MIR 2026 Requirements for Foreign Doctors Without Spanish Residency
Yes — you can sit the MIR exam without holding Spanish residency. The call reserves a specific quota for non-EU applicants, but you need your degree recognised first: without it, your application is invalidated even if you pass the exam.
What the Ministry of Health actually requires
Not holding a residency permit is not grounds for exclusion — if you're applying from your home country, a certified copy of your passport is enough. The non-negotiable requirement is the academic paperwork, and that's where most foreign candidates lose months.
Documentation required by the call
Degree recognition (homologación) issued by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities — without this you cannot register, regardless of nationality.
Valid official ID: passport or Spanish national ID, depending on your situation.
Certified C1 Spanish level, if your degree was taught in a language other than Spanish.
Certified copy of your passport if you reside outside Spain at the time of registration.
The quota for non-EU applicants without residency
Every call reserves a number of places specifically for non-EU applicants without a residency permit — a real path for doctors trained in Latin America who haven't yet regularised their status in Spain. But that quota is competed for among applicants in the same situation: the sooner your degree recognition is done, the sooner you can register and avoid missing an entire call cycle.
Degree recognition comes before the MIR
We handle your entire file — apostille, certified translation, study plan and follow-up with the Ministry — so you arrive at the call with your degree already recognised. 94% success rate.
Start my degree recognitionCommon questions
Can I register for the MIR before my degree is recognised?+
No — registration cannot be finalised without your degree recognition already resolved. It's the first step, before the exam call itself.
How long does recognition take before I can register for the MIR?+
With full-service handling (documents, apostille, translation and Ministry follow-up) the process typically resolves in 4-6 months. The sooner you start, the sooner you can register for the next call.
Is the non-EU quota limited?+
Yes — it's a fixed number of places within the general call, reserved specifically for applicants without a residency permit. You compete for those places against candidates in the same situation.
Do I need C1 Spanish for the MIR?+
If your degree was taught in a language other than Spanish, yes — a C1 level is required to register and to practise safely in a Spanish hospital.