As an Asylum Seeker
- To be documented as an asylum seeker (“White Card”, “Red Card”);
- To have your asylum application reported to UNHCR;
- To the suspension of any process to deport, return or extradite you until your asylum application has been settled or denied;
- To read the contents of your asylum record at any time;
- To work in Spain once six months have elapsed since your asylum interview, as long as your application is not rejected before that;
- To free legal assistance and an interpreter;
- To receive medical care;
- To access free public education (under the same conditions as Spaniards);
- If you lack financial resources, to receive housing and social services to ensure that your basic needs are met under dignified conditions;
With Subsidiary Protection or Status
- To be documented as a refugee (Foreigners Identity Card or “TIE”);
- To obtain a travel document (if you do not have a passport);
- To obtain a permanent residence and work permit (self-employed or employed by third party) which must be renewed every five years;
- To free legal assistance and an interpreter, under the same conditions as Spaniards;
- To receive medical care;
- To access free public education (under the same conditions as Spaniards);
- If you lack the financial resources, to receive housing and social services during a specified period of time to ensure that your basic needs are met under dignified conditions;
- To apply for Spanish citizenship after five years of legal residence in Spain (unless there is a faster way, e.g., marriage, nationality, etc.).
With Temporary Protection
- To be documented as a refugee (Foreigners Identity Card or “TIE”);
- To obtain a residence and work permit for one year, renewable up to a maximum of three years;
- To free legal assistance and an interpreter, under the same conditions as Spaniards;
- To receive medical care;
- To access free public education (under the same conditions as Spaniards);
- If you lack the financial resources, to receive housing and social services during a specified period of time to ensure that your basic needs are met under dignified conditions;
Humanitarian Grounds:
- To be documented (Foreigner Identity Card or “TIE”);
- To obtain a one-year, renewable residence and work permit (self-employed and employed by third party) ;
- To free legal assistance and an interpreter, under the same conditions as Spaniards;
- To receive medical care;
- To access free public education (under the same conditions as Spaniards);
- If you lack the financial resources, to receive housing and social services during a specified period of time to ensure that your basic needs are met under dignified conditions;
As an Asylum Seeker or with Temporary Protection:
- Report any change of address;
- Cooperate with the Spanish authorities;
- Submit all documents relating to your asylum application as soon as possible;
- Allow yourself to be fingerprinted and photographed; and consent to having your statements recorded;
- Appear before the competent authorities at the appointed time in connection with your asylum application.
With Some Form of Protection:
If you have been granted asylum, subsidiary protection, temporary protection or protection on humanitarian grounds, you must abide by Spanish law and contribute keeping the public order.