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@Angel *******
enhorabuena! A disfrutarla
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@Patrick *******
each embassy may require different docs to proof different circunstances.In my case: recent pic without glasses, official certificate showing 3 past months of self-employed taxes paid, portfolio of services (I sent them a single word doc with a lost of URL to my webs, my books, my podcasts, my online academy, my conferences, interviews, etc.; bank certificate showing my balance has been always above 13K € since I opened my account bank in 2007 (signed by branch director) and proof of fix residence in Spain at the moment I applied. Plus, of course, pic of my passport.
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@Raven *******
they want to see, either 13K Euro or more on official statement as average balance for the past 3 months, or annual earnings of 80K, or +40K euros per annum x 2 years in a row. In my case, I asked my bank for a certificate showing my balance has always been above 13K since I opened the account with them in 2007.
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Thank you 😊❤️
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@Jeremy *******
i travel regularly so will not spend more than 180 days in a row in Thailand anyway... I want to make Thailand home and do not have to worry about leaving the country or ask for extensions every 60 days
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@Ho *****
many. From financial statements (certificate from my bank saying that I mantain an average balance of X for the past 3 months), to portfolio of services, websites, podcasts, customer references, etc... showing my activity as a keynote speaker and writer... certificate from Spanish ministry of labour my last 3 months of self-employed taxes fully paid, to proof of residence in Spain (property of my own).
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@Matthew ********
my case is complex as I got Business in LATAM and Europe, my tax residence for 2025 will continue to be Spain (I did not manage to spend more than 183 days anywhere else this year). My advice: talk to international tax experts
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@Ange *******
resident of Spain when I applied.