Arraigo · Exceptional Circumstances
Some people do notarrive in Spain.They put down roots here.
Arraigo is not a single permit. It is a group of residence routes on exceptional grounds (residencia por circunstancias excepcionales), obtained from within Spain and without a prior visa. Each is intended for a different situation.
The difference between one form and another can be decisive. That is why our first task is not to file. It is to identify.
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Arraigo social
Arraigo social
A route for certain persons who can show, as a general rule, two years’ permanencia continuada (continuous residence in Spain, as computed and evidenced under Spanish law) and who meet the specific requirements as to family ties and financial means or social integration.
What we review
- permanencia (continuous residence)
- empadronamientos (entries on the municipal population register)
- historical documentation
- family ties
- financial means
- social integration
- criminal record
- and the coherence of the file
The risk
Two years in Spain does not automatically mean a right to arraigo. That permanencia must be proven in law, and the requirements of the specific route met.
Time creates the permanencia. Documents create the proof.
Arraigo sociolaboral
Arraigo sociolaboral
Intended for certain persons who can show two years’ permanencia continuada and who hold one or more employment contracts meeting the conditions laid down in the regulations.
One fundamental point sets this route apart: the employer is part of the file.
We do not analyse the worker alone. We also analyse:
- company
- activity
- solvency
- contract
- working hours
- salary
- viability of the hiring
- and company documentation
A contract is not enough. There must be a real structure that can be defended in law.
Arraigo socioformativo
Arraigo socioformativo
A route for certain persons with two years’ permanencia continuada in Spain who are undertaking, or undertake to complete, specific training courses provided for in the regulations.
Here the usual mistake is to think: “I enrol and that is that.”
No. The following must be analysed beforehand:
- which course
- which institution
- which mode of study
- whether it fits the regulations
- permanencia (continuous residence)
- integration
- documentation
- and what comes afterwards
Training can open a route. But it has to be the right route.
Arraigo familiar
Arraigo familiar
A particularly sensitive form, because its application depends on specific family circumstances.
It may cover certain cases involving family members of EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and specific situations of care, minors or disability.
This is where details matter. We analyse:
- nationality of the family member
- family relationship
- age
- cohabitation
- custody
- dependency
- situation of the minor
- need for support
- and supporting documentation
We do not automatically apply old criteria to rules that have changed.
Arraigo de segunda oportunidad
Arraigo desegunda oportunidad
Some clients do not need to start from scratch. They need to know whether there is a route to recover a lost immigration status.
This route is aimed at certain foreign nationals who previously held a residence permit that was not granted on exceptional grounds, and who meet the conditions laid down, including the required period of permanencia.
We analyse:
previous permit
reason for the loss or non-renewal
dates
permanencia (continuous residence)
history
criminal record
and subsequent options
Sometimes the right question is not “How do I start?” but “Can I start again?”
The first task is not to file. It is to identify.
Five forms, each intended for a different situation, and a difference between them that can be decisive. We can analyse your situation before you file anything.
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