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New Reform Lets Some Foreigners Work in Spain Without Prior Residency Authorisation
Spain now allows foreign nationals who file under the new regularisation scheme to start working legally as soon as they receive the electronic filing receipt. The move gives businesses immediate access to expanded talent pools but obliges HR teams to monitor application outcomes and compliance.
Spain Approves Mass Regularisation, Opening Legal Path for 500,000 Undocumented Migrants
Spain has published a Royal Decree that grants a one-year residence-and-work permit to undocumented migrants who arrived before 1 January 2026 and have lived in the country for at least five months. Up to half a million people are expected to apply between 20 April and 30 June, turning Spain into the EU’s largest regularisation drive in two decades. Employers gain access to new, fully legal labour, but HR teams must prepare for tight deadlines and potential processing bottlenecks.
Civil-Service Union Calls Indefinite Strike at Extranjería Offices Ahead of Regularisation Rush
Union CCOO has called an open-ended strike in Spain’s Foreigners’ Offices from 20 April, protesting staff shortages on the eve of the mass migrant regularisation. The action could choke biometric enrolment and slow ordinary residence processing, so businesses should prepare remote-filing alternatives and longer lead-times.
Spain Tops 2026 Global Digital-Nomad Visa Index, Dethroning Portugal
A fresh global study ranks Spain the best digital-nomad visa destination for 2026, citing a streamlined remote-worker permit, Beckham-Law tax incentives and strong lifestyle factors. The accolade is already driving up enquiries and could reshape corporate remote-work policies in Europe.