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  "schema_version": "gig-migration-export-v2",
  "data_version": "2026-06-14",
  "generated_at": "2026-06-14",
  "type": "MigrationCorridor",
  "origin_id": "ng",
  "origin_name": "Nigeria",
  "origin_slug": "nigeria",
  "destination_code": "es",
  "destination_name": "Spain",
  "destination_slug": "spain",
  "title": "Moving from Nigeria to Spain: Visa, Cost & Best Cities (2026)",
  "html_url": "https://migrationfit.com/routes/nigeria-to-spain/",
  "advisor_url": "/relocation-advisor/?passport=ng&target=es",
  "indexable": true,
  "data_backed_section_count": 5,
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  "legal_routes": [{"id":"es-estudiante-student-visa","slug":"es-estudiante-student-visa","routeName":"Estudiante (Student Visa)","routeType":"study","routeTypeLabel":"Study","processingTimeDays":28,"processingTimeDisplay":"28 days","minimumSalaryEur":700,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 700","allowFamily":true,"requiredDocuments":["5 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: Spanish/English course enrollment required Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 8, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: Spanish/English course enrollment required Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 8, observed 2026-06-12.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]},{"id":"es-visa-de-nomada-digital-digital-nomad-visa-ley-de-startups-28-2022","slug":"es-visa-de-nomada-digital-digital-nomad-visa-ley-de-startups-28-2022","routeName":"Visa de Nómada Digital (Digital Nomad Visa, Ley de Startups 28/2022)","routeType":"digital_nomad_visa","routeTypeLabel":"Digital Nomad Visa","processingTimeDays":28,"processingTimeDisplay":"28 days","minimumSalaryEur":2750,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 2,750","allowFamily":true,"requiredDocuments":["5 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: None for visa; recommended A2 for residence permit Duration: 12 months 2026 threshold = €2,750/month gross from non-Spanish clients. Ley 28/2022 + Real Decreto-ley 1/2024 update. Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 4, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: None for visa; recommended A2 for residence permit Duration: 12 months 2026 threshold = €2,750/month gross from non-Spanish clients.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]},{"id":"es-trabajo-estacional-seasonal-work-permit-gecco-managed","slug":"es-trabajo-estacional-seasonal-work-permit-gecco-managed","routeName":"Trabajo Estacional (Seasonal Work Permit, GECCO-managed)","routeType":"work_seasonal","routeTypeLabel":"Work Seasonal","processingTimeDays":42,"processingTimeDisplay":"42 days","minimumSalaryEur":1080,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 1,080","allowFamily":false,"requiredDocuments":["4 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: None Duration: 9 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 6, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: None Duration: 9 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 6, observed 2026-06-12.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]},{"id":"es-cuenta-ajena-work-permit-for-employees-general-regime","slug":"es-cuenta-ajena-work-permit-for-employees-general-regime","routeName":"Cuenta Ajena (Work permit for employees — general regime)","routeType":"work_employee","routeTypeLabel":"Work Employee","processingTimeDays":56,"processingTimeDisplay":"56 days","minimumSalaryEur":1080,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 1,080","allowFamily":true,"requiredDocuments":["6 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: Spanish not required at issuance; recommended A2 for integration Duration: 12 months Cuenta ajena = work permit tied to employer. Min salary = SMI (Salario Mínimo Interprofesional) 2026 = €1,080/month gross (€15,876/year for 14 payments). Royal Decree 557/2011 Art. 62-71. Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 2, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: Spanish not required at issuance; recommended A2 for integration Duration: 12 months Cuenta ajena = work permit tied to employer.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]},{"id":"es-cuenta-propia-self-employed-work-permit","slug":"es-cuenta-propia-self-employed-work-permit","routeName":"Cuenta Propia (Self-employed work permit)","routeType":"self_employed","routeTypeLabel":"Self Employed","processingTimeDays":56,"processingTimeDisplay":"56 days","minimumSalaryEur":1080,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 1,080","allowFamily":true,"requiredDocuments":["7 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: Spanish recommended A2 Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 3, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: Spanish recommended A2 Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 3, observed 2026-06-12.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]},{"id":"es-visado-de-residencia-no-lucrativa-non-lucrative-visa","slug":"es-visado-de-residencia-no-lucrativa-non-lucrative-visa","routeName":"Visado de Residencia No Lucrativa (Non-Lucrative Visa)","routeType":"non_lucrative_visa","routeTypeLabel":"Non Lucrative Visa","processingTimeDays":56,"processingTimeDisplay":"56 days","minimumSalaryEur":2400,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 2,400","allowFamily":true,"requiredDocuments":["5 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: Spanish A1 within 1 year Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 5, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: Spanish A1 within 1 year Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 5, observed 2026-06-12.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]},{"id":"es-eu-blue-card-tarjeta-azul-ue","slug":"es-eu-blue-card-tarjeta-azul-ue","routeName":"EU Blue Card (Tarjeta Azul UE)","routeType":"work_skilled_eu_blue_card","routeTypeLabel":"Work Skilled Eu Blue Card","processingTimeDays":84,"processingTimeDisplay":"84 days","minimumSalaryEur":2884,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 2,884","allowFamily":true,"requiredDocuments":["5 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: Spanish A2 (for renewal); no language req for initial card Duration: 24 months Spain-specific Blue Card threshold 2026 = 1.0x average gross annual salary (€34,608) per EUR-Lex Spain transposition. Webfetch inclusion.gob.es returned transport error; data is from official EU Blue Card Spain transposition, last verified 2025-12 by EUR-Lex national contact. Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 1, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: Spanish A2 (for renewal); no language req for initial card Duration: 24 months Spain-specific Blue Card threshold 2026 = 1.0x average gross annual salary (€34,608) per EUR-Lex Spain transposition.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]},{"id":"es-reagrupacion-familiar","slug":"es-reagrupacion-familiar","routeName":"Reagrupación Familiar","routeType":"family_reunification","routeTypeLabel":"Family Reunification","processingTimeDays":84,"processingTimeDisplay":"84 days","minimumSalaryEur":1080,"minimumSalaryDisplay":"EUR 1,080","allowFamily":true,"requiredDocuments":["6 documented official steps; see source"],"notes":"Language: Sponsor must prove adequate means; family member A1 Spanish within 2 years Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 7, observed 2026-06-12. Facts only; not legal advice.","summary":"Language: Sponsor must prove adequate means; family member A1 Spanish within 2 years Duration: 12 months Imported from task 86 work/legal pack, source row 7, observed 2026-06-12.","observedDate":"2026-06-12","sources":[{"id":"es_migraciones_legal_routes_2026","label":"Migraciones España","url":"https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones","grade":"A","observedDate":"2026-06-12"}]}],
  "timeline": "long-term residence after 5 years; citizenship after 10 years. Up to 90 days per 180-day Schengen period. Schengen C-visa required from Spanish consulate. Nigeria is in EU Regulation 2018/1806 Annex I.",
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  "recognition": {"profession":"nurse","authority":"ENIC-NARIC Spain / Ministerio de Universidades","portalUrl":"https://www.enic-naric.net/spain.aspx","notes":"Regulated/professional recognition status must be checked with the national ENIC-NARIC or sector authority before presenting occupation-specific advice.","observedDate":"2026-06-13"},
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