Autorización de residencia temporal por reagrupación familiar
Bring qualifying family to Spain under general family reunification
Reunify qualifying family members with a non-EU resident sponsor under Spain’s general family-reunification rules.
- Who it is for
- Non-EU citizens
- Legal deadline
- No legal deadline
- How long it takes
- case-dependent; includes Spain authorization and, where required, consular visa steps
- Cost
- current government and visa fees
- Where
- Online or in person · Oficina de Extranjería / Spanish consulate
Steps
- Confirm that the family relationship belongs to the general-regime eligible categories and that EU-family or EX-24 rules do not apply instead.inclusion.gob.es
- Establish the sponsor's qualifying residence position, regular resources, health coverage and adequate housing.inclusion.gob.es
- File EX-02 and complete the later family-member visa/entry steps where the procedure requires them.inclusion.gob.es
That is the whole procedure
If you would rather go through yours with someone, describe it to NEXO first. You will find out what applies to you, and whether you need a person.
What to bring
- EX-02 and sponsor identity/residence documents.inclusion.gob.es
- Evidence of regular resources using the current IPREM formula and the evidence route that matches the sponsor's employment/self-employment/non-working situation.inclusion.gob.es
- Adequate-housing report or permitted substitute evidence where the official report is not issued/notified within the published period.inclusion.gob.es
- Civil-status, dependency, custody or representation documents for the family member.inclusion.gob.es
What the official sources say
Standard general family reunification does not include siblings as a normal qualifying category.inclusion.gob.es
The general means formula is 150% IPREM for a two-person family unit plus 50% IPREM for each additional person, subject to the current special rules involving minors/represented persons.inclusion.gob.es
Adequate housing is assessed through the competent authority's report; there is no national one-bedroom-per-person rule in the official procedure.inclusion.gob.es
What we see in practice
NEXO's own observations. They are not official information and carry no source.
- Use the housing-report criteria to build the document checklist, but never turn them into an invented bedroom-count formula.
- Family route selection should happen before document collection; EX-02, EX-19 and EX-24 have materially different rules.
Questions people ask
Can I reunify a sibling?
Not as a standard general-family-reunification category under the current official list.inclusion.gob.es
How much income do I need?
Use the current IPREM formula, not a fixed salary estimate.inclusion.gob.es
Does adequate housing mean one bedroom per person?
No. The competent housing report applies its published adequacy criteria.inclusion.gob.es
What gets it refused or delayed
- The family member is outside the eligible category or the wrong family regime was selected.inclusion.gob.es
- Required resource, housing or family/dependency evidence is not established.inclusion.gob.es
Does any of this sound like you?
- Dependency, custody, family category or the choice between EX-02, EX-19 and EX-24 is unclear or contested.
Cases like these need an immigration lawyer. Describe yours to NEXO first, so you know what to ask and what to bring.