{"id":190,"date":"2020-05-16T11:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T11:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/bienvenido\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:53:42","slug":"bienvenido","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>ATTENTION! FRAUD SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN DETECTED<br><\/strong><\/mark><strong>The asylum procedure, as well as the services offered by UNHCR and NGOs, are FREE OF CHARGE.<br><\/strong>Any person or organization that seeks to help you in exchange for money or favors must be reported immediately.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/en\/atencion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-df42051cc222c84ed86b6c5bf244f2cd\"><mark style=\"background-color:#8ed1fc\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Important Notice: UNHCR\/ ACNUR Office Relocation in Madrid<\/strong><\/mark><br><br>UNHCR Spain informs of the reopening of its office in Madrid. On this occasion, it is recalled that the UNHCR Office in Spain offers the following information provision services:<br>&#8211; <strong>By phone:<\/strong> +34 91 077 21 50, Monday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<br>&#8211; <strong>By email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:spama@unhcr.org\">spama@unhcr.org<\/a><br>&#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/en\/contacta-con-acnur\/\">Contact form, by clicking on this link<\/a><\/strong><br>Exceptionally, and when deemed appropriate by the UNHCR team, in-person assistance may be provided <strong>by appointment<\/strong> at the UNHCR Office in Madrid.<br><strong>NO IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT A PRIOR APPOINTMENT.<\/strong> Appointments must be requested by phone at +34 91 077 21 50 between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., or by email at <a href=\"mailto:spama@unhcr.org\">spama@unhcr.org<\/a>, and will be scheduled following an assessment by the UNHCR team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has created 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https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2021\/06\/Video--150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> Informative Videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--12\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/en\/donde-encontrar-ayuda-espana\/acnur-en-espana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"444\" class=\"wp-image-162\" style=\"width: 22px\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/05\/unhcr_logo_for_landing_page2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/05\/unhcr_logo_for_landing_page2.png 409w, 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