This is the only arraigo authorisation that does not require any previous time in Spain, and the one with the longest duration: it is granted for five years.
RD 1155/2024 narrowed its scope. It is no longer the route for family members of Spanish citizens: those cases are handled under the EU family member regime.
- Parents, guardians or carers of a minor who is a national of an EU Member State, the EEA or Switzerland, provided they live in Spain, have the child in their care and live with them.
- Family members providing support to a person with a disability who is an EU/EEA/Swiss national, where that person depends on them and they live together.
- Prove the family tie or the support relationship and the cohabitation.
- Prove that the minor or the person with a disability is in your care.
- No criminal record in Spain or in the countries of residence over the last 5 years.
- No entry ban in Spain.
Official form EX-31, completed and signedIn duplicate (original and copy) if you file it on paper. Always download it from the Ministry website so you use the current version.Official link Full passport, validA copy of every written page (including blank ones if the office asks for them) plus the original for checking. Many procedures require at least 4 months of validity. Proof of payment of fee form 790 code 052It is generated and filled in on the official fee website, paid at a bank or online, and submitted as the stamped copy.Official link Document proving the family tieBirth certificate of the child (legalised or apostilled and translated if foreign), court decision on guardianship, or documents on the support measure. Identity document of the minor or the person with a disabilityPassport or national identity document of the EU/EEA/Swiss State. Municipal registration certificateRequested at the town hall of the municipality where you live. Arraigo procedures usually require the historical or joint certificate. Evidence of cohabitation and effective careJoint municipal registration, school or medical reports, social services reports, receipts for expenses. Criminal record certificateFrom the countries where you have lived in the last 5 years, issued by the authorities of that country, legalised or apostilled and translated into Spanish.
Application for a residence authorisation on exceptional grounds (arraigo)
Always download the form from the Ministry website: the templates are updated and offices reject outdated versions.
| Form | What it covers | Who pays | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 790 código 052 | Temporary residence authorisation on exceptional grounds | The applicant | Generate fee form |
Amounts are updated periodically: the one shown when you generate form 790 is the one in force.
Immigration Office of the province where you live
By appointment or filed online.
Online filing (Mercurio)
With a digital certificate.
- Decision: 3 months (silence means refusal).
- Duration: 5 years.
- TIE: 1 month from notification of the decision.
If you are the spouse, registered partner, child or parent of a Spanish minor, your route is normally the EU family member card (RD 240/2007), not this arraigo. Check which case applies to you before filing anything.