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Key takeaways 2026 regularisation: Royal Decree 316/2026 took applications online from 16 April and in person from 20 April, until 30 June 2026, for people who were in Spain before 31 December 2025. Entry/Exit System: since 10 April 2026, non-EU travellers are registered biometrically at every Schengen border, passport stamps are gone and the 90-day rule is enforced digitally, while the linked ETIAS authorisation has been delayed. Sociolabor arraigo: in force since 20 May 202

The submission of such applications is monitored by an order of the Minister of the Interior, which instructs the Migration Department to assess by the 15th day of each month whether the number of applications for a temporary residence permit and a national visa submitted through an external service provider does not exceed the number of clients to be served by that unit in the next four months. If the said number is exceeded, the acceptance of applications shall be suspend