REGULARIZATION APPROVED 2026

The Council of Ministers of today, April 14, 2026, has announced the beginning of the extraordinary regularization of all those persons, without distinction by their nationality, who were irregularly in Spain before January 1, 2026 and demonstrate their uninterrupted permanence, that is to say without departures, at least 5 months prior to the application. The official deadline for the presentation begins this Thursday, April 16, 2026, telematically and on Monday, April 20, in person. The final text, no more drafts and uncertainty, is published tomorrow, April 15. Confirmed that the term ends on June 30, 2026.

It is necessary to accredit / demonstrate the permanence in Spain since December 2025 with documents, in a similar way to the “arraigo”, such as the “padrón”, monthly transport payment, rental contract. The regularization benefits all those who were irregularly present in Spanish territory before January 1, 2026, for not having obtained the extension of stay, lacking a residence authorization or having the aforementioned authorization expired for more than three months, and provided that the interested party has not applied for its renewal within the regulatory period, working in Spain without having obtained a work authorization or prior administrative authorization to work, when he/she does not have a valid residence authorization.

The filing of the application will entail the freezing with suspension of any pending deadline of any other application for international protection, residence or residence and work previously filed for the same foreigner.

The only common requirement for all applications is to have no criminal record in Spain and in your country of origin. It is not necessary to request a criminal record from Spain, this requirement will be checked ex officio, i.e. by the Administration. For all those persons who have a police record, it will be assessed that they do not pose a threat to public order, safety or health, as well as the absence of recidivism. It is important to remember art. 85.2 of RD 1155/2024: “The existence of a criminal record in the police report shall not, by itself and automatically, be cause for denial of authorization. In this case, the competent body shall assess, on a case-by-case and circumstantial basis, that the foreign person does not pose a threat to public order, internal security, public health or the international relations of any of the Member States of the European Union”..

The expulsion orders are paralyzed because he has been detained for being in Spain irregularly and for working irregularly. irregularly in Spain and for working irregularlyThe proceedings in progress are archived and the expulsions approved based on these two grounds are cancelled.

From the moment the start of the processing of the application is notified, the migrant will be provisionally authorized to work as an employee or self-employed person until the final decision is issued.

The norm also contemplates situations of special vulnerability. Extensions of up to four years are provided for in cases of serious illness, disability or when the applicant has reached retirement age, making the active job search requirements more flexible. For minor children, the validity of the authorization will be directly five years, reinforcing the protection of the minor’s best interests and facilitating family unity without requiring the usual periods of prior permanence.

Tomorrow, everything related to people in a situation of special vulnerability who do not have an employment contract and who do not have minor children or dependent adults due to disability who are in Spain will be developed in greater depth. Family applications will be submitted simultaneously and will be resolved jointly.

In the absence of official confirmation tomorrow with the publication of the text in the Official Gazette of the State (B.O.E.) it is assumed that it will cost 38.28 € like the other rooting.

Last but not least, it should be noted that the residency will be granted for 1 year for adult applicants (they can be legally hired, undertake a project…) and 5 years for minors, thus avoiding the dismemberment of the family nucleus. It should be recalled that persons of Equatoguinean, Philippine and Latin American nationality benefit from one year of legal residence, with only one more year pending for the acquisition of their nationality.

In summary, the requirements are:

• Proof of stay of 5 months prior to application and in any case, be in Spain before 01/01/2026.
• No criminal record

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