To be granted a Residence Permit under exceptional circumstances, it is necessary to have cooperated with the police and the administrative and judicial authorities.

Humanitarian reasons are also taken into account, for example, foreign nationals who have been victims of crimes invovling the rights of workers, crimes which have the additional motive of being racist, antisemitic or other forms of discrimination, or violent acts carried out within the family, people who can prove that they suffer a serious illness which requires specialised medical care; or that moving to their country of origin or where they have come from would result in their or their family's personal safety being put at risk.

This Permit is issued with no visa requirement, and allows the holder to work.

WHERE?

Applications must be made to the National Police, Foreigners’ Section:

• Vitoria-Gasteiz
• Bilbao
• Donostia-San Sebastián
• Irun