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Migrants rush to apply under Spain’s new mass legalization program
The program could affect up to 840,000 people, and applicants can also file at 60 social security offices, officials said.
- On Monday, migrants in Spain began applying to legalize their status through a new mass amnesty program offering a one-year, renewable residence permit to those living and working without authorization.
- Facing an aging population, Spain's government launched the initiative to integrate workers into the economy and bolster social security contributions. The nation's workforce includes around 10 million foreign-born residents contributing to agriculture, tourism, and service sectors.
- Applicants can register at over 370 post offices and 60 social security offices until the end of June. The government estimates 500,000 migrants could qualify, while Spanish think tank Funcas projects around 840,000 eligible applicants.
- Venezuelan migrant Nubia Rivas, 47, filed her application in Madrid, saying "it's pretty simple" with an online appointment. Fellow migrant Johana Moreno expressed her desire to "be well, to work, to contribute," accepting both rights and obligations.
- Spain's approach diverges sharply from broader European efforts to curb arrivals and increase deportations. Applicants must demonstrate five months of residency and maintain a clean criminal record to qualify for the permit.
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Migrants who live and work in Spain without a permit began to submit personal requests for legalization of their status today after this southern European country began to grant them amnesty.
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Migrants in Spain began on Monday to request in person the regularization of their situation, after the nation of southern Europe launched an amnesty that could affect hundreds of thousands of foreigners living and working in the country without authorization.
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