The decision
How the matter was handled
The twenty-first additional provision of the Immigration Regulation, introduced by Royal Decree 316/2026 of 14 April, opened a temporary residence permit on exceptional grounds for situations of vulnerability. In June 2026 the route was two months old.
The file concerned a Syrian national who met the requirements of that route. We prepared the application and filed it in June 2026. During the review the authority carried out its enquiries and, in the words of the decision itself, found that “the conditions laid down for granting the application” were met.
The Directorate-General for Migration Management granted it in October 2026: 118 days between filing and decision. The permit takes effect from the day of the application, not the day it was granted.
It runs for one year and allows the holder to live and work anywhere in Spain, as an employee and self-employed alike. The decision also sets out a duty that comes with it: any change of address or marital status must be reported to the police station within one month. It is the third file on this route that we publish.
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.