The decision
How the matter was handled
The child of a lawful resident needed a residence permit of his own. A parent’s status is not inherited: it is not enough that the parent is in order — the child’s permit has to be applied for and evidenced separately.
We filed the application for temporary residence as the child of a resident with the Madrid Immigration Office in June 2026.
The Government Delegation in Madrid decided in July: 42 days of processing.
The permit was granted for five years, until July 2031. The child stopped depending on his father’s file and gained a status of his own — stable, with no renewal around the corner.
Every case is unique: it depends on its facts, its evidence and the authority deciding it. The outcome of one matter does not anticipate the outcome of any other, and the timescales given here are the ones that particular file took: they are set by the authorities, not by us.