Arraigo Sociolaboral is the route for a non-EU national who has been in Spain for around two years and can show a genuine employment relationship. It's one of the arraigo reforms designed to bring people who are already working here into the legal system.
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- Non-EU national with roughly two years of continuous residence in Spain.
- Proof of an employment relationship — a current or recent work contract, or an acta from the Inspección de Trabajo recognising your work.
- No disqualifying criminal record.
The crucial difference from Arraigo Social (which centres on three years' residence plus means or a future job offer) is that Sociolaboral turns on evidenced work. Cash-in-hand work with no paper trail generally won't qualify — you need something documentary.
If your work has been entirely informal and unprovable, Sociolaboral is hard. The realistic move is often to document the relationship now and build toward a route you can actually evidence.
How to apply
Arraigo is filed on the EX-10 form, with your padrón histórico proving your time in Spain, your work evidence, passport and a clean-record certificate. Pathway's free diagnostic checks whether Sociolaboral or another arraigo route fits, and fills the EX-10.
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