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Arraigo — sociolaboral

SpainLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

A temporary residence authorisation for exceptional circumstances on arraigo (rootedness) grounds, of the sociolaboral arraigo type. It is granted to foreign nationals who are in Spain and have economic, social, family, work or training ties with the place where they live, provided they meet the requirements of Articles 126 and 127.

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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The applicant must have remained continuously in Spain for at least the two years immediately before applying. Time in Spain while an international-protection application is pending until a final administrative and, where applicable, judicial decision does not count.

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  • RD 1155/2024, Article 126(b)
    Haber permanecido en territorio nacional de forma continuada durante, al menos, los dos años anteriores a la presentación de dicha solicitud.
  • RD 1155/2024, Article 126(b)
    no será computable el tiempo de permanencia en España durante la tramitación de la solicitud de protección internacional hasta su resolución firme en sede administrativa, y, en su caso, judicial.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Time spent in Spain while an international-protection application is being processed up to a final administrative and, where applicable, judicial decision is expressly excluded from the two-year count. The official source does not enumerate other residence categories as fully or partially countable.

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  • RD 1155/2024, Article 126(b)
    no será computable el tiempo de permanencia en España durante la tramitación de la solicitud de protección internacional hasta su resolución firme en sede administrativa, y, en su caso, judicial.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

Presence in Spain must have been continuous for at least the two years before the application; time spent in Spain as an applicant for international protection, until a final administrative (and, where applicable, judicial) decision, does not count. The official source does not quantify how long an absence may be before continuity is broken.

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  • RD 1155/2024 does not quantify how long an absence may be before continuity is broken.
  • https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2024/11/19/1155/con
    b) Haber permanecido en territorio nacional de forma continuada durante, al menos, los dos años anteriores a la presentación de dicha solicitud. A estos efectos, cuando la persona extranjera haya sido solicitante de protección internacional, no será computable el tiempo de permanencia en España durante la tramitación de la solicitud de protección internacional hasta su resolución firme en sede administrativa, y, en su caso, judicial.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The specific requirement is one or more employment contracts guaranteeing at least the applicable minimum wage or collective-agreement wage in proportion to hours worked, with a combined working week of at least 20 hours. Two or more contracts may be combined for seasonal work or simultaneous part-time jobs with multiple employers. The arraigo authorisation normally lasts one year; general requirements also apply. The official source does not state the application procedure or the renewal, retention or loss rules.

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  • RD 1155/2024, Article 127(b)
    la aportación de uno o varios contratos de trabajo que garantice al menos el salario mínimo interprofesional o el salario establecido, en su caso, en el convenio colectivo aplicable, en el momento de la solicitud, en proporción a la jornada trabajada, y cuya suma represente una jornada semanal no inferior a veinte horas en cómputo global.
  • RD 1155/2024, Article 127(b)(1.º)
    En el caso de la realización de trabajos de naturaleza estacional o vinculados a actividades productivas de temporada se podrán presentar dos o más contratos
  • RD 1155/2024, Article 127(b)(2.º)
    trabajando parcialmente y de manera simultánea para más de un empleador, se admitirá la presentación de varios contratos.
  • RD 1155/2024, Article 125(2)
    La duración de estas autorizaciones es de un año

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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