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Klev & Vera International Law Firm

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Klev & Vera International Law Firm

We are International Lawyers. Our firm specialises in attending the legal needs of international clients in Spain. English Speaking Lawyers in Spain.

Investing is a good idea, but only when you know exactly what you are getting into. Klev & Vera International Law Firm is a Barcelona-based law firm specialised in attending to the legal needs of international clients in Spain. We work with multinational companies, investors, entrepreneurs, and individuals. We deal with broad areas of law ranging from business set-up, international investment and

immigration to real estate, family law and litigation. With a multilingual, diverse team of lawyers and paralegals, we aim to achieve the best results for our clients in as professional and effective a way as possible. Our main areas of practice are:
• Corporate Structures and Business Set-up,
• M&A with Foreign Participation,
• International Investment in Business and Real Estate,
• Immigration (investors, entrepreneurs, executives, intra-corporate transfers, highly-qualified people etc.),
• Litigation and Conflict Resolution,
• International Family Law,
• International Inheritance and Probate. We understand very well how finding yourself in need of legal help while in a foreign country can feel doubly confusing and disorienting. That is why we provide a high-quality service in multiple languages to give our clients the assurance and sound advice they need to follow their personal, family or professional plans as they wish.

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Klev&Vera International Law Firm es un despacho de abogados con sede en Barcelona especializado en atender las necesidades legales de clientes internacionales en España. Trabajamos con empresas multinacionales, inversores, empresarios y particulares. Nos ocupamos de amplias áreas del derecho que van desde la creación de empresas, la inversión internacional y la inmigración hasta el sector inmobiliario, el derecho de familia y los litigios. Con un equipo multilingüe y diverso de abogados y paralegales, nuestro objetivo es conseguir los mejores resultados para nuestros clientes de la manera más profesional y eficaz posible. Nuestras principales áreas de práctica son:

- Estructuras corporativas y creación de empresas,
- Fusiones y adquisiciones con participación extranjera,
- Inversión internacional en negocios e inmuebles,
- Inmigración (inversores, empresarios, ejecutivos, traslados intraempresariales, personas altamente cualificadas, etc.),
- Litigios y resolución de conflictos,
- Derecho de Familia Internacional,
- Herencias internacionales y sucesiones. Entendemos muy bien que encontrarse con la necesidad de ayuda legal mientras se está en un país extranjero puede ser confuso. Por ello, ofrecemos un servicio de alta calidad en varios idiomas para dar a nuestros clientes la seguridad y el buen asesoramiento que necesitan para seguir sus planes personales, familiares o profesionales como desean.

05/06/2026

Most foreigners in Spain wait until they've completed their residence period to start preparing for citizenship.

That's the mistake.

The exams you're required to pass — the cultural one (CCSE) and the language one (DELE A2) — don't have to be taken at the end. You can pass them years in advance. One is valid for 4 years. The other, for life.

But almost no one does it that way.

🔹 What happens in practice

They reach 10 years (or 2, depending on the passport), start studying, pass the exams, request certificates, handle apostilles, coordinate translations. And between "I can apply" and "I've applied," months go by. Sometimes more than a year.

Meanwhile, one poorly planned trip can break the continuity of residence. And the clock starts over.

🔹 What we do differently

For clients who come to us with a long-term view, Spanish citizenship is built from the first year of residence. Not the last. Exams are passed with margin. Trips are planned with the rules in mind. By the time they're eligible, the file is ready to submit.

The difference between applying for citizenship the exact day you can and applying two years later is decided much earlier than most people think.

📩 If you're building your long-term horizon toward Spanish citizenship, get in touch here: https://www.klevvera.com/contact-us/

03/06/2026

Two people live in Spain. Both meet the requirements. Both have spent years building their lives here.

One can apply for Spanish citizenship in 2 years.

The other, in 10.

The difference isn't effort or integration. It's the passport they arrived with.

🔹 Who qualifies for the 2-year path

· Nationals of Ibero-American countries · Portugal, Andorra, the Philippines and Equatorial Guinea · People of Sephardic origin.
For everyone else — Americans, British, Canadians, non-Iberian Europeans — the standard period is 10 years.

🔹 The advantages are due to the historic connection between Spain and Ibero-American countries

Beyond the reduced period, Ibero-American nationals enjoy two important benefits:

Dual citizenship. Spain expressly recognises dual nationality with all Ibero-American countries. Nothing to renounce. You keep your current passport and add the Spanish one.

DELE A2 exemption. The Spanish language exam is not required for nationals of Spanish-speaking countries. Only the CCSE cultural exam remains.

🔹 The detail that changes everything

The 2-year path is real, but it's not automatic. It requires continuous legal residence — a valid TIE at all times and no prolonged absences. A couple of poorly planned trips can break the count and delay the application by years.

We see it often: Latin American professionals who have spent 4 or 5 years in Spain without knowing they could already be Spanish citizens. Or who would have been, had they planned correctly from day one.

The reduced period is a real advantage. It's earned through strategy, not luck.

📩 If you're a national of an Ibero-American country and have been living in Spain for close to 2 years, get in touch here: https://www.klevvera.com/contact-us/

01/06/2026

"If I apply for Spanish citizenship, I lose mine."

It's what most of our American and British clients believe.

Well, in most cases, it's not entirely true.

🔹 What Spanish law says

For nearly all non-Spanish-speaking nationals, the Spanish Civil Code requires a formal renunciation of your previous nationality at the oath ceremony before the Civil Registry. On paper, it sounds final.

🔹 What actually happens

That renunciation has no automatic effect in your home country.

United States. U.S. law only recognises loss of citizenship when it occurs through a voluntary act performed at a U.S. consulate, with a formal oath before a consular officer. A declaration made before a foreign authority does not meet that requirement. In practice, many Americans who obtain Spanish citizenship keep their U.S. passport.

United Kingdom. Renouncing British citizenship requires a formal process through the Home Office, with its own fees, forms and requirements. Making a declaration in Spain does not initiate it.

🔹 The factor that changes the conversation for Americans

The U.S. is one of only two countries in the world that taxes its nationals on worldwide income regardless of where they live. Obtaining Spanish citizenship does not eliminate that obligation. Keeping U.S. citizenship perpetuates it.

For U.S. nationals, the decision is not a Civil Registry formality. It's a tax and wealth question that needs cross-border advisory before any step is taken.

🔹 What actually matters

The uncomfortable truth: many professionals spend years delaying Spanish citizenship because of a fear that doesn't hold up in their own country's legal system — while overlooking the tax and wealth conversations that actually do.

At Klev&Vera, we analyse every case from both sides — the Spanish and the home country — to give you a real reading of what your decision involves.

📩 If you've been living in Spain for years and are considering citizenship, get in touch here: https://www.klevvera.com/contact-us/

28/05/2026

To take home €1,000 as a self-employed professional in Spain, you need to invoice around €1,550.

To take home €3,000, around €5,440.

It's not a calculation error. It's the gap between what you charge and what you actually keep after Social Security, income tax and VAT.

→ Swipe to see the full breakdown — and what you should decide before you register.

📩 Planning to set up as autónomo? Send us a DM.

27/05/2026

Does your plan in Spain include invoicing Spanish clients?

Neither the Digital Nomad Visa nor the Non-Lucrative Visa is the right path for that profile.
There's a third option.

→ Swipe to see it.

📩 Send us a DM if you'd like to review your case.

27/05/2026

Are you preparing your Non-Lucrative Visa application?

Before you submit it, there are 5 mistakes in the financial proof that cause half of the denials we review.
And none of them have to do with how much money you have.

→ Swipe to see them.

📩 Send us a DM if you'd like us to review your file.

15/05/2026

Until 2024, it was possible to enter Spain with a Non-Lucrative Visa and modify it later into a Digital Nomad Visa.

Since 2025, you can't.

The UGE expressly closed that pathway.

If your plan is to work remotely from Spain, the decision about which visa to apply for is made before you move. Not after.

→ Swipe to see what you can still do and what to do if this is your situation.

📩 Want to review your case? Send us a DM.

28/04/2026

You've been in Spain for six months and you just lost the chance to pay half the taxes.

That's not an exaggeration. It's the Beckham Law — and we see it happen constantly.

The pattern is always the same. Someone moves. They focus on what's urgent: the apartment, the visa, the children's school. Tax planning gets pushed to "once I'm settled." And by the time they finally sit down to look at it, the six months have passed.

The frustrating part is that these aren't people who don't qualify. They're people who would have qualified perfectly — but arrived too late to a window that doesn't allow exceptions.

The Beckham Law doesn't appear in any mandatory paperwork. Nobody warns you that the clock is already running. We break it down in this carousel. ↗️

🔗 Initial Legal Assessment → link in bio.

25/04/2026

Our first consultation now costs more than €300. This is what you get.

A meeting with a senior lawyer where we analyse your immigration, tax and wealth situation together. Not an exploratory call. Not a service presentation.

You leave with a concrete diagnosis: which route fits your profile, what tax implications each option carries, what structure you need and what risks exist if you move forward without the right information.

Recommendations you can act on — with us or without us.
Because what holds value is the clarity you walk away with, not who executes it afterwards.

🔗 Initial Legal Assessment → link in bio.

23/04/2026

Applying for the Digital Nomad Visa from the United States is viable. But the American system has traps that no generic guide tells you about.

These aren't requirement issues. They're problems of timing and bureaucracy that seem minor until they paralyse your entire application. ↗️

🔗 Initial Legal Assessment → link in bio.

Dirección

Calle Valencia 281, 2-2
Barcelona
08009

Horario de Apertura

Lunes	09:00 - 05:00
Martes	09:00 - 05:00
Miércoles	09:00 - 05:00
Jueves	09:00 - 05:00
Viernes	09:00 - 05:00

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http://www.klevvera.com/

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