W-2 Engineer From Austin, Approved in 41 Days With Beckham Law Elected

W-2 engineer from Austin approved for the Digital Nomad Visa with Beckham Law elected in the same quarter.

The challenge

Marcus was a full-time W-2 employee, not a freelancer, and his employer had no Spanish entity. He worried his employment structure would disqualify him and that his US tax bill would double.

How we handled it

• Confirmed his employer would issue a letter authorizing remote work from Spain, the key document for W-2 applicants.
• Assembled 12 months of USD payslips and a notarized employment letter, then apostilled and sworn-translated both.
• Filed the Digital Nomad Visa from inside Spain to shorten the timeline, then elected Beckham Law within the 6-month window.

The result

Approved in 41 days. Beckham Law capped his Spanish employment income at a 24% flat rate for six years, and we coordinated his US filing so the foreign tax credit avoided double taxation.

“I assumed being a W-2 employee ruled me out. The letter from my employer was the whole game, and Elena knew exactly what it needed to say.”

This case is an anonymized composite. Names and identifying details are fictional; the pathway and timeline reflect real practice.