How Spain's 2026 extraordinary regularisation was designed to work
A Spanish firm's guide of 14 May 2026 describes the one-off regularisation window, its eligibility conditions and what a successful applicant receives. The window has since closed.
Spain · 14 May 2026
Lexidy's guide says the Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree on 28 January 2026 amending the Immigration Regulation, with an extraordinary regularisation expected to benefit about 500,000 people. The page is dated 14 May 2026.
It gives the application window as 15 April to 30 June 2026, with no extension planned. Applicants had to be non-EU nationals in Spain before 31 December 2025, with at least five months' continuous presence and no recent criminal convictions or expulsion orders.
The guide says admission of an application gave the right to work, and successful applicants received a one-year residence and work permit. As the window closed on 30 June 2026, this is background only.
This is a firm's guide, not official text. Check the Spanish authorities.
Lexidy – Spain Immigration Law 2026: New Rules, Mass Regularization, and What Changes for Residents
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