Permit granted: how to apply for your TIE
If your extraordinary arraigo permit has been granted, you have one month from notification to apply in person for your TIE (foreigner identity card) at the police. It is worth getting organised as soon as you receive the decision.
Which permit this is
It is the residence permit on exceptional grounds for extraordinary arraigo, set out in Additional Provision Twenty-One of the Spanish Immigration Regulation (RD 1155/2024), as worded by RD 316/2026 of 14 April. Applications were open from 16 April to 30 June 2026.
Once granted, the permit:
- is valid for one year;
- allows you to live and work as an employee or self-employed, anywhere in Spain, in any occupation or sector, from the minimum working age.
Step by step: applying for the TIE
- Check the notification date. The one-month period runs from that date. Keep the decision and proof of notification.
- Book an appointment at the police station or competent police office where you live (National Police – Immigration).
- Prepare the documents on the official list at the Electronic Office (TIE documents). Check it before your appointment, as it may be updated.
- Attend in person on the day. The TIE must be applied for by you personally, not through a representative.
If you have children
Applicants with minor children, or adult children with a disability who need support, could apply for them at the same time under Articles 159 or 160 of the Regulation, with both applications decided together. These permits are valid for five years. During the measure, the six-month deadline after birth (Art. 159) was waived and, under Art. 160, so were the two-year prior residence and the income and housing requirements; the child must have stayed in Spain continuously for five months.
Three things to watch
- Keep your address up to date. If notification fails, it will be published officially and deadlines still run.
- If the application is refused, the provisional right to work is lost automatically. Employees must inform their employer immediately.
- Administrative silence: the authorities have three months from registration to decide and notify. If nothing is notified by then, the application is deemed refused, which opens the way to an appeal.
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This article is for information only and does not replace advice on your specific case.
Official sources: Ministry of Inclusion – Information sheet 28 ter (updated 26/04/2026) · La Moncloa – deadlines and requirements