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Socio-training arraigo (arraigo socioformativo)

Official name: Temporary residence authorisation for exceptional circumstances based on socio-training arraigo (Autorización de residencia temporal por circunstancias excepcionales por razón de arraigo socioformativo)

€445VAT included

+ €54.36 in government fees · Estimated total cost: €499.36

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Socio-training arraigo (arraigo socioformativo) is the authorisation for people who have lived in Spain for 2 years and want to study or train. You need enrolment in a valid course, or a commitment to take one with the public employment service. You also need an integration report. It lets you work up to 30 hours a week.

In short

Who it is for
People with 2 continuous years in Spain who enrol in a valid course or commit to one with the public employment service
Duration
1 year, can be extended if you progress in your training
Can I work?
Yes, as an employee, up to 30 hours a week
Where to apply
The Immigration Office (Oficina de Extranjería) of your province
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Tell us about your situation

To talk about your case, at any time (24 hours). Please don't send documents on WhatsApp: if we need any, we'll give you a secure way to send them.

Is this your procedure?

It is for you if…

  • You have lived in Spain for at least 2 continuous years.
  • You are enrolled, or will be, in the bachillerato (upper secondary school), intermediate vocational training (FP de grado medio) or a level 1, 2 or 3 professional certificate.
  • You want to complete compulsory education for adults, attending in person.
  • You commit to a public employment service course for a hard-to-fill occupation.

It is not for you if…

  • You have a contract of 20 hours a week or more and want to work with no limit on hours: see socio-labour arraigo.

    See: Socio-labour arraigo

  • You have close family with residence and financial means, and you are not going to train: see social arraigo.

    See: Social arraigo

  • You already have a stay for studies and want to move to work: see from student to work.

    See: From student to work

  • You want to take a language course or a one-off course that does not lead to a qualification or professional certificate: it does not count for this arraigo (art. 127.d).

If you were looking for…

«arraigo para la formación (training arraigo)»
Socio-training arraigo replaced it on 20 May 2025. If you already have a training arraigo authorisation, it remains valid until it expires (first transitional provision of RD 1155/2024). Before that date, we review your case and tell you which procedure applies to you.

The common requirements

Socio-training arraigo also requires the requirements common to all types of arraigo. For example, having no criminal record and no open asylum application. You can find them all in types of arraigo.

The integration report in Catalonia

The report is compulsory for this arraigo. We explain how to request it in the guide to the integration report in Catalonia.

After the first year

If you are still training, you apply for the arraigo extension in the 2 months before it expires (art. 132.3). Depending on your case, you can also move to residence and work with the article 191 change.

Requirements

  • Have lived in Spain for at least 2 continuous years before applying. Time as an applicant for international protection does not count.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 126.b

  • Be enrolled in, or already taking, full-time post-compulsory secondary studies at an authorised centre leading to a recognised qualification. This includes the bachillerato and intermediate vocational training.

    RD 1155/2024, arts. 127.d and 52.1.b

  • Or a complete course, not modular or partial, for a level 1, 2 or 3 professional certificate, at an authorised centre.

    RD 1155/2024, arts. 127.d and 52.1.e.5th

  • Or the in-person compulsory education programme for adults.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 127.d

  • Or a commitment to take a Public Employment Services course for occupations on the hard-to-fill list.

    RD 1155/2024, arts. 127.d and 75.1

  • For the bachillerato, vocational training and professional certificates, at least half of the course must be in person.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 52.1.b and e

  • A social integration report from the autonomous community (regional government) or, where this has been set up, from the town hall.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 127.d and c

  • Not have another stay or residence authorisation or another residence application in progress.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 126.h (added by RD 316/2026)

Documents

Guide list only. Before we start, we tell you exactly which ones you need in your case.

  • Form EX-10, filled in and signed.
  • Full copy of your passport (or of your registration certificate, cédula de inscripción, or travel document).
  • Proof that you have lived in Spain for 2 years. For example: the padrón (your town hall's register of residents) or care in the public health system.
  • Criminal record certificate from the countries where you lived in the 5 years before arriving, translated and legalised or apostilled.
  • The social integration report.
  • Your enrolment, your admission or proof that you are already taking the course.
  • For a public employment service course: your commitment to take it, on the application form or in writing.

Please don't send documents on WhatsApp or by email. If we need any, we'll give you a secure way to send them.

Deadlines

When to apply
If enrolment has a set period, submit the application in the 2 months before that period starts (art. 127.d).
Proof of enrolment
You have 3 months from the notification that it has been granted to prove your enrolment. If you do not, the authorisation ends (art. 127.d).
Legal time limit for a reply
The authorities have 3 months from the date your application enters their register. If they do not reply, it is deemed refused (negative administrative silence) and you can appeal (additional provisions 7 and 8).
Government fee
The fee is paid within 10 working days after you submit the application (information sheet 30 of the Ministry of Inclusion).
Foreigner identity card
You have 1 month from the notification to apply in person for your TIE (foreigner identity card). Fingerprinting is done in person (art. 130.6).

How we work

  1. 1. You tell us about your situation

    On WhatsApp, by phone or with the form. A few lines are enough.

  2. 2. We tell you which procedure, which documents and what it costs

    Before we start, with a fixed price and government fees on top. If it isn't the right procedure for you, we tell you.

  3. 3. We prepare your application file

    We review your documents and make sure the file is complete and well explained. Once we have everything, we tell you the date it will be ready.

    Online submission on your behalf when the procedure allows it.

  4. 4. Follow-up and an update on every development

    We follow your file until the decision. If the authorities ask for anything else, we prepare it with you.

Fingerprinting for the TIE is done in person, by you: that part is yours.

In Barcelona and Catalonia

In Catalonia, the integration report is requested from the town hall where you are registered on the padrón. The Generalitat (the Catalan government) works with town halls to prepare it. Request it in good time: you need it before you apply for arraigo.

Immigration in Barcelona: offices and data for the province

Frequently asked questions

How many hours can I work?

Up to 30 hours a week, only as an employee. The pay must reach at least the SMI (Spain's national minimum wage) or the wage in the collective agreement, in proportion to your hours (art. 131.b).

Which courses count?

Full-time bachillerato and intermediate vocational training count. So do complete level 1, 2 or 3 professional certificates. And compulsory education for adults, in person. Or a public employment service course for a hard-to-fill occupation (art. 127.d).

Can I apply before I enrol?

Yes. If enrolment has a set period, you apply in the 2 months before that period. Then you have 3 months from the date it is granted to prove your enrolment (art. 127.d).

Does a distance-learning course count?

For the bachillerato, vocational training and professional certificates, at least half must be in person (art. 52.1). Adult education must be in its in-person format (art. 127.d).

Can I change course?

In justified cases, yes. The new course must meet the same requirements (art. 127.d).

How is it extended?

For basic or intermediate vocational courses, with a report from the centre showing that you are moving up to the second year. If you finished before the end of the year, with the qualification or certificate. In that case you must also be actively looking for work and registered as a jobseeker with the public employment service (art. 132.2.b).

Review and sources

Written with the help of AI and reviewed by the Un Papel Menos team on 13 October 2026.

Last updated: .

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Social arraigo

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Socio-labour arraigo

For people who have lived in Spain for 2 years and have one or more job contracts adding up to 20 hours a week or more.

€445VAT included · government fees not included

Arraigo extension

To apply for 1 more year of your socio-labour, social, second-chance or socio-training arraigo before it expires.

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Change to residence and work

To move from temporary residence, such as arraigo, to a residence and work authorisation without leaving Spain.

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