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Roots procedure in Spain — Foreign services Residency permit for employees or self-employed persons. The temporary residence permit for exceptional circumstances considers two cases: rootedness, on the one hand, and protection and security, on the other.

On the Rights and Freedoms of Foreigners in Spain and their Social Integration, authorizes the granting of this type of authorization.
Articles 62 to 66 and 123 to 130.
On urgent measures for the liberalization of trade and certain services.
On Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations.

The exceptional circumstances:

There are requirements, depending on the type of rootedness requested. There are also particularities regarding rural work, among others.
However, all temporary residence permits for roots procedures have some common requirements. These are:

The procedure consists of applying to the Foreign Office of the province, accompanied by all the corresponding documentation and payment of the temporary residence fee for exceptional circumstances.

In addition, it must be legalized by the Spanish consular office in the country of origin or have an apostille according to the Hague Convention of 1961.

The deadlines are the following:

A foreigner who obtains a temporary residence permit on the basis of arraigo has the following obligations: