ecommerce in spain as a student visa holder
hello everyone,
i have arrived in spain last week, i have already started thinking of how to lift the weight of my parents paying off my monthly expenses. I am looking to start selling stuff on etsy and was wondering if i can do that while having a student visa. I can obviously wait until i get my residency and work permit. But the permit in question only allows certain hours of part time work, and i don't want to risk getting my visa revoked or getting in legal trouble.
My questions are:
• Can I legally open and run an Etsy shop with only a student residence card?
• Would I need to modify my residency to include self-employment authorization?
• If I only sell occasionally, does that still require registering as autónomo?
• Has anyone here done this successfully while on a student visa?
Any advice or personal experiences would be really appreciated. Thank you!
Posted Feb 26, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC
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