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Social integration

Description

It is an authorization of temporary residence due to exceptional circumstances which may be granted to foreign citizens who are in Spain for a minimum period of two years and have family ties in Spain or can justify that they are integrated into Spanish society through a social integration report that may be issued by the Autonomous Community or, where appropriate, the City Council, in whose territory the foreign person has their habitual residence.

Requirements

  • Not being a citizen of a European Union State, from the European Economic Area or Switzerland, or a family member of citizens of these countries to whom the Union citizen regime applies. 
  • Lack of criminal record in Spain and in the countries where he has resided for the last five years, for crimes existing in the Spanish legal system. 
  • Not to be listed as rejectable in the territorial space of countries with which Spain has signed an agreement in this regard. 
  • Not to be found, where applicable, within the period of commitment not to return to Spain that the foreign person has assumed upon voluntarily returning to their country of origin. 
  • Not to pose a threat to public order, safety or public health. 
  • Being in Spain and not having the status of applicant for international protection at the time of submission of the application or during its processing. 
 

An applicant for international protection shall be understood to be a foreign person who has made an application for international protection on which a final decision has not been adopted in administrative and, where applicable, judicial proceedings. 

  • Having resided continuously in Spain for at least the previous two years upon presentation of said application. In order for this requirement to be met, absences from Spain during this period cannot exceed 90 days. 
 

When the foreign national has been an applicant for international protection, The time spent in Spain during the processing of the application for international protection will not be taken into account.l until its final resolution in administrative and, where applicable, judicial proceedings. 

  • Having family ties with other foreign nationals holding a residence permit (spouse or registered domestic partner and first-degree relatives in the direct line) and who can demonstrate sufficient financial means for their support. In any case, at least 100 times the IPREM (Public Indicator of Multiple Effects Income) must be reached for the support of the relative applying for residency based on family ties. Therefore, 100 times the IPREM must be demonstrated for the relative with legal residence, with whom the relationship is being established, and 100 times the IPREM for the applicant, totaling 200 times the IPREM, regardless of the number of members in the household. 
 

The financial resources must be available in Spain and must come from the aforementioned family members. If the requirements of Article 84 are met, it may be claimed that the resources come from self-employment. 

  • If the existence of such family ties is not proven, the social integration efforts of the foreign national will be assessed., endorsed through the contribution of a favorable report This report may be issued by the Autonomous Communities or, where applicable, by the municipalities in whose territory the foreign national has their habitual residence. The report must be issued within a maximum period of one month from the date of the request. 
  • Pay the fee corresponding to the processing of the procedure.

Required documentation

Note: Generally, copies of documents must be provided and the originals must be shown at the time of submitting the application. 

  • Full copy of passport registration certificate or valid travel document, recognized as valid in Spain. 
  • Documentation proving continuous residence in Spain for a minimum period of two years. The documentation provided must contain the applicant's identification details and should preferably have been issued and/or registered by a Spanish Public Administration. For example, documents relating to registration with the local authority, hospitalization, a medical appointment in the public health system, as well as any municipal, regional, or national documentation that justifies presence in Spain will be considered. 
  • Criminal record certificate issued by the Authorities of the country or countries in which you have resided during the five years prior to entering Spain. 
  • Documentation proving the required family ties (marriage certificate or civil partnership registration, updated, birth certificate or other documents), or, a social integration report issued by the Autonomous Community or, where applicable, by the City Council, in whose territory the applicant has his habitual residence. 
  • Documentation proving means of subsistence: 
    • Proof of financial resources. The family member with legal residence, with whom the relationship is being established, must provide proof of 100% of the IPREM (Public Indicator of Multiple Effects Income), and the applicant for residency based on family ties must also provide proof of 100%, for a total of 200% of the IPREM. These financial resources must be available in Spain. 
    • Mandate in favor of the manager.

Cost of the procedure

In MS Gestoría Valencia We accompany you and answer your questions throughout the entire process, from when you hire our services until you obtain your residence permit.

Fee

300 €

VAT

63 €

Official rate

38,28 €

Total price

399,28 €

IMPORTANTPrices are indicative and in no case binding; they may vary depending on the complexity of each case.

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