The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security, and Migrations, Elma Saiz, announced that the extraordinary migrant regularization process has received a total of 1,174,978 applications nationwide. Of these, 52%, equivalent to 608,000, are currently in the processing phase.
Andalusia ranks as the fourth autonomous community with the highest volume of applications, accounting for nearly 162,000 requests (161,557). Meanwhile, the province of Córdoba has registered 9,951 applications, nearing the 10,000 mark.
Breaking down by Andalusian provinces, Málaga leads with 39,899 applications, followed by Sevilla with 33,690, Almería with 32,638, Granada with 16,629, Cádiz with 11,641, Huelva with 10,359, Córdoba with 9,951, and Jaén with 6,750.
Regarding nationalities, Colombian is the most represented, accounting for 23.8% of the total applications. This is followed by Morocco with 20.3%, Venezuela (8.6%), Senegal (7.7%), Peru (5.7%), Paraguay (5.8%), Nicaragua (4%), Honduras (3.6%), Argentina (3.4%), Algeria (2.1%), and others (15.2%).
The Government Delegate in Andalusia, Pedro Fernández, emphasized in Escúzar (Granada) that this regularization process represents a significant advancement by "removing fear and apprehension" and benefiting everyone. In Andalusia, 58.2% of applications are from men and 41.8% from women.
Minister Saiz highlighted that the high volume of applications, over 1.17 million, underscores the necessity of this procedure, which will allow hundreds of thousands of individuals residing in Spain without rights to face the future with "hope and enthusiasm".
Saiz recalled that the admission to process these applications already grants a provisional permit to reside and work throughout the country. The autonomous communities with the highest number of applications are Catalonia (over 257,000), Madrid (202,000), the Valencian Community (167,000), and Andalusia (161,000).
67% of applicants come from Central and South America. Colombia accounts for 26% of the total, followed by Morocco (13.4%), Venezuela (11.7%), and Peru (8.8%). The minister described the procedure as "successful" and a "milestone in our immigration policy".
