On November 19, 2024, Spain's New Immigration Law was pusblished and will enter into force on May 20, 2025. The purpose of this regulation is to unify criteria for certain residence permits and to include in the regulation the different instructions that have been published in recent years.
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The new Immigration Law (Regulation of the Organic Law 4/2000) is the regulation that develops the requirements and procedures that foreigners must comply with in order to live, work and legalize their situation in Spain.
According to the competent authorities, the objective of the New Immigration Law 2025 is to “reinforce and broaden the channels of access to the regularization of migrants in Spain”, as well as to simplify procedures and provide greater legal clarity and guarantee more rights to migrants.
The New Immigration Law will enter into force on May 20, 2025, with a transition period to allow administrations to adapt to the changes.
Main changes introduced by the New Immigration Law can be divided into five areas:
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