"Since the program began, Madrid has granted papers to approximately 240,000 members of this community on humanitarian grounds. But a surge in applications has collapsed the system."
"The Spanish government will stop systematically granting residence permits on humanitarian grounds to this group, thereby terminating one of the most unique and least debated mechanisms of the Spanish asylum system."
"In practice, this decision is not good news for Venezuelans who were planning to emigrate to Spain. For them, the process will become more complicated."
"Since this specific pathway was opened in 2018, Spain has granted approximately 240,000 such permits to Venezuelan citizens."
Spain will terminate a humanitarian program that has allowed Venezuelans to regularize their legal status since 2018. Approximately 240,000 Venezuelans have received residence permits under this program. The government will revert to standard immigration processes for Venezuelans, which complicates their ability to emigrate. A new regulation will allow undocumented migrants to apply for legal status if they meet specific criteria. However, the change is expected to make it more difficult for Venezuelans to obtain authorizations, as humanitarian grounds are rarely granted.
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