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Read practical guides about company formation, costs, timescales and business obligations in Spain.

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Yes, a non-resident can form and own a Spanish SL. Learn the NIF, documents, representation, investment-reporting and immigration points to plan.

The essential steps, documents, costs and timescales for forming a Spanish limited company (Sociedad Limitada or SL).

Learn the cost of setting up an SL company in Spain: share capital, notary, Mercantile Registry, CIRCE and the expenses to budget before trading.

Register an SL in Spain step by step: company name, capital, notary, provisional NIF, Mercantile Registry, definitive NIF and launch formalities.

Understand the difference between NIE and NIF for foreign founders, shareholders, directors and Spanish companies before incorporation.

Compare autónomo and SL in Spain by liability, tax, Social Security, administration, partners, costs and plans for growth.

A practical guide for foreign founders in Spain: legal form, NIE and NIF, immigration status, company formation and first registrations.

Amandine Levecq explains why she created Guía Emprendedor to bring clarity, context and structure to starting her business in Spain.