Residence permits.
Initial, renewal and long-term.

There are permits for non-lucrative residence, family reunification, employed or self-employed work, study stays, family members of Spanish citizens, and exceptional circumstances such as "arraigo" (settlement-based residence).

The renewal application must be filed electronically during the 2 months before the expiry date or within the 3 months after it. Filing on time automatically extends the validity of the previous permit until a decision is issued.

Yes, after 5 years of continuous legal residence in Spain you can apply for the long-term or EU long-term residence authorisation. Periods spent in Spain on a study stay now count towards 50% of their total duration.

Yes, after one year of legal residence and having applied for renewal for another year. You can reunite with your spouse, minor or disabled children, and ascendants over 65 years of age.

There is a 3-month grace period to process a late renewal. Starting the procedure within this period preserves the foreign national's provisional legal status until the final decision.