Arraigo socioformativo

Which training counts

Article 127.d) refers to the training in articles 52.1.b) and 52.1.e).5 of the Regulation, in the latter case including level one, and adds in-person provision of compulsory education within adult education.

In practice this covers regulated vocational training and professional certificates, as well as in-person adult education. Before enrolling, confirm that the specific course fits those sections: it is where most files go wrong, because there is private provision advertised as valid that is not.

There is also a second door: committing to training promoted by the public employment services aimed at occupations in the catalogue of article 75.1. If completion of that training is not later proved, the permit ends.

Integration report: here it is mandatory

Unlike arraigo social, where a family tie can replace it, arraigo socioformativo always requires a social integration report on the same terms as section c). There is no alternative by family tie.

In the Valencian Community it is requested at the town hall where you are registered, on the Generalitat's form, and the competent body has one month to issue it and send it electronically to the immigration office. If it does not arrive in time and that is proved, the requirement may be shown by any means of evidence.

The extension is decided in the classroom

Article 132.2.b) makes extension conditional on the centre's report certifying promotion to the second year, for basic or intermediate vocational cycles. If the training ends before the year is out, extension is conditional on proof of the qualification or certificate obtained and on being in an active job search with registration at the public employment service.

Put another way: dropping the course midway through the year not only wastes the place, it closes the renewal.

How the procedure works

A permit for exceptional circumstances requires no visa and is applied for in person before the competent body, except for minors or people who need support to exercise their legal capacity, where their legal representative may file it.

With the application you provide a full copy of your valid passport, registration card or travel document valid in Spain; the signed employment contract where required; and the documents proving the specific situation claimed. For arraigo you also provide the criminal record certificate from the country or countries where you lived during the five years before entering Spain. The immigration office requests the Central Criminal Records report and the police report ex officio.

There are two cases where third-country records need not be proved: having stayed continuously in Spain for the five years immediately before the application, or having proved it in a previous application within those five years without having left since.

If the documents are incomplete, the administration requests correction with a deadline that cannot exceed fifteen days. If it is not corrected, the file is closed as withdrawn. That is by far the most frequent reason for the lost files that reach this gestoría.

Tracking the file needs no phone calls: see how to check the status of an immigration file. Once the permit is granted, there is one month from notification to apply in person for the foreigner identity card.