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Ley 25/2015, de 28 de julio, de mecanismo de segunda oportunidad, reducción de la carga financiera y otras medidas de orden social (BOE-A-2015-8469)
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What the document holds
Ley 25/2015 (BOE 29 Jul 2015; second-chance mechanism and other measures, 65 pp.). In scope only disposición final undécima, which rewrites arts. 62.4, 63-67, 76 and DA 7.ª of Ley 14/2013. Existing: funds and shares terms, rule-change event. Added terms: one-year investment window, 6-month pre-contract visa and authorisation, five-year renewals, initial authorisation two years restated, double threshold for married couples, 90-day late renewal grace, 30-day change notification, wider family eligibility. The 20-day decision deadline is restated unchanged (recorded from the 2013 law). Rest of the law (insolvency, social security, other mobility categories) out of scope. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
What it supports
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Rules and prices (22)
- Property purchaseeach applicant (main investor); property free of charges up to EUR 500,000EUR 500,00030 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Bank depositmain investor (sole holder of the deposit)EUR 1,000,00030 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Investment in investment fundsmain investorEUR 1,000,00030 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Investment in company sharesmain investorEUR 1,000,00030 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Government bondsmain investor; held for at least 5 years (art. 64 a) 3.º)EUR 2,000,00030 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Period before applying within which to investfinancial routes (public debt, shares, funds, bank deposits)1 years30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Validity of the visainvestor residence visa1 years30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Validity of the first residence permitinitial investor residence authorisation2 years30 Jul 2015 – 22 Dec 2022 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Holding period for the investmentpublic debt route: applicant sole holder of the investment5 years30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Validity of a renewed residence permitrenewal of investor residence authorisation5 years30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Provisional permit or certificate validityreal-estate pre-contract with a guaranteed deposit (residence authorisation, applicant already in Spain)6 months30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Provisional visa validityreal-estate pre-contract with a guaranteed deposit (visa)6 months30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Maximum processing timeresidence authorisations under the Ley 14/2013 section, from filing with the Unidad de Grandes Empresas y Colectivos Estratégicos (deemed granted if not decided in time)20 days30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Time limit to report changesany change affecting admission conditions during residence30 days30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Maximum age of investment certificate at renewalfinancial routes: certificates proving the investment was maintained30 days30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Maximum age of property ownership certificate at renewalreal-estate route: Land Registry ownership certificate90 days30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Grace period for a late renewal applicationrenewal application filed after the previous authorisation expired90 days30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Grace period to apply after the visa expiresapplication for the residence authorisation after the investor visa expires90 days30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Threshold multiple for married couplesinvestment by spouses under a community-property regime2 times the threshold30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Business project of general interestmain investor (from 2015 also a representative designated by the investor)30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Family members who may be includedfamily members who may apply with or after the investor30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
- Investment through a companyinvestment made through a legal person30 Jul 2015 – 2 Apr 2025 · Boletín Oficial del Estado 2015Spain · Golden visa
About the document
What it covers Disposición final undécima rewrites arts. 62.4 and 63-67 of Ley 14/2013: adds EUR 1m investment-fund route, one-year visa, right to work, investor's representative, pre-contract property route (6-month visa), renewals for five years.
Notes Entry into force the day after publication (disposición final vigesimoprimera), i.e. 30 July 2015.
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