The new Immigration Regulation enters into force
Royal Decree 1155/2024 cuts the stay required for arraigo to 2 years, creates new types, regulates residence for family members of Spaniards and turns study stays into residence permits.
What it means for you
Many people who did not qualify before can now regularise. We tell you if that is your case.
Official sources
General information updated to October 2026. It does not replace advice on your specific case.
More news
- Supreme Court strikes down parts of the Immigration Regulation
- Temporary protection extended to 4 March 2028
- Extraordinary regularisation: 1,174,978 applications
- Instruction SEM 2/2026: from temporary protection to another permit
- The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum now applies
- The Entry/Exit System (EES) is fully operational