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  1. The Supreme Court annuls several articles of the Immigration Regulation

    The BOE publishes the Supreme Court judgment of 8 July 2026 (no. 868/2026), corrected by order of 1 September. It annuls art. 197.2 in full, which required seven types of application to be submitted online. It also annuls a requirement for fathers, mothers and guardians of children: that this relationship be established under Spanish law (arts. 94.1.f and 160.2). And it annuls automatic refusal for a criminal record, without assessing each case, in the cases under art. 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (arts. 97.4 and 98.1). Other passages are also annulled: on children (arts. 159, 160 and 166), dependent parents and grandparents (art. 196) and temporary work agencies in seasonal activities (art. 101).

    Who it affects
    People who submit their applications themselves, family members of Spanish nationals and families with children.
    What to do
    If you were applying online only because it was compulsory, you can now also apply in person, on paper. Anyone practising a profession with compulsory registration in a professional association must still use the electronic route. If you are a family member of a Spanish national, go through your case calmly: outside those cases, a criminal record can still be grounds for refusal.

    Source: BOE no. 234 of 22-09-2026: Judgment of 8 July 2026 of the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court (BOE-A-2026-19632)

    See the procedure: Family of a Spanish national

  2. The extraordinary regularisation closes

    The deadline to apply for extraordinary arraigo (additional provision 21) ends. So does the one for the authorisation under additional provision 20. Both were created by RD 316/2026. The BOE consolidated text shows no extension.

    Who it affects
    People who applied for extraordinary arraigo or the additional provision 20 authorisation before 30-06-2026, and people who were planning to apply.
    What to do
    If you applied, follow your file: there are 3 months for a decision and, with no answer, it is deemed refused. If it is granted, it lasts 1 year. In the 2 months before it expires you will need to apply for the art. 191 change or, if you cannot, the exceptional extension. If you did not manage to apply, check whether you fit one of the ordinary types of arraigo.

    Source: BOE, RD 1155/2024 consolidated, additional provisions 20 and 21 (deadline 30-06-2026), added by RD 316/2026

    See the procedure: Extraordinary arraigo

  3. RD 316/2026, amending the Immigration Regulation, comes into force

    Published in the BOE on 15-04-2026, it comes into force the following day. With socio-labour arraigo, you can work as an employee on a provisional basis from the notice that processing has started (art. 130.5). It clarifies the integration report for social and socio-training arraigo (art. 127.c). No arraigo can be applied for if you already have another authorisation or a residence application in progress (art. 126.h). Children over 18 and parents or grandparents of Spanish nationals can apply for their residence from inside Spain (art. 97.1.c). And it opens the extraordinary regularisation (additional provisions 20 and 21).

    Who it affects
    People applying for arraigo, especially socio-labour, social or socio-training arraigo. And family members of Spanish nationals.
    What to do
    Check the requirements for your arraigo under the new wording. If you already have an authorisation or an application in progress, you do not meet the art. 126.h requirement to apply for arraigo.

    Source: BOE no. 92 of 15-04-2026: Royal Decree 316/2026 of 14 April (BOE-A-2026-8284)

    See the procedure: Arraigo

  4. New immigration fees: Order PJC/617/2025

    Published in the BOE on 16-06-2025 and in force that same day. It sets the fees for authorisations (form 790, code 052) and for cards and documents (code 012). It replaces Order PRE/1803/2011. For example: arraigo, 38.28 €; first-issue TIE (foreigner identity card), 16.08 €; renewal TIE, 19.30 €.

    Who it affects
    Anyone who pays an immigration fee.
    What to do
    Check the amount on form 790 on the same day you pay. According to the Order, the amounts are updated at the start of each year with the increases set by the budget act (art. 1.2).

    Source: BOE no. 144 of 16-06-2025: Order PJC/617/2025 of 13 June (BOE-A-2025-12056)

    See the procedure: Prices

  5. The new Immigration Regulation (RD 1155/2024) comes into force

    It replaces RD 557/2011. There are five types of arraigo: second-chance, socio-labour, social, socio-training and family (art. 125). «Arraigo laboral» (labour arraigo) and «arraigo para la formación» (training arraigo) disappear for new applications. The minimum stay is 2 years, except for family arraigo (art. 126.b). Family members of Spanish nationals have their own authorisation (arts. 93 to 99).

    Who it affects
    People applying for a residence authorisation from 20-05-2025.
    What to do
    Use the current name of your procedure. If your authorisation or card was valid on 20-05-2025, it remains valid until it expires (first transitional provision of RD 1155/2024).

    Source: BOE no. 280 of 20-11-2024: Royal Decree 1155/2024 of 19 November, consolidated text (BOE-A-2024-24099)

    See the procedure: Arraigo

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

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