international

Almost 1.2 million of Spain's undocumented migrants apply for regularisation

France 24 · Jul 2, 2026, 1:07 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.

Almost 1.2 million undocumented migrants have applied for legal status in Spain, with more than 600,000 requests already being processed, figures released on Thursday show. Initial forecasts predict that around half a million applications will be successful.

Read full story on France 24 → More top stories

Also covered by

Euronews Almost 1.2 million apply for Spain's migrant regularisation scheme, official figures show Euronews Spain unemployment falls below 2.3 million for first time since January 2008 Euronews Spain jobless total falls below 2.3 million for first time since January 2008

Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from France 24 alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place. Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop

Almost 1.2 million of Spain's undocumented migrants apply for regularisation

Also covered by

More in international