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Sponsor income is a formula based on IPREM, rising with family size

Family reunification
in Spain

A holder of a Spanish residence permit for at least 1 year can reunite a spouse, children, and parents aged 65+. The sponsor’s income is calculated as 150% IPREM for a 2-person family plus 50% per additional member.

Income from
€10,800/yr
Sponsor’s permit tenure
from 1 year
Cohabitation with a partner
from 12 months
Calculation base
IPREM × percentage

Income rises with the number reunited

The formula uses IPREM (a public income indicator) — €600/month for 2026 — instead of a flat sum, so the threshold automatically shifts with the annual IPREM revision.

FAMILY COMPOSITION
PERCENTAGE OF IPREM
SPONSOR INCOME FROM (2026)
Sponsor + 1 (spouse/partner)
PERCENTAGE OF IPREM150% IPREM
€900/mo ≈ €10,800/yr
Sponsor + 2 (spouse + 1 child)
PERCENTAGE OF IPREM200% IPREM
€1,200/mo ≈ €14,400/yr
Sponsor + 3 (spouse + 2 children)
PERCENTAGE OF IPREM250% IPREM
€1,500/mo ≈ €18,000/yr

What the process consists of

Besides income, suitable housing is required — a separate check, independent of the income figure.

COST ITEM
RATE
APPLIES TO
Reunification visa (consulate)
RATE~€80
per family member
Residence card fee (TIE)
RATE~€16
per family member
Health insurance (mandatory)
RATEfrom €50/mo
per family member

How the process runs

01
Checking sponsor tenure
The sponsor must hold a Spanish residence permit for at least 1 year at the time of filing.
02
Checking cohabitation (for partners)
For an unregistered partnership, 12 months of confirmed cohabitation is required.
03
Calculating required income by the IPREM formula
The amount grows with the number reunited: 150% for a 2-person family, +50% per additional member.
04
Filing the application in Spain
The sponsor files the initial reunification authorisation in Spain, before family members receive a visa.
05
Visa and residence permit for family members
Once approved, family members receive a visa at the consulate, then register their TIE on arrival in Spain.

A good fit if

The sponsor holds a Spanish residence permit for at least 1 year and income matching the IPREM formula for the number being reunited.
You are reuniting a spouse/partner (for a partnership, at least 12 months of cohabitation) and/or children under 18.
You have suitable housing for the whole family — checked separately from income.
You are reuniting dependent parents aged 65+, meeting the additional dependency conditions.

A poor fit if

The sponsor holds their permit for less than 1 year — the minimum residence tenure in Spain has not been met.
The sponsor’s income is below the IPREM-formula threshold for the applicable family composition (€10,800 / €14,400 / €18,000 per year in 2026 for 2/3/4 people respectively) — the application will not pass without reconsidering composition.
The partnership is unregistered and 12 months of confirmed cohabitation have not been reached.
You need certainty on how long until a reunited family member gets independent status — this aspect is not directly confirmed by an official source and is not covered on this page.

Who runs this programme

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Frequent questions

Why is income a formula instead of a flat sum?

Because the law explicitly ties it to IPREM (Indicador Público de Renta de Efectos Múltiples), a public income indicator revised annually in the state budget. For 2026, IPREM stayed at its 2023 level — €600/month — but the formula itself is built to move with the next revision.

Where does the IPREM figure come from?

€600/month is confirmed by a direct fetch of the official consular page of Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (exteriores.gob.es) — the annual equivalent is €7,200 over 12 payments or €8,400 over 14.

How is income calculated for a larger family?

150% IPREM for the sponsor + 1 person being reunited (€900/mo), plus 50% IPREM (€300/mo) for each additional member beyond that — the amount grows linearly.

Who can be reunited?

A spouse/partner (for an unregistered partnership, at least 12 months of cohabitation), children under 18, and dependent parents aged 65+ subject to additional conditions.

Can reunited family members work immediately?

A spouse/partner and adult children get the right to work immediately on arrival, without a separate work permit.

Does a reunited family member eventually get independent status?

The rule exists, but the exact timeline for independent status is not directly confirmed by an official source in this research — this aspect is deliberately not covered here to avoid making unverified promises.

Sources

Figures are for reference only. Verified against official sources on 26 August 2026. A precise quote is issued by the appointed firm after document review. This material is not legal advice, a public offer or investment advice.