Spain Arraigo
Spain
Residency
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See if you're a match →Spain's arraigo routes are for people already in Spain whose local ties, work, training, family situation, or prior residence may support an exceptional-circumstances residence permit. These routes are fact-specific and usually require proof of presence in Spain plus the particular reason for the application.
- Type
- Special humanitarian or nationality route
- Special fit
- People covered by a special protection or nationality route
- Core records
- Identity records and proof the special route applies
- What to know
- Approval can depend on official judgment or program space
- Duration
- Initial validity depends on the permit approval and current local rules.
- Renewal / path
- Renewal and any path to permanence depend on continued eligibility and local law.
Summary
Spain's arraigo routes are exceptional-circumstances residence routes for people who are already in Spain. They can apply where a person has built local ties, has work or training facts, has a qualifying family situation, or has a prior legal-stay issue that fits Spain's rules.
This is not a route for moving to Spain from abroad. It is for people whose current situation in Spain may support a residence request.
Eligibility
- You are already living in Spain.
- You are not already a Spanish citizen.
- Your situation fits one of Spain's arraigo categories, such as social roots, work roots, training roots, family roots, or a second-chance situation.
- You can document your presence in Spain and the facts behind the route.
- You meet background, identity, and document requirements.
What This Route Allows
This route can allow a person already in Spain to obtain temporary residence based on exceptional circumstances. The selected arraigo subcategory determines whether the authorization includes work permission.
What This Route Is Not
This is not a tourist-to-residence shortcut for someone who has not built the required facts in Spain. It is also not a substitute for a normal work, student, family, or non-lucrative visa when applying from outside Spain.
Next Steps
- Identify which arraigo category could fit your situation.
- Gather proof of time in Spain, such as registration, housing, medical, school, work, or other dated records.
- Gather the route-specific evidence, such as work, training, family, or social-integration documents.
- Confirm current requirements with Spain's migration office or a qualified professional before filing.