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Spain — Spouse Reagrupación Familiar (sponsor needs 1 year prior residence)
Spouse of a third-country resident in Spain applies via the sponsor-led reagrupación familiar track. Sponsor needs ≥1 year legal residence + renewed permit + housing + income.
EUSpainReagrupación FamiliarLey de ExtranjeríaExtranjeríaNIE
Spain's family reunification regime distinguishes between:
(a) Spouse of SPANISH CITIZEN — régimen comunitario (EU regime under RD 240/2007), more favourable; no prior-residence test
(b) Spouse of EU/EEA citizen exercising free-movement — also régimen comunitario
(c) Spouse of THIRD-COUNTRY RESIDENT in Spain — régimen general (Ley Orgánica 4/2000 + RD 557/2011), implementing Directive 2003/86/EC. THIS prompt covers track (c).
Key requirement for track (c): sponsor needs ≥1 year of legal residence in Spain AND a renewed residence permit (autorización de residencia renovada) — meaning the sponsor is in at least the second authorisation period.
Draft a reagrupación familiar strategy for [SPONSOR_NAME] (status: [SPONSOR_STATUS], [SPONSOR_YEARS_LEGAL_RESIDENCE] years in Spain) sponsoring [APPLICANT_NAME] ([APPLICANT_NATIONALITY]).
§1 — SPONSOR ELIGIBILITY (130-160 words)
For track (c) reagrupación under régimen general:
(i) Sponsor must hold a renewed autorización de residencia
- i.e., sponsor is no longer in initial 1-year authorisation
- [SPONSOR_YEARS_LEGAL_RESIDENCE] ≥1 year is necessary but not sufficient — the permit must have been RENEWED
(ii) Sponsor demonstrates economic means:
- IPREM-based threshold (Indicador Público de Renta de Efectos Múltiples)
- For sponsoring 1 family member: ~150% of IPREM
- For 2+ family members: incremental percentages (verify current IPREM values)
- Means must be stable over preceding 6 months
(iii) Sponsor demonstrates adequate housing:
- Housing report (informe de habitabilidad) issued by local council (ayuntamiento) or autonomous community
- Sqm + rooms + occupancy thresholds vary by region
For [SPONSOR_INCOME_MONTHLY] = €[X]: compare against current 150% IPREM (~€1,000-1,200/month for one dependent — verify).
§2 — APPLICATION PROCESS — SPONSOR-LED (130-160 words)
Step 1: Sponsor applies in Spain for AUTORIZACIÓN PREVIA DE RESIDENCIA TEMPORAL POR REAGRUPACIÓN FAMILIAR
□ Filed at Oficina de Extranjería in sponsor's province
□ Sponsor's renewed TIE / autorización + padrón (municipal registration)
□ Sponsor's nómina / contrato de trabajo / declaración de la renta
□ Housing report (informe de habitabilidad from ayuntamiento)
□ Marriage certificate (apostilled + sworn translation to Spanish if needed)
□ Form EX-02
□ Fee (modelo 790 código 052): verify current amount
□ Processing: 45 days (statutory), often 2-4 months actual
Step 2: Authorisation granted → applicant has 2 months to apply for VISADO DE REAGRUPACIÓN at Spanish consulate in country of origin
□ Form national visa application
□ Police certificate (penales) apostilled
□ Medical certificate
□ Visa fee
□ Consular processing: ~1-2 months
Step 3: On arrival, applicant has 1 month to apply for TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero) at police station
§3 — ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS (80-100 words)
Spouse OR registered partner with documented relationship-equivalent ties (pareja de hecho registered in autonomous community register, or proof of comparable stable relationship).
Children under 18 of either spouse, OR over 18 if dependent due to disability.
Parents of sponsor or spouse if:
• Aged 65+
• Documented dependency on sponsor
• Justified reasons for reunification in Spain
• Sponsor holds long-term EU residence (residencia de larga duración) — Directive 2003/109/EC implementation
• Note: parent reunification is restricted; only available to long-term residents, not regular permit holders
For [APPLICANT_NAME] = spouse: standard case, eligible.
§4 — POST-ARRIVAL OBLIGATIONS (80-100 words)
• Within 1 month: apply for TIE at police station (cita previa for huellas)
• Empadronamiento (municipal registration) at ayuntamiento — usually within 3 months
• TIE issued for same duration as sponsor's residence permit (synchronised renewals)
• After 1 year on reagrupación TIE: applicant may apply for AUTORIZACIÓN INDEPENDIENTE — own residence permit separate from sponsor (e.g. after employment, or if marriage dissolves under qualifying conditions like gender violence)
• After 5 years total legal residence in Spain: eligible for residencia de larga duración (long-term EU residence)
§5 — COMMON REFUSAL GROUNDS (60-80 words)
• Income below current IPREM-based threshold
• Housing report unfavourable (under-sized accommodation)
• Sponsor's permit not yet renewed (still on initial authorisation)
• Marriage de conveniencia suspicion (more common for certain nationality combinations)
• Documents not properly apostilled or sworn-translated
• Sponsor's antecedentes penales reveal disqualifying convictions
§6 — APPEALS (40-60 words)
If reagrupación refused:
• Recurso de reposición (administrative appeal) within 1 month — to same office
• Recurso contencioso-administrativo (judicial appeal) within 2 months — to Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo
• See refusal-recovery prompts for detail
End with: "DRAFT SPAIN REAGRUPACIÓN FAMILIAR — for Spanish abogado especialista en extranjería review before filing. IPREM thresholds and housing report criteria vary by autonomous community; verify with local Oficina de Extranjería. The sponsor's permit must have been RENEWED (not initial) — confirm by checking the autorización history before submitting. — DRAFT only. Country-specific licensed lawyer review required before filing. EU member states have different immigration practice rules."Unlock the vault to see the full prompt