Overview (What is Form EX-10?)
#Use the current EX-10 for arraigo sociolaboral, social, socioformativo, familiar, or de segunda oportunidad and for the other exceptional-circumstances grounds identified on the official form. The legal basis you select controls the evidence, work rights while pending, and conditions after approval. Royal Decree 1155/2024 took effect on 20 May 2025, and Royal Decree 316/2026 later amended parts of the framework.
Context and workflow
#Arraigo applications have a three-month statutory decision period. Silence is treated as refusal. Filing is normally with the provincial Oficina de Extranjería or electronically through Mercurio.
Where it fits in the workflow
- Choose the current exceptional-circumstances category
- Complete EX-10 and gather only the evidence required for that category
- Pay Modelo 790-052 and file with the Oficina de Extranjería or through Mercurio
- Track the three-month statutory decision period
- After approval, complete category-specific Social Security and TIE steps
Who uses it
Non-EU nationals in Spain who meet a current exceptional-circumstances ground. Most arraigo categories require two years of qualifying presence, but the route-specific rules differ and arraigo familiar has no equivalent two-year requirement.
When it is used
- Arraigo sociolaboral: qualifying signed employment contract or contracts
- Arraigo social: qualifying family ties or a favorable integration report, plus sufficient means
- Arraigo socioformativo: qualifying training and the required integration evidence
- Arraigo familiar: qualifying relationship to an EU/EEA/Swiss minor or support for an EU/EEA/Swiss national with a disability
- Arraigo de segunda oportunidad: certain recently lapsed renewable, non-exceptional residence authorizations
- Other exceptional-circumstances grounds listed on the current official EX-10
Requirements snapshot
#- Be in Spain and outside the EU free-movement regime.
- Do not remain an international-protection applicant during filing and processing; asylum-applicant time does not count until the decision is final.
- For routes requiring two years of presence, total absences cannot exceed 90 calendar days.
- Do not hold another stay or residence authorization or a covered pending grant, extension, renewal, or modification proceeding.
- Meet every additional condition for the selected route and pay the fee.
Failure prevention (What causes Form EX-10 rejections?)
#Technical rejections
- Use the current official EX-10 and sign every required field
- Legalize or apostille and translate foreign documents where required
- Keep the filing receipt and fee proof
Substantive weaknesses
- Select a current legal category that matches the evidence
- Do not rely on former arraigo laboral rules for a new filing
- Recalculate presence after excluding asylum-applicant periods and excess absences
What it asks for (What does Form EX-10 ask for?)
#- Applicant identity, nationality, passport or travel-document details, and address in Spain
- Representative details, if someone files on the applicant's behalf
- The specific exceptional-circumstances legal basis being requested
- Details needed for the selected arraigo or other exceptional-circumstances category
- Notification preferences, declarations, place, date, and signature
Sources for this section
What you need (What do you need for Form EX-10?)
#- The current EX-10 downloaded from the Ministry's official forms directory
- A complete copy of the valid passport, travel title, or registration certificate
- Proof of qualifying presence in Spain where the selected route requires it
- Criminal-record certificates where required under the current rules
- Category-specific evidence, such as contracts, an integration report, family evidence, training documents, or proof of a qualifying former residence authorization
- Modelo 790, code 052, epigraph 2.3.1 fee payment
Checklist (What is the Form EX-10 checklist?)
#- Identify the current legal category before completing EX-10
- Download the latest form from the Ministry rather than a third-party or pre-2025 PDF
- Match the selected category to every supporting document
- Complete the applicant, representative, notification, and signature sections
- Pay the €38.28 Modelo 790-052 fee within ten working days
- File with the provincial Oficina de Extranjería or through Mercurio and retain the receipt
- After approval, request the TIE within one month and complete Social Security registration when the route requires it
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Fees
#| Component | Amount |
|---|---|
| Arraigo residence applicationModelo 790, code 052, epigraph 2.3.1 | €38.28 |
| TIE issuanceSeparate National Police fee after approval | Verify the current Modelo 790-012 schedule |
Verify the current fee schedule before payment.
Common mistakes (What mistakes are common with Form EX-10?)
#- Selecting the abolished arraigo laboral category for a new application
- Treating arraigo sociolaboral as a direct rename and submitting proof of past work instead of qualifying current contracts
- Using a pre-reform EX-10 or a third-party form copy
- Submitting a social integration report as if it were universal to every route
- Counting time as an international-protection applicant toward the two-year period
- Missing the signature, fee, translation, legalization, or route-specific evidence
Examples (What are examples for Form EX-10?)
#- A sociolaboral applicant submits EX-10 with two years of qualifying presence and signed contracts that meet the global 20-hour, wage, and duration rules.
- A second-opportunity applicant uses EX-10 with evidence of a renewable, non-exceptional residence authorization lost within the previous two years and documents explaining why ordinary renewal failed.
- A person with a pre-20-May-2025 arraigo laboral file keeps the old case under the transitional rules or uses EX-28 to request the new regulation if all current requirements are met.
Common misconceptions (What misconceptions surround Form EX-10?)
#- EX-10 is not a Spanish permanent-resident card application.
- The former arraigo laboral category is closed to new applications; it was not simply renamed sociolaboral.
- Filing EX-10 does not universally authorize work while the case is pending. Admission of a sociolaboral application provisionally authorizes employed work, but other routes follow their own rules.
- EX-15 is not automatically required with every EX-10. Use the NIE already assigned, if any, and follow the selected route's instructions.
- EX-10 has more than one fee component (e.g. Arraigo residence application and TIE issuance); paying only one or paying the wrong amount can result in rejection of the entire filing.
- EX-10 can be rejected before substantive review for technical errors such as “Use the current official EX-10 and sign every required field.”
What happens after you submit
#- Monitor the case and respond within any correction deadline
- For sociolaboral, follow the provisional employed-work and post-approval Social Security rules
- After approval, request the TIE within one month
- Before expiry, evaluate extension or modification under the current regulation
Verification
#This guide uses the consolidated Royal Decree 1155/2024, the 2026 amendments, current Ministry information sheets, and the official forms directory. Verify the current form and provincial filing instructions before submission.
Resources
#Official Immigration Application Forms (Ministry of Inclusion)Verified Feb 27, 2026Royal Decree 1155/2024 - Consolidated Immigration Regulation (BOE)Verified Aug 17, 2026Royal Decree 316/2026 - Immigration Regulation Amendments (BOE)Verified Aug 17, 2026Arraigo Sociolaboral - Hoja Informativa 29 (Ministry)Verified Aug 17, 2026Arraigo de Segunda Oportunidad - Hoja Informativa 27 (Ministry)Verified Aug 17, 2026SEM 1/2025 Instructions on Arraigo (Ministry)Verified Aug 17, 2026Order PJC/617/2025 - Immigration Fee Schedule (BOE)Verified Aug 17, 2026