Overview

• The plan introduces a points-based visa that scores age, education, experience, language and cultural fit, with a positive weight for Hispanidad and three modalities including a temporary route for irregular residents to seek work.
• Long-term residence would hinge on contribution, employment and integration rather than time alone, the padrón would be limited to statistical use and non‑urgent benefits would require legal residence, with the minimum income benefit tied to active job search.
• Access to nationality would be tightened with a proposed B2 Spanish requirement and a reinforced test on institutional, legal, cultural and historical knowledge.
• A new Single Authority would centralize immigration competences to replace disparate criteria across multiple ministries, though not as a standalone ministry.
• Enforcement proposals include faster returns and expulsions for serious crimes or repeat offenses, potential revocation of permits for criminal or radical links, extended CIE detention periods and 72‑hour age verification for unaccompanied minors.