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Road map · Phase 8 of 12

Waiting, notification, requimiento, decision and appeal

You will know where the notifications come from, how many days to respond to the department and what appeal path to choose after a refusal.

The phase was prepared by the NEXO team from the source; the lawyer ’s check-in has not yet been completed, and the points are marked with a date of reconciliation.

Short

  • Electronic notice, if compulsory or selected by you, shall be rejected after 10 calendar days without opening (article 43 of Ley 39/2015)
  • Requerimiento: 10 working days from the day after notification, extension to 5 days at request; for the family of a Spanish citizen and arraigo, the period of notice shall not exceed 15 days
  • UGE decides on Ley 14/2013 application in 20 days, silence means consent; in general, silence means refusal
  • Appeal by body: Subdelegación and Consulate: reposición 1 month or court 2 months; UGE: alzada 1 month
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Item 158

How can we not skip the electronic notice on the residence permit application?

Electronic notice is deemed to be rejected if it is mandatory or chosen by you and you have not opened it within ten calendar days of publication in sede, DEHú or Carpeta Ciudadana (article 43.2 Ley 39/2015) [1][2]. Entrance is on certificate or Cl@ve [2]Article 197.2 RD 1155/2024 on mandatory electronic communication has been abolished by the Tripartite Supermo 08.07.2026 and therefore check the channel ’s binding on the text of your notification [3].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Sede of the department, DEHú administration.gob.es, Carpeta Ciudadana
Documents
  • Electronic certificate or Cl@ve for entry
Value
free of charge
Duration
10 calendar days from the date of publication of the notification

Detailed: detailed article · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 159

How do you check the status of the residence permit application?

The status of the case under the general regime is seen in the sede Administrations Públicas in the section "Información sobre el estado de Tramitación de los expedientes de extranjería", in SMS at number 651,714,610 (NIE and number either the word EXPE and case number of 15 characters) or on the telephone 9002 02 22 22 22 [1]The data only are informative. The status of the UGE application shows the Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion [2].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es (general mode); sede.inclusion.gob.es (UGE)
How to Sign
SMS at 651 714 610 without charge or telephone 902 02 22 22
Documents
  • NIE or extediente number of 15 characters
Value
free of charge

Detailed: detailed article

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 160

How many days do you have to answer the requerimiento?

Requerimiento this request from the agency to correct the application or to supplement the documents in the same case. 10 days from the day of notification, days of workers, up to five days (arts. 30.2, 32 and 68 Ley 39/2015) [1]In Reglamento, for the family of a Spanish citizen and arraigo, the time limit is given for notification, but not more than 15 days; the case is dismissed as desistimiento without reply [2].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Channel as referred to in the notification: Mercury, Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion or OFICINA de Extranjería
Documents
  • Requerimiento notification
  • Missing documents or explanations
Value
free of charge
Duration
10 days from the day after the notification; extension to 5 days; family of Spanish and arraigo: not more than 15 days

Detailed: detailed article · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 161

How do you send the answer to requerimiento: one package and what channel?

Under general regime, the case file is accepted by Mercury: the platform serves both for new applications and for aportación de documentación, the entry on an electronic certificate or DNIe with AutoFirma software [1]I. Requests for Ley 14/2013 correct and supplement only electronically through the Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion [2]The notification period is one per list, so the package is collected in its entirety. [3].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Mercury on sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es; sede of the UGE
Documents
  • Electronic certificate or DNIe
  • AutoFirma
  • all documents from the requerimiento list
Value
free of charge
Duration
within the time limit from the notice

Detailed: detailed article

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 162

At what time does UGE decide on the Ley 14/2013 application, and what does silence mean?

Requests for Ley 14/2013 (DNV and other international mobility) are made by UGE, but decided by the Dirección General de Migracions: the twenty days from the electronic submission and, if no decision is reached, the authorization is deemed to have been granted (art. 76.1) [1]The days are considered to be working days under the general rule of article 30.2 Ley 39/2015, unless the rule calls for calendars. [2].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion, UGE application procedure
Documents
  • confirmation of the date of electronic submission
Value
free of charge
Duration
20 days from electronic filing, requesting documents suspends countdown

Detailed: detailed article · router: DNV · term in the glossary · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 163

At what time do family applications are decided, and what does silence mean?

Applications for reagrupación familiar (art. 68.6 RD 1155/2024) and for the family of a Spanish citizen (art. 97.6) are decided by Subdelegación within two months; the Spanish family is subject to a deadline from the date of submission and, if the consular authorities do not respond, the application is rejected and the appeal is open: reposición or court. [1].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Ofcina de Extranjería at Subelegación del Gobierno, extendiente in sede
Documents
  • confirmation of date of submission
Value
free of charge
Duration
2 months; silence means refusal

Detailed: detailed article · router: family · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 164

How many agencies are considering an arraigo application?

Articles 124-132 RD 1155/2024 do not contain time limits for arraigo decision, so there is a general rule: three months from the date of the application to the register of the authority (article 21.3 Ley 39/2015) [1][2]28 of the Ministry of Inclusion ’s reference sheet calls the same three months and writes that if you remain silent, the application can be considered rejected. [3]The silence is stated in the reference sheet, not in the articles Reglamento.

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Oficina de Extranjería at Subelegación del Gobierno en Barcelona
Documents
  • confirmation of date of submission
Value
free of charge
Duration
Three months: general rule 21.3 Ley 39/2015 and reference sheet 28

Detailed: detailed article · route sheet: arraigo

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 165

How do desistimiento and caducidad differ from a substantive rejection?

Desistimiento is the closure because you did not reply to the requerimiento within the time limit (article 68 Ley 39/2015) and the caducidad comes when the case arose because of your fault and after the warning was three months (article 95) [1]Both cases are processed by a decision that has recurso; it is an archive, not a denial, on the merits; a new submission is planned after the recurso deadline has been checked.

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
The decision in sede, through which the notice came
Documents
  • notice of desistimiento or caducidad
  • previous requerimiento
Value
free of charge
Duration
caducidad: three months after your notice of pause

Detailed: detailed article · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 166

What's in the decision on the application when it came?

The decision is downloaded from the sede in the original file and immediately looks at three things: when you open the notice, which recursos and the time frame are given, from which day the month is on TIE. Electronic notification is deemed to have been received from the time of access (article 43.2 Ley 39/2015) and the month is recurso from the next day (article 30.4) [1]The TIE period is considered under article 209.1 RD 1155/2024 [2].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Sede, through which the notification came: Mercury, Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion
Documents
  • Electronic certificate or Cl@ve for entry
Value
free of charge
Duration
month per recurso from the day after the notice is opened

Detailed: detailed article · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 167

How do you appeal the UGE refusal on the DNV?

UGE decisions on Ley 14/2013 appeal to recurso de alzada: one month if refusal is expressed in the decision (article 76.1 Ley 14/2013 and article 122.1 Ley 39/2015) [1][2]. Electronic: UGE accepts applications, subsanaconies and recursos via the Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion [3]Three months to the administration, after which alzada can be considered rejected. [2]The month pass makes the decision.

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion (UGE)
Documents
  • Electronic certificate
  • decision to refuse
  • Recurso arguments
Value
free of charge
Duration
1 month for delivery; management response up to 3 months

Detailed: detailed article · router: DNV · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 168

How can we appeal the refusal of Subdelegación or the consulate?

Subdelegación del Gobierno or consulates complete the administrative route (disposición adicional 9 RD 1155/2024), so the choice is: recurso de reposión before the same authority within one month or a claim against contencio-administrativo within two months [1][2][3]If reposión is chosen, the court will be heard after its decision or after the refusal of silence [2][3]. Alzada is not served here.

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
The same authority as the one that ruled: Subdelegación del Gobierno or Consulate; court of contencioso-administrativo
Documents
  • decision to refuse
  • Recurso arguments
  • evidence of the date of notification
Value
free of charge
Duration
Reposición: 1 month; court: 2 months from the day of notification

Detailed: detailed article

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 169

How do you count a month on recurso?

The month is counted from the day after the notification and the month is completed; if not, the period expires on the last day of the month and if the day is not working, it is transferred to the first worker (art. 30.3-30.5 Ley 39/2015) [1]The notice of 31 January shall be valid until the end of February, two months in which the action is brought are deemed to have been brought under article 46.1 of the Ley 29/1998, and the judicial time limit is not applicable in August (article 128.2) [2].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Inhábiles calendar of days on sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es
Documents
  • The date you opened the sede notice
Value
free of charge
Duration
Last day: same number of next month

Detailed: detailed article

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 170

Does recurso suspend the execution of the refusal?

No: any recurso, unless the rule otherwise states, does not suspend the execution of the act (art. 117.1 Ley 39/2015) [1]The suspension is requested separately, the authority compares your injury and the interest of the administration; the grounds: the damage that is difficult to repair or the cause nullidad de pleno derecho under article 47.1. If there is no reply within one month of the date of the request, the execution is suspended (article 117.3) [1].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
body that considers recurso
Documents
  • Request for suspension in recurso
  • evidence of harm
Value
free of charge
Duration
month from the date of the request, after which execution is suspended

Detailed: detailed article

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 171

Can you go to court without a lawyer?

In cotencioso-administrativo, the parties only act with counsel; the sole court can be entrusted with procurador representation and the collegiate organ procurador is required (art. 23 Ley 29/1998) [1]The period of the suit shall be two months from the day after the notification of the decision that has completed the administrative route or six months in silence (art. 46.1); the period of the trial shall not be extended (art. 128.1) [1].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Juzgado or Tribunal de lo contencioso-administrativo; the jurisdiction is determined by counsel
Documents
  • decision to reject or confirm silence
  • legal or procurador powers
Value
by the lawyer ’s fee and procurador
Duration
2 months after notification; 6 months when silence

Detailed: detailed article

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 172

What if UGE has been silent for over 20 days?

If UGE has not decided on the application in twenty days, the permit is deemed to be granted under silencia positivo (article 76.1 Ley 14/2013) [1]The Ministry of Inclusion may request a resolucion by silencio: Registro, certificate identification, Subsanación section [2]. The Certificado is obliged to issue it itself within 15 days of the deadline (Article 24.4 Ley 39/2015). [3].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion, UGE application procedure
Documents
  • confirmation of the date of electronic submission
  • Electronic certificate or DNIe
Value
free of charge
Duration
20 days from delivery; certificado is issued within 15 days of the deadline

Detailed: detailed article · router: DNV · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

Item 173

When can work start after a work permit decision?

On the basis of the primary residence and employment permit, the effectiveness of the permit has been suspended to the age of alta of the employee at Seguridad Social; the permit must be completed within three months of legal entry into Spain (art. 77.8 RD 1155/2024) [1]While it is suspended, it is not possible to work under this permit. TIE is requested within a month after the alta (art. 77.9). Arraigo socialal authorization depends on the alta for a month after the notification of extradition (art. 130.5) [1].

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Where, how to sign, documents, value, time
Where
Seguriidad Social and Political
Documents
  • decision on authorization
  • alta confirmation
Value
free of charge
Duration
alta within 3 months of entry; TIE within one month of alta; arraigo sociolaboral: alta within one month of notification of extradition

Detailed: detailed article · route: work · term in the glossary

This is a reference point, not a legal opinion.

What can we do for ourselves and what we take

All the points of this stage can be taken on their own: each one has a place where, how to register and what to bring. Where without a lawyer, there is a separate form of assistance, including free options. The NEXO prepares a package, accompanying the delivery and handling: 30 minutes free, full consultation 121 I in 45 minutes, cost of maintenance, fees and transfers separately. Book a consultation

Frequent issues

How many days do you get to answer the requerimiento?
The total period of 10 days from the day after the notification, the days of the workers; the extension may be extended to five days if the request is filed before the end of the deadline (arts. 68 and 32 Ley 39/2015). Under Reglamento, the notification is given to the Spanish family, but it is not longer than 15 days. The agency closes the case as desistitiento without a reply. The delay cannot be extended, so the notification is immediately shown to the lawyer or to SOJ ICAB.
What does the agency's silence mean by applying for a residence permit?
The application of UGE for Ley 14/2013 means that the silence after twenty days means consent (art. 76.1). For reagrupación Familiar and the Spanish family, the silence in two months means no waiver. The article of Reglamento does not have a time limit, the general rule of three months (art. 21.3 Ley 39/2015), and the refusal of silence is mentioned in the reference sheet 28. The refusal of silence opens the way of appeal, but the duty of appeal is not to be made. The department has to answer.
How to appeal against a refusal to apply for a residence permit in Barcelona?
The path depends on the authority: Subdelegación or the consulate ends the administrative route: reposición to the same authority within one month or a lawsuit to the court within two months; UGE refusals appeal to recurso de alzada within one month; Alzada against Subdelegación decisions are not provided; only a lawyer is brought before the court and the time limits are not extended; therefore, the refusal is shown to the lawyer in the first week.
Does the appeal suspend the refusal?
No. Any recurso, unless the rule otherwise states, does not suspend the execution of the act (art. 117.1 Ley 39/2015). Suspension is requested separately: the authority compares your injury and the interest of the administration. If there is no reply from the day of the request, the execution is suspended (art. 117.3). The suspension is decided by the body that considers the recurso and not by you.
How do you check the status of the residence permit application?
The status is viewed in the Sede Administrations Públicas in the information section on the state of the environment, on SMS number 651,714,610 or on telephone 902,02 22, 22; only information is available. On request, UGE status and notifications are available in the Sede of the Ministry of Inclusion. Electronic notifications are regularly opened: 10 days are reported from publication rather than from a reminder.

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