Published: 20.05.2026
The programme targets foreigners who have continuously lived in Spain without regular status, including people with expired visas, undocumented entrants and applicants whose previous residence applications were refused. It also covers certain asylum applicants with pending cases who can demonstrate established community ties; residence, documentation and criminal-record requirements apply.
According to the source, Spain’s 2026 programme creates a separate regularisation route for some foreigners already living in the country without valid status and for certain asylum applicants. For eligible people, it may provide an alternative to leaving Spain and applying through the standard visa process, but they must document their residence, identity and criminal-record status. The measure primarily affects people with expired visas, rejected residence applications or pending asylum cases, rather than people planning a new move. It is therefore highly relevant to those already in Spain who may qualify.