The new immigration regulations approved this Tuesday will include a transition path which, for one year, will reduce the minimum duration of residence in Spain from 2 years to 6 months necessary for asylum seekers whose applications have been refused to be able to access the different forms of roots.
As sources from the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration indicate, the new text will establish that the time of residence in Spain as an applicant for international protection will not count as time to be taken into account when applying for choice of roots, as the Supreme Court recently ruled.
This measure, also in line with European regulations, aims to guarantee as a priority that the process of applying for international protection is reserved for vulnerable people who They flee their country because they are persecuted for reasons of race, gender, religion, etc..
Given this new provision, for one year from the entry into force of the new regulation (in six months from its publication in the BOE, in the coming days), asylum seekers who are firmly refused their asylum request They will be able to obtain the papers thanks to the root numberswhose requirements have been relaxed in this new regulation.
In their case, they will have to prove that they have lived in Spain for at least 6 months instead of 2 years, as this figure establishes for the rest of foreigners, in addition to meeting different requirements, such as demonstrating family ties in the country. country, an integration report, a job offer or others.
One year after the entry into force of this new regulation, applicants for international protection whose application is refused remain in Spain. They will have to wait at least two years to be able to access the root figures envisaged. and regularize your situation.
