Spain Visa - Certificate of Good Health
Spanish Visa Medical - Certificate of Good Health in 2 hours. Non-Lucrative, Digital Nomad, Student and Residency visas. UK GP-signed, IHR 2005 wording, apostille-ready.
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Medical Certificate of Good Health for Spanish Visas
Every Spanish long-stay visa applied for from the UK requires a Medical Certificate of Good Health. ZoomDoc issues yours online, worded exactly as the Spanish consulates in London, Edinburgh and Manchester require, and signed by a UK GP registered with the GMC and the FCDO so it can be apostilled without delay. Your digital certificate arrives within 2 hours and the signed original is posted next working day by Royal Mail Tracked 24.
Need a Medical Certificate for your Spanish Visa? Get it online without an appointment.
What you will receive?
You will obtain an official, verifiable medical certificate, signed by an FCDO-registered UK GP. The certificate includes:
Your full name and date of birth.
A formal statement confirming “The applicant does not suffer from any disease that could have serious repercussions for public health according to the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005).”
Signature of a GMC-registered and FCDO-registered doctor.
Contact details of ZoomDoc Health with a QR code enabling a digital verification and certificate reference number for embassy checks.
PDF copy delivered to your mobile/email within 1-2 hours.
Original printed certificate with wet ink signature posted with Tracked24 delivery.
*Please note:
In line with Spanish consular regulations; ZoomDoc and our partners only provide the medical certificate needed as part of the application process for a non-lucrative Spanish visa. Applicants will need to get this certificate translated into Spanish by a certified translator and apostilled, as well as completing the rest of the application documentation.
Which Spanish visa are you applying for?
The same certificate is required for every Spanish visa that allows a stay of more than 90 days. Choose your route below to see what else the consulate will ask for.
Non-Lucrative Visa (NLV): For retirees and anyone who can support themselves in Spain without working, from pensions, savings, rental or investment income. The visa is granted for one year and renewed in Spain for two-year periods. The medical certificate must be dated within 90 days of your consulate appointment.
Digital Nomad Visa (DNV): For remote employees and freelancers working for companies outside Spain. You can apply from the UK through the consulate or from inside Spain through the UGE, and both routes require the Medical Certificate of Good Health. If applying from inside Spain, order the certificate before you travel so you have the apostilled original with you.
Student Visa (over 90 days): For university degrees, language courses, exchange programmes and internships lasting longer than 90 days. Our certificate meets the health requirement for the long-stay student visa; short courses under 90 days do not need one.
Family reunification and other residency visas: Family members joining a resident in Spain, and other long-stay categories, also need the certificate. Requirements vary slightly by consulate, so check your appointment confirmation and message us if anything is unclear.
The exact wording your consulate requires
Spanish consulates reject certificates that do not follow the correct wording. Ours states, in full:
"This health certificate states that [Full Name] does not suffer from any of the diseases that may have serious public health repercussions in accordance with what is stipulated by the International Health Regulations of 2005."
The certificate also carries your date of birth, the doctor's full name, GMC number and signature, the date of issue, ZoomDoc's CQC registration and contact details, and a QR code that opens the certificate online so the consulate can verify it in seconds.
What Our Spanish Medical Certificate Includes
- Issued by a fully GMC-registered UK FCDO doctor
- Meets Spanish consulate wording requirements
- Confirms compliance with International Health Regulations
- Is suitable for apostille and sworn translation
We ensure your certificate is 100% visa-ready.
Apostille and sworn translation: the three steps after your certificate
The consulate needs the certificate legalised and translated. Do it in this order and allow two to three weeks in total.
Step 1 – Apostille the original. Send the wet-ink original to the FCDO Legalisation Office or an apostille agent. Because our doctors' signatures are already registered with the FCDO, the apostille is issued without the delays that can affect certificates from unregistered clinics.
Step 2 – Sworn translation. The apostilled certificate must be translated into Spanish by a traductor jurado, a translator accredited by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ordinary or certified translations are not accepted. Translate the certificate and the apostille together.
Step 3 – Take all three to your appointment. Bring the original certificate, the apostille and the sworn translation. Keep the PDF on your phone as a backup.
Top Tip: Because the certificate is valid for 90 days, Upload your medical information it 3 to 6 weeks before your consulate appointment: enough time for apostille and translation, well inside the validity window.
Other Spanish Visa Requirements (Besides this Certificate of Good Health)
In addition to your medical certificate, you will usually also require:
- Proof of financial means
- Proof of Spanish accommodation
- A police background check
- A valid passport
- A booked Spanish visa appointment
- Completed Spanish visa application forms
Who We Commonly Help
We regularly provide medical certificates for:
- UK retirees relocating to Spain
- Digital nomads and remote workers using passive income
- Students studying in Spain for over 90 days
- Families relocating to Spain
- Post-Brexit UK residents navigating Spanish immigration rules
Why ZoomDoc for your Spanish visa
We have issued Medical Certificates of Good Health to thousands of UK applicants for Spanish Non-Lucrative, Digital Nomad, Student and Family visas since Brexit made them a requirement. Every certificate uses the consulate wording, is signed by a GP whose signature is held by the FCDO, and carries a QR code for instant verification. There is no appointment, no surgery visit and no waiting for an NHS GP who may decline to write it. If our doctors cannot issue your certificate you receive a full refund straight away.
Fast, Trusted Medical Certificates for Spain
✔ UK-based doctors
✔ Spanish visa-compliant wording
✔ Apostille-ready
✔ Accepted by Spanish consulates
✔ Suitable for NLV and Student Visas
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""Most of the visa certificates we issue are for Spain, so we have built this service around what the Spanish consulates actually ask for: the IHR 2005 wording, a signature the FCDO will apostille without question, and an original in your hands the next day. Get the certificate right and the rest of the application is paperwork." – Dr Kenny Livingstone, GP and Chief Medical Officer
How does it work?
How to get a Certificate of Good Health online
Upload a video and complete a questionnaire
Upload by 9pm for same-day service. This should be a 30 second - 1 minute video + your Summary Care Record.
Doctor validates evidence
Our doctors will look over the evidence you provide.
Receive your digital certificate, within hours
You'll receive an email with your letter, with a QR code so they can be verified.
Receive printed & signed certificate
Your signed original certificate will be sent same-day via Royal Mail Tracked 24
What will I need to supply?
To allow us to assess your condition and issue a medical certificate, we will require the following information:
- A photo of your passport or driving license
- Your completed online medical form
- Your Summary Care Record
- A 30 second video upload to confirm your identity and that you have no infectious diseases
- Details of your regular NHS GP (if you have one)
What will happen after I purchase a Spain - medical certificate of good health for visa?
After purchase, you will be guided to upload your medical evidence.
Once uploaded, our doctors will review your evidence on the same day (between 9am and 9pm, 7 days a week) - our Doctors may call you if they have any questions.
Once validated, we will send your medical certificate of good health to you by email and SMS; the original with a wet signature will be posted the next working day via Royal Mail Tracked 24.
Your questions answered
Everything you need to know
Please note:
ZoomDoc only provides the medical certificate needed as part of the application process for a non-lucrative Spanish visa. After you receive your medical certificate, it will need to be translated into Spanish by a certified or sworn translator recognised by the Spanish authorities to ensure it is accepted by them. In addition, it will need to be apostilled (certified) by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to ensure your certificate is legally valid in Spain.
Once scanned, your personal online results portal is loaded, from where your medical letter can be reviewed and personal details confirmed.
Once our doctors have provided a medical letter, we are unable to process a refund.
We are a UK-regulated healthcare service and all our doctors are registered with the UK General Medical Council.
Therefore, their signatures will be recognised when your medical certificate is legalised as part of the apostille process.
Spanish visa requirements have changed since the UK left the EU – a medical certificate of good health (according to the specifications of the International Health Regulations [IHR] of 2005) is now required as part of the application for a visa to Spain.
Our medical certificates of good health are issued by FCDO-registered doctors in accordance to the International Health Regulations of 2005 – they are therefore accepted as part of the application for a Spanish visa.
The medical certificate will need translated into Spanish by a certified translator and an apostille will then be required to verify and validate it.
Once uploaded, our doctors will review your evidence on the same day (between 9am and 9pm GMT, 7 days a week) – they may call you if they have any questions.
Once validated, we will send your medical certificate to you by email and SMS; the original with a wet signature will be posted the next working day via Royal Mail Tracked 24.
You can access this information via the NHS app, or you can ask your GP surgery to send you a digital or printed version.
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