March 8, 2029, while the spouse and child received family-member authorizations linked to the same expiration date.

What initially became a multi-part requerimiento affecting the entire family ultimately resulted in a successful approval for all three. The case also highlights an important practical issue: sometimes the required evidence is already present, but if UGE cannot clearly identify it, a focused explanation and clearer resubmission can be enough to resolve the concern.