Spain receives 900,000 applications in migrant legalisation drive, double expected demand
The migration ministry said 360,000 temporary work permits have been granted since April as the programme seeks to fill labour shortages.
- On Monday, Spain's Migration Ministry reported receiving around 900,000 applications from undocumented migrants seeking legal status, far exceeding the initial forecast of half a million requests.
- Chronic immigration system delays forced roughly 840,000 undocumented migrants to work off the books, while asylum requests from nations like Colombia or Senegal face rejection in over 90% of cases, according to think tank Funcas.
- Since April, Spain has granted 360,000 temporary work permits, representing about 40% of all requests received, allowing people to begin working immediately upon application admission.
- CEAR Director Monica Lopez praised the "extraordinary programme" on Monday but urged implementing permanent structural measures to prevent people from living on societal margins.
- Non-Profit refugee aid organisation CEAR expects total applications to exceed one million by the time the programme concludes in two weeks, intensifying pressure on Spain's processing capacity.
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Spain receives 900k applications from undocumented aliens
Spain's government has received around 900,000 applications from undocumented migrants seeking legal status under a programme that initially expected half a million requests, the Migration Ministry said on Monday. The measure, aimed in part at integrating undocumented migrants into the formal labour market, is seeing strong demand in a country that has remained open to immigration even as other European nations close their borders. Non-profit re…
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Spain receives 900,000 applications in migrant legalisation drive, double expected demand
Spain's government has received around 900,000 applications from undocumented migrants seeking legal status under a programme that initially expected half a million requests, the Migration Ministry... -June 15, 2026 at 08:50 am EDT MarketScreener
Almost twice as many requests have come, and the deadline is still two weeks.
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