España aprobará una regularización extraordinaria de migrantes que ya están en el país
El Gobierno de España aprobará el inicio de la tramitación de un real decreto para una regularización extraordinaria de migrantes que ya se encuentran en el país, una medida pactada con Podemos que podría beneficiar a cerca de medio millón de personas en situación administrativa irregular
TL;DR
- Spain's Council of Ministers will approve a royal decree for the extraordinary regularization of foreigners.
- The measure was agreed upon with the political party Podemos.
- It aims to regularize approximately half a million people.
- Eligibility requires residency in Spain before December 31, 2025, and proof of at least five months of residence.
- Proof of residency can be through municipal registration or other documents like utility bills or money transfer certificates.
- An application will grant a one-year residency and work permit, suspending expulsion orders.
- The decree is being processed to avoid parliamentary debate and secure necessary support.
- Previous governments, both PSOE and PP, have implemented similar regularization processes since the 1980s.
- An analysis by Funcas indicates that around 840,000 migrants live in Spain without legal status.
- The majority of irregular migrants are from the Americas, particularly Colombia, Peru, and Honduras.