Spain immigration scheme sees 1.2 million apply for legal status
Key takeaways
- Spain’s immigration scheme sees more than a million applications, with Latin Americans leading the numbers at 67 percent.
- Latin America accounted for 67 percent of the submissions, with Colombia alone representing 25.9 percent of the total.
- After Colombia, the most represented countries were Morocco at 13.3 percent, Venezuela with 11.8 percent and Peru at 8.8 percent.
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Spain’s immigration scheme sees more than a million applications, with Latin Americans leading the numbers at 67 percent.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez applauds, on the day he presents the citizenship and integration plan alongisde other ministers of his government, as the application window for the migration amnesty closes, in Madrid [File: Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 2 Jul 20262 Jul 2026Almost 1.2 million undocumented migrants have sought legal status in Spain under a scheme that has defied a growing European crackdown on irregular immigration.
The government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a standard-bearer of more open immigration policies, launched the vast plan in April while European neighbours toughen measures in response to pressure from ascendant far-right parties.