Alex Dunham - alex.dunham@thelocal.com

Updated: Mon 29 Jun 2026 12:16 CET

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Migrants wait in a long queue to enter the Spanish Commission For Refugee Aid (CEAR) in Madrid, Spain, on April 22, 2026. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)

June 30th marks the deadline for the mass regularisation of undocumented migrants in Spain, with the data suggesting that the total number of applicants will be far higher than the initial government estimate of 500,000.