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FAMILY OF A LAW 14/2013 HOLDER · THE FAST FAMILY ROUTE

Nobody told you the good visa comes with a family fast pass.

If you (or your partner) are moving to Spain on a Digital Nomad, Blue Card, Highly Qualified, Entrepreneur or intra-company visa, your spouse, kids and even dependent parents can come too — together, fast, and allowed to work. No year-long wait. No slow reunification queue. We handle it in English.

See who can come with you How it works

Built for expats from the US, UK & Canada. Because the good visa shouldn’t leave your family behind.

TWO FAMILIES, TWO VERY DIFFERENT YEARS

Somewhere out there, a family is doing the slow version of this

Waiting a year for the sponsor to “settle.” Chasing a housing report. Refreshing income tables like it’s a stock ticker. That’s the general reunification route. It’s perfectly valid. It’s also the scenic road with all the traffic.

Here’s the part nobody mentions: if your visa is a Law 14/2013 one, you were never on that road. Your family gets the express lane — processed by the same fast-track unit as you, together with your application or joining right after, with none of the year-long wait.

Who counts as family here is generous: your spouse or partner, your children (including dependent adult children), and dependent parents. Same law that got you the good visa, quietly bringing your whole family along with it. Most people never find out. You just did.

The good visa was never meant for one. It was meant for your whole household — fast-tracked and work-enabled.

THE 30-SECOND SELF-CHECK

Does your family qualify? Read these out loud

Most of these land? Good. The forms, the thresholds and the fast-track filing are our job, not your weekend.

  • You (or your partner) hold — or are applying for — a Law 14/2013 permit: Digital Nomad, EU Blue Card, Highly Qualified, Entrepreneur, intra-company or researcher.
  • The relatives are the qualifying kind: spouse or partner, children (including dependent adults), or dependent parents.
  • You can show sufficient means for the household — a figure that scales with family size, which we run for you.
  • You’ll have health coverage in place for everyone.
  • Their documents can be apostilled and translated — that circus is ours to manage.
  • You’d rather your family arrive now than in a year — a controversial preference, we know.

Qualifying relatives and household means are set by current Spanish law and confirmed for your case before you rely on them.

TWO WAYS TO TIME IT

Come together, or have them follow you over

Both run on the same fast track under Law 14/2013. The only question is timing — and it’s yours to choose.

OPTION A

All together, from day one

Your family applies at the same time as the main visa. You pack once, you fly once, you land as a household.

  • Family filed alongside the main applicant
  • Everyone arrives together
  • One coordinated move, not three
  • Cleanest option when timings line up
OPTION B

They follow you over

You’re already in Spain (or going first). Your family joins on the same fast track, without the year-long reunification wait.

  • Main holder settles in first
  • Family follows on the fast lane
  • No general-reunification delay
  • Ideal when you need to move quickly

Not sure which timing is smarter for your case? That’s exactly the sort of thing one short call settles.

WHY THIS ROUTE BEATS THE SLOW ONE

Faster, kinder, and it lets them work

1

No year-long wait

Your family comes now — not after you’ve “settled” and renewed.

2

Together or right after

Apply simultaneously with the main visa, or have them follow on the same track.

3

Work allowed

Family members can work in Spain — a real life here, not a waiting room.

4

A generous “family”

Spouse or partner, children (including dependent adults), and dependent parents.

5

Same fast-track unit

Handled by the large-companies unit (UGE-CE) that processes the main visa — famously quick.

6

Everything in English

Means, insurance, apostilles, translations — every confusing bit, in your language.

HOW WE WORK

Four steps. Nobody gets left in the queue

1

Free call

Which visa, who’s coming, and the timing that suits you. We tell you the smart move.

2

We build the file

Means, insurance, apostilles, translations — prepared alongside the main application.

3

We file & chase

Through the fast-track unit, together or as a follow-on, with the follow-ups handled.

4

You land as a family

Visas granted, TIEs sorted, and not a single relative stuck on the scenic route.

BEFORE YOU ASK

The questions everyone emails us anyway

Which visas count as “Law 14/2013”?

The Startups/Entrepreneurs Law (Ley 14/2013) covers the Digital Nomad Visa, the EU Blue Card and Highly Qualified Professional authorisation, the Entrepreneur visa, intra-company transfers (ICT) and researchers. All of them carry the same fast family route, processed through the large-companies unit (UGE-CE) rather than the slower general reunification regime. If you’re not sure which one you hold, tell us on the first call — it’s a 30-second check.

Do we have to apply at exactly the same time?

No. You can file the family alongside the main applicant (Option A) or have them follow once the main holder is in Spain (Option B) — both run on the same fast track. There are pros to each depending on your move, your timings and where everyone is right now, and choosing between them is exactly what the first call settles.

Can my dependent adult child or parent come?

Often, yes — this route’s definition of “family” is more generous than most. It covers your spouse or registered partner, children (including dependent adult children), and dependent parents, subject to proving the dependency and the household means. We confirm who qualifies in your case and evidence it properly, because “dependent” is where DIY files tend to wobble.

Can my spouse or partner work once here?

Yes. Family members under the Law 14/2013 route are generally allowed to work in Spain, employed or self-employed, without a separate work permit. That’s one of the quiet advantages over the general reunification route — your partner arrives to a real life here, not a waiting room. We confirm the current conditions for your situation.

Is this genuinely faster than normal reunification?

Yes. General family reunification is a separate, slower regime that typically makes the sponsor wait until they’ve “settled” and renewed, then chase a housing report and income tables. The Law 14/2013 family route skips that queue entirely — it’s handled by the same fast-track unit as your main visa. Same law that got you the good visa, quietly bringing your whole family with it.

Alberto García López

Reviewed by a lawyer

Reviewed by Alberto García López

Immigration lawyer · ICA Málaga, reg. no. 11.441

We check every page against current Spanish law. This is general information, not advice on your individual case.

Signature of Alberto García López
YOUR MOVE

Let’s bring the whole crew — on the fast lane.

One free call. No jargon, no pressure, no 40-page PDF. Just a straight answer on who can come, when, and how to file it fast.

Book your free eligibility call

+34 667 77 02 19 · infoglobalextranjeria@gmail.com

P.S. — you already picked the good visa. It would be a shame to leave its best feature unopened. Bring all of them; we’ll bring the paperwork.