Deadlines, renewal and expiry in immigration
In this section we explain the deadlines that shape your situation: the duration of each permit, when and how to renew it, what happens if your card expires and the Administration's resolution times. We help you avoid being late for a renewal or losing your residence over a slip with dates.
- How many days can I leave Spain without losing my residence
Are you going to travel or spend periods abroad and fear losing your card? We explain, with specific figures and RD 1155/2024 in hand, how many days you can be away depending on whether you have temporary residence, long-term residence or are on the road to citizenship, and how those absences are counted.
- How long Spanish nationality by residence takes: real timeframes in 2026
Applied for nationality and don't know when the decision will come? We tell you how long Spanish nationality by residence really takes in 2026: from the prior years of lawful residence to the oath, phase by phase, with the timeframes set by law and what happens in practice.