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Immigration guides

Clear explanations about appointments, offices, application files and changes to the law. Each guide shows its sources and the date it was reviewed.

UpdatesThe Supreme Court annuls several articles of the Immigration Regulation22 September 2026

Guides

  • Immigration appointment in Barcelona

    How to book your own immigration appointment in Barcelona: Immigration Office, fingerprints and TIE collection with the police. The appointment itself is free.

  • Application status

    How to check the status of your immigration application online, by SMS or by phone. What each stage means and the legal time limits, with the rule for each.

  • Barcelona Immigration Office

    Locations and hours of the Barcelona Immigration Office, and which procedures go to the police, the Generalitat or your town hall. We are not the Office.

  • Who handles your immigration procedure?

    What a gestoría does, what a lawyer does and when you really need one in immigration matters: courts, asylum or expulsion. With the rule for each case.

  • Integration report in Catalonia

    What the integration report in Catalonia (informe d'arrelament) is, which arraigo types need it, where to apply, who issues it and the legal time limit.

  • Letter of invitation

    How to apply for a letter of invitation in Barcelona to host a foreign visitor: who can apply, documents, government fee, police station and time limits.

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