EX-10 Application for Residence on Exceptional Grounds in Spain (Arraigo)

EX-10 (“Solicitud de autorización de residencia por circunstancias excepcionales”) is the official form to apply for a residence permit in Spain on exceptional grounds. The main ground is arraigo — ties to Spain built by a foreigner already living in the country. The form also covers humanitarian reasons, cooperation with the authorities and protection of victims of violence and human trafficking (RD 1155/2024). The form is in Spanish and has five pages: three to fill in and two with instructions.

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• a foreigner present in Spain who fits one of the grounds: second-chance arraigo, socio-labour (sociolaboral), social, training (socioformativo), family arraigo, humanitarian reasons and the other items in section 7;
• most types of arraigo require continuous stay in Spain (usually 2 years under the new regulation) and no criminal record — conditions depend on the ground;
• submitted at the Oficina de Extranjería of the province where you live, usually with a cita previa, or electronically through a representative;
• the permit fee is paid with form 790 code 052; check the amount on the form or with the office;
• once granted, you apply for the TIE card with form EX-17;
• section 5 (employer) is filled in for socio-labour arraigo, section 6 (training centre) for training arraigo, section 2 (relative) for family arraigo.

• section 1: passport, NIE (if any), surnames, name, sex, date of birth (dd/mm/aaaa), place and country of birth, nationality, civil status, parents’ names, address in Spain, phone, e-mail, legal representative;
• section 2 (family arraigo only): details of the relative who is an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen, their address and your relationship;
• sections 3–4: representative for submitting, address for notifications and consent to electronic notifications via DEHú;
• section 5 (socio-labour arraigo only): employer — name, NIF, activity, CNAE, occupation code CNO, address, contacts, representative;
• section 6 (training arraigo only): type of training, institution, course, code, NIF, address, hours, dates, mode of study;
• section 7: type of application (initial, extension, provisional) and one of 25 grounds; place, date, signature and the office addressed.

• the EX-10 form, original and a copy, filled in in capital letters;
• the full passport, original and a copy;
• criminal record certificates from the countries where you lived, usually apostilled and translated;
• proof of your stay in Spain, for example a historical padrón certificate;
• depending on the ground: employment contract (socio-labour), enrolment certificate (training), proof of the family link (family), social integration report (social), etc.;
• the receipt for the 790-052 fee; the exact list depends on the ground and the office — check in advance.

1. Tell the chat in any language who you are, how long you have lived in Spain and on what ground you apply: work, studies, family and so on.
2. The assistant fills the boxes in capital letters, splits dates into dd/mm/aaaa and the NIE into its boxes, completes the relevant section (employer, course or relative) and ticks the ground.
3. Download the PDF, check it, print, sign it by hand and submit it with a copy and your documents.

Official EX forms, Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration: inclusion.gob.es — Modelos de solicitud. Checked on 2026-10-09. This is not legal advice.