TIE HoyCan You Apply for Family Reunification in Spain?
Understand the eligibility rules before preparing your application.
Can I sponsor my family now?
Normally, after one year living in Spain and requesting residence for at least another year.
Article 68.1: you can file while renewal is pending, but family approval waits for the qualifying renewal or long-term grant.
If you are sponsoring parents
You need Spanish long-term or long-term-EU residence.
You may file after requesting it; family approval waits for its grant (Art. 68.1).
If you arrived through family reunification
Art. 70 normally requires independent residence and work authorization.
A reunited parent normally needs long-term residence; Art. 70.3 has a narrow dependent-child exception.
Use the right framework
Spanish/EU citizens, qualifying students and UGE permit holders use separate family procedures.
A family already established in another EU state may fall under Art. 180 mobility.
What to do
Confirm the qualifying permit before paying for certificates.
Steps
- Read your current resolution and residence start date.
- Keep the renewal or long-term application receipt.
Basis
RD 1155/2024 Art. 68.1 separates the filing threshold from the sponsor renewal/long-term grant needed for family approval; Art. 70 limits sponsorship by previously reunited residents.