Surely you know people who come from other countries. Perhaps they live in your building and are your neighbors, or care for your aging parents or the children of one of your friends. Or it is possible that he is a relative, either because you have formed a family with him or her, or because he is the partner of one of your relatives… These people are already part of society and contribute to enriching it. They work and pay taxes. However, their rights are not always recognized.
Ways to get a obtaining a residence and/or work permit is not easy. And once they get it, it’s easy for these people to lose it. When this happens, I’m in irregular administrative situation. And that implies not being able to open a bank account, sign an employment contract, rent a house or go to the doctor.
And this is so why Law on foreigners valid.
This is why we have joined many other subjects to launch a popular legislative initiative. Our signatures are very important, because if we collect enough, 500,000, we will be able to knock on the door of Congress and ask the deputies, who, in this case, modify the First transitional provision of Organic Law 4/2000 of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration. What we are asking with this amendment is that an extraordinary regularization of immigrants be carried out, in particular: that the Government, with a Royal Decree, establish, within a period of 6 months, a procedure for the regularization of foreigners who are in Spanish territory before of 1 November 2021.
If you are a Spanish citizen and you are of age, your signature is your way to participate.
If you want to sign and learn more about the legislative initiative, you can do so on:
If you are interested in what it means for people to find themselves in a situation of sudden irregularity, you can access the material prepared by Cáritas:
