Overview
- The application window ended on June 30, and the government says over one million people submitted requests to obtain temporary residence and work rights under the April decree.
- Administrations will now process files with up to three months to decide each case and a 15‑day cure period for incomplete applications, while backlog and document problems — especially criminal records from third countries and Social Security/TIE delays — are already reported.
- President Pedro Sánchez unveiled a Plan of Integration and Citizenship with an initial €505 million and announced a new Agencia Estatal de Movilidad Humana to coordinate legal labour mobility, training and services for successful applicants.
- The Supreme Court has signalled serious doubts about whether the decree fits EU rules on asylum, return and Schengen freedom and has asked parties within five days to advise on referring preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the EU.
- The policy has provoked sharp political division: the government defends humanitarian and labour aims, municipalities and social groups warned of implementation strains, and opposition parties accuse the decree of breaching EU law and of electoral motives.