{"id":2944,"date":"2020-07-06T14:06:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T12:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2023-06-26T00:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T22:06:33","slug":"immigration-news-state-of-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/immigration\/immigration-news-state-of-alarm","title":{"rendered":"Latest Immigration News after the State of Alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the last weeks, there have been many changes due to the State of Alarm in Spain.\u00a0Here we tell you the\u00a0latest immigration news<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coronavirus crisis and the State of Alarm have brought about important changes in the lives of all the inhabitants of the country, and this undoubtedly also affects foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why the government has introduced modifications to the immigration regulations that you should be aware of. Many of them represent great advantages to obtain or renew your residence permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article  we summarize all the changes and main immigration news<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Flexibility and facilities to obtain the Social Arraigo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Within the latest immigration news, we begin this section with bad news: no mass regularization process for foreigners without legal papers has been initiated, as many requested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the latest instruction published by the government supposes a series of\u00a0changes in the Social Arraigo process that will undoubtedly benefit you<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see the most important ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possibility of providing a new employment contract if your employer can no longer hire you<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the\u00a0main requirements for Social Arraigo<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was to provide an employment contract and until today that was a very common problem.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After submitting the application, having attached the employment contract, it took a long time until a favorable resolution was obtained.\u00a0So long that just then the employer could no longer afford to hire the foreigner.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what did that meant?<\/strong>\u00a0Having to start the application process from the start, invalidating the existing file. But with the new resolution this has changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, if your application for the Social Arraigo is favorable and at that time your employer cannot hire you,\u00a0it is possible to find and provide a new employment contract and your file will continue to be maintained<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will have 45 business days to find a new job (enough time).\u00a0And, once the new contract has been provided, your file will have\u00a0higher consideration<\/strong>\u00a0and will be\u00a0resolved within a maximum period of 10 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic resources to be demonstrated by the company<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another key point to get your residency by Social Arraigo is the ability of the company that is going to hire you to demonstrate its\u00a0economic viability and availability of financial means to hire you<\/strong>. If they are not enough, the employment contract would not be valid.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with the current crisis derived from the coronavirus, this has become somewhat complicated as businesses that have not been forced to close are experiencing great financial hardship<\/strong> and that complicates the demonstration of a solid economic solvency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the government has made it easy in that sense. Well,\u00a0only the viability of the company before the start of the current crisis will be taken into account<\/strong>\u00a0and not the current situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, once the file is resolved as favorable, the employer still has a month to register you with Social Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reduction of financial means for renewing the Social Arraigo without a work contract<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This was something that we already knew: It is possible to renew your residence due to exceptional circumstances without having an employment contract<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for this\u00a0it was essential to have other economic resources<\/strong>\u00a0that could sustain you in the country.\u00a0We are talking, for example, about being financially dependent on a relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference comes from the exact monetary amount that you had to demonstrate in order for the renewal to be accepted in this way.\u00a0Until today it was\u00a0equivalent to the\u00a0financial requirement for family reunification<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(150% of the IPREM), but now the amount can be less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We do not have an exact figure:\u00a0each case will be analyzed independently and will depend on the circumstances of the foreigner in particular<\/strong>. This undoubtedly makes the process much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous appointments are over, one of the best new features of the system<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We will say goodbye to one of the most tedious steps when obtaining a residence permit.\u00a0In the past, to present the documentation to apply for residence you had to request a prior appointment<\/strong> and go in person to deliver your documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is now over so\u00a0you will no longer have to make an appointment<\/strong>. The only prior appointment that you must request is for taking your fingerprints once your application is approved, at which time you pick up your card.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, for initial applications or renewals it will not be necessary. and this will certainly\u00a0save you a lot of time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all know the previous process: go in to see if there is availability for an appointment (usually there was not), once you find it, wait 3 or 4 months until you can go to the office… a tedious process.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now everything has changed and this is thanks to the next point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possibility of submitting your paperwork online<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We had already seen\u00a0in one of our latest articles how the vast majority of procedures could be carried out online<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, one of the novelties of immigration paperwork in Spain is that now the list of procedures has been drastically expanded.\u00a0You can submit any application for a residence permit or renewal online<\/strong>, whatever it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You simply have to talk to our lawyer<\/a><\/strong>, let us prepare all the documentation for you, and\u00a0we will send it as quickly as possible online<\/strong>\u00a0through a professional registry without ever having to set foot in an immigration office!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has great advantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n