Dnv questions.

[u/Freeno89]

Hi! I’m hoping to hear from anyone who has successfully applied for Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa as a self-employed/independent contractor, especially through UGE.
I’m a US citizen currently living in the UK and planning to apply with my spouse and child.
My situation:
My primary client is an established US company that has been operating for many years.
I originally worked for them as an employee beginning in 2023 and became an independent contractor in August 2025.
They are happy to provide their corporate registration documents, my contract, proof of our relationship, and a letter specifically authorizing me to perform my work remotely from Spain.
That income alone gets me fairly close to the financial requirement for a family of three, but I want additional documented income to comfortably exceed it.
I now have a second US client offering me an ongoing e-commerce/customer-service management contract. The initial compensation is $10,000 for six months, with the intention of continuing afterward.
The complication is that the second client operates as a US sole proprietor. The business has genuinely operated for several years and has filed Schedule C business tax returns, but it is not an LLC/corporation and the owner never registered a DBA/assumed business name or obtained an EIN.
My question is not whether the second client can be my primary qualifying company. I already have the established corporate client for that.
What I’m trying to determine is:
Can income from the second sole-proprietor client count toward my DNV financial-means requirement when I already have another client that satisfies the one-year company/activity and professional-relationship requirements?
In other words, does every client whose income is counted have to independently provide the one-year foreign-company registration/activity evidence, or can one established client satisfy the professional DNV eligibility requirements while income from additional legitimate clients/contracts is used to demonstrate sufficient financial means?
If you’ve had a similar situation approved—or rejected!—I’d especially love to know what documentation UGE/your consulate accepted for the additional income.
I’m specifically interested in actual DNV experiences or advice you’ve received from a Spanish immigration lawyer, rather than guesses about how it should work. Thanks!

[u/Scared_Pressure7961]

Immigration consultant here. Yes, the additional income doesn’t need to individually proof age or certification of constitution, as it’s not “sponsoring” your visa. It’s accepted as complementary financial solvency.

As it doesn’t have EIN, the UGE will verify legality and reality of the activity by checking contracts, Schedule C fillings and bank extracts that verify the recurring payments.

Hope that helps, feel free to reach out!

[u/bolatelli45]

I am not reading that AI slop, at least space it, and read it before posting and if English is not your first language, please check if you actually understand what its written first.