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Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds

Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds is filed with Oficina de Extranjería - Secretaría de Estado de Migraciones. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: €262 to €262. Official tasa (government fee): 12,76

We handle your application for a temporary residence authorisation through arraigo social (exceptional residence route for settled migrants) before the Oficina de Extranjería (Immigration Office) under the new RD 1155/2024 (Spain's Immigration Regulation, in force since May 2025). We verify the 2 years of continuous residence, your financial means (employment contract, own means or self-employment), the informe de arraigo (settlement report) from your CCAA (autonomous region) or Ayuntamiento, and the criminal records from Spain and your country of origin with a Hague Apostille.

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Estimated total cost
€262 to €262
Managora's fee
€301.29 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
12,76 (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time
Resolution deadline: 3 months from submission. Silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline = application denied). Initial validity: 1 year. Renewal: 4 more years as ordinary residence and work.
Where it is filed
Oficina de Extranjería - Secretaría de Estado de Migraciones ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee 249 € + immigration tasa (official fee, Modelo 790-052) 12,76 €. Fixed price (does not include the later TIE (Foreigner Identity Card) tasa, where applicable)..

Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds: how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the chat questions (~12 minutes).
  2. 2We check the 2 years of continuous residence, financial means, informe de arraigo (settlement report) and criminal records. We tell you what is missing before submitting.
  3. 3Payment of 249 €.
  4. 4Sign the mandato (mandate) from your mobile.
  5. 5We submit the application electronically via Mercurio (the immigration e-filing platform, sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es) at the Oficina de Extranjería (Immigration Office) of your province.
  6. 6You receive the Extranjería (Spanish Immigration Office) acknowledgement, a full copy of the application, the signed mandato (mandate) and the invoice.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Full valid passport (all pages).
  • •Historical empadronamiento (municipal census registration at the Ayuntamiento) certificate proving the 2 years of continuous residence.
  • •Criminal record certificate from Spain (sede.mjusticia.gob.es), valid for 6 months.
  • •Criminal record certificate from your country of origin, translated and with a Hague Apostille, valid for 6 months.
  • •Informe de arraigo (settlement report) from the CCAA (autonomous region) or the Ayuntamiento (valid for 90 days). If it is not issued within 30 days, the application acknowledgement plus a social-integration report from a recognised organisation.
  • •If relying on an employment contract: contract signed by the employer with binding offers, planned registration with the TGSS (Social Security General Treasury), the employer's IAE (economic-activities tax), and a certificate that the post is not covered by an employee already registered.
  • •If relying on your own financial means: bank statements for the last 6 months, evidence of the source of the funds.
  • •If relying on self-employment: business plan, IAE applied for, financial capacity for the investment, planned self-employed registration.
  • •Proof of health cover (TSI health card, planned Seguridad Social (Social Security) registration or private health insurance).
  • •Proof of payment of the tasa (official fee) Modelo 790-052 (12,76 €).

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • In force since 20 May 2025 with the new RD 1155/2024 (Spain's Immigration Regulation): the continuous residence period was reduced from 3 to 2 years. If you have >=3 years you may also consider arraigo laboral or socio-laboral (work-based or socio-labour settlement routes).
  • The informe de arraigo (settlement report) is the key document. Request it as soon as possible from your CCAA (autonomous region) or Ayuntamiento (some process it through social organisations such as Cáritas or Cruz Roja).
  • If your contract does not reach the SMI (national minimum wage) or is not full-time, consider combining several part-time jobs or switching to your own financial means.
  • Resolution deadline: 3 months, silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline = application denied). If the deadline passes with no reply, it opens the way to a recurso de alzada (administrative appeal to a higher body, 1 month) and contencioso-administrativo (judicial review, 2 months).
  • After the grant: 1 month to obtain the TIE (Foreigner Identity Card) at the police station with a prior appointment. Before your first day of work, registration with the TGSS (Social Security General Treasury) by your employer.
  • Tasas (official fees): 790-052 on submission (12,76 €) + 790-012 after the grant (16,08 €). Our fee of 249 € covers the full processing and submission.

Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds: frequently asked questions

Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds: how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €262 to €262: Our fee 249 € + immigration tasa (official fee, Modelo 790-052) 12,76 €. Fixed price (does not include the later TIE (Foreigner Identity Card) tasa, where applicable).. Managora's fee is €301.29, 21% VAT included (€249.00 net + €52.29 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: 12,76.

Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds: how long does it take?

Resolution deadline: 3 months from submission. Silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline = application denied). Initial validity: 1 year. Renewal: 4 more years as ordinary residence and work.

Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds: which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Full valid passport (all pages)., Historical empadronamiento (municipal census registration at the Ayuntamiento) certificate proving the 2 years of continuous residence., Criminal record certificate from Spain (sede.mjusticia.gob.es), valid for 6 months., Criminal record certificate from your country of origin, translated and with a Hague Apostille, valid for 6 months., Informe de arraigo (settlement report) from the CCAA (autonomous region) or the Ayuntamiento (valid for 90 days). If it is not issued within 30 days, the application acknowledgement plus a social-integration report from a recognised organisation., If relying on an employment contract: contract signed by the employer with binding offers, planned registration with the TGSS (Social Security General Treasury), the employer's IAE (economic-activities tax), and a certificate that the post is not covered by an employee already registered., If relying on your own financial means: bank statements for the last 6 months, evidence of the source of the funds., If relying on self-employment: business plan, IAE applied for, financial capacity for the investment, planned self-employed registration., Proof of health cover (TSI health card, planned Seguridad Social (Social Security) registration or private health insurance)., Proof of payment of the tasa (official fee) Modelo 790-052 (12,76 €).. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Oficina de Extranjería - Secretaría de Estado de Migraciones. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Oficina de Extranjería - Secretaría de Estado de Migraciones ↗.

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