Foreigner Procedures
Procedures and Procedures
Authorization and renewal of temporary residence due to exceptional circumstances
Authorization and renewal of temporary residence for exceptional circumstances (collaboration with police, fiscal or judicial authorities, or national security reasons, as well as collaboration in the fight against organized networks or against trafficking in human beings)
Requirements and conditions
- An authorization may be granted to persons who collaborate with the police, fiscal or judicial authorities in matters unrelated to the fight against organized networks, or when there are national security reasons that justify the need to authorize their residence in Spain, as well as by collaboration with the same authorities in the fight against organized networks and in case of trafficking in human beings.
Who are the stakeholders?
- Foreign citizens who collaborate with the Police, Prosecutors and Judicial Authorities and with the national security.
Period of validity
- The period of validity of both the initial authorization and its extensions is one year in cases of collaboration with police, fiscal or judicial authorities in matters unrelated to the fight against organized networks, or when national security reasons concur.
- In the case of cooperation in the fight against organized networks or against trafficking in human beings, the provisional authorization will be effective from the moment of notification of its concession and until a resolution is issued on the request for final authorization. However, the Foreigner Identity Card will be renewable on an annual basis. In these cases, the final concession will be valid for five years.
Specific requirements
- Those determined in the different chapters of Title VII of the R.D. 1155/2024, of November 19, according to type of temporary residence authorization requested.
How to carry out the procedure
Face-to-face Go
- The management will be carried out personally, except in the cases in which the request can be submitted by its legal representative.
- In the event of collaboration with the police, fiscal or judicial authorities in matters unrelated to the fight against organized networks, or when there are national security reasons, before the competent body for its processing.
- In case of collaboration in the fight against organized networks before the corresponding police unit of foreigner.
- In case of cooperation in the fight against trafficking in human beings, it will be presented to the Government Delegation or Subdelegation that has determined the exemption of responsibility.
- For more information: Face-to-face.
- The management will be carried out personally, except in the cases in which the request can be submitted by its legal representative.
Documentation
- Model of Application for residence/residence and work authorization for exceptional circumstances.Form (EX10)
- Proof of payment Tax model 790 Code 012.
Specific documentation
- The one determined in the different chapters of Title VII of the R.D. 1155/2024, of November 19, according to type of temporary residence authorization requested.
Information
Basic data of the procedure:
- Resolution of the procedure:
- Bodies competent to resolve this procedure:
- By Own Competition:
- In case of final resolutions, the head of the Secretariat of State for Security.
- By Own Competition:
- The resolution of the procedure does put an end to the administrative route.
- Effect of the lack of resolution in this period: Dismissal (initiation at the request of the interested party).
- Bodies competent to resolve this procedure:
- Resources that can be interposed:
- Replacement potestative of replacement
- Organ that resolves the resource: Organ that dictated the act.
- Period for lodging an appeal: 1 month express act, 3 months presumptive act.
- Contentious - Administrative
- Organ that resolves the resource:
- Before the administrative litigation chamber of the National High Court, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11.1.a) of Law 29/1998, on Administrative Litigation.
- Organ that resolves the resource:
- Replacement potestative of replacement
- Resolution of the procedure:
Regulations:
- ORGANIC LAW 4/2000 of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners and their social integration. Open a new window. External link.
- Royal Decree 1155/2024, of 19 November, approving the Regulation of Organic Law 4/2000, of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration. Open a new window. External link.
- Code of the procedure: 994357
Models of forms
- Application for Residence/Residence and Work Authorization for Exceptional Circumstances (Form EX10) Opens new window. External link.
- Fee, amount and place of payment
- Printed Tax Model 790 Code 012 Opens new window. External link.
- View amount of fees
- Banks, Savings Banks and Credit Cooperatives, in which it is not necessary to have an open account, through the presentation of the income document
All the procedures
All foreigner procedures and procedures
- Foreigner procedures
- Extension of short-term stayForm EX29
- Student Card for Foreigners(Form EX17)
- Allocation of NIE at the request of interested parties.(Form EX15)
- Registration certificate(Form EX16)
- Certificate of Resident(Form EX15)
- Certificate of non-resident(Form EX15)
- Stateless Person's Statute(Form)
- Authorization issuance letter of invitation(Form)
- EU Citizen Registration Certificate(Form EX18)
- Initial card or renewal residence or residence and work(Form EX17)
- Residence card of a family member of a European Union citizen(Form EX19)
- Authorization and renewal of temporary residence due to exceptional circumstances(Form EX10)
- Authorization of Return(Form EX13)
- Long-term residence card(Form EX17)
- More information
- Return of Foreigners
- Prohibition of departure
- Prohibition of entry
- Refugee identity document, subsidiary protection and stateless person
- Travel document for refugee, subsidiary protection and stateless persons
- Document Letter of Invitation
- Authorization of registration of undocumented persons
- Exceptional entry authorisation
- Exceptional authorisation for a short stay
- Visa processing transit/stay at the border
- Refusal of entry to Spain
- Expulsion of foreigners
- Penalizing Foreigners
- Foreigner Tax
- Documentation and Information