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Venezuelans Make Up 11.7% of Residency and Work Permits Granted in Spain's Regularization Program

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Spain has granted temporary residency and work permits to at least 840,000 of the 1.2 million migrants who applied for extraordinary regularization.
  • Venezuelan citizens represent 11.7% of these permits, making them the third-largest group after Colombians and Moroccans.
  • The regularization program, which closed on June 30, saw a significant number of applications from Central and South America, with most applicants being under 45 and a notable percentage being women.

Spain has issued initial temporary residency and work permits to at least 840,000 migrants who applied for an extraordinary regularization program. The initiative, aimed at bringing irregular migrants into the formal system, received a total of 1,174,978 applications before closing on June 30.

Among the approved applications, Venezuelan citizens constitute the third-largest group, accounting for 11.7% of the permits granted. This places them behind Colombians, who received 26% of the permits, and Moroccans at 13.4%. Peruvian nationals followed closely, making up 8.8% of the total. Overall, 67% of the applications came from individuals originating from Central and South America.

Data from the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migrations reveals that the majority of applicants, 81%, are under 45 years old. Furthermore, 43% of those granted permits are women. To qualify for the program, applicants needed to have been residing in Spain before January 1, 2026, and have a minimum of five months of residency. Asylum seekers without criminal records were also eligible.

11.1% of the applications correspond to Venezuelan citizens.

— Elma SaizThe Minister of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migrations, detailing the breakdown of applications.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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