FAMILY REUNIFICATION · REAGRUPACIÓN FAMILIAR

You moved to Spain. Now let’s bring the rest of you over.

Family reunification (reagrupación familiar, under RD 1155/2024) lets a legal resident bring their spouse, children and dependent relatives to live in Spain. The means test, the housing report, who qualifies and in what order — we map it and file it. In English.

See who you can bring — free How it works

Built for expats from the US, UK & Canada. And if a faster route fits your permit, we’ll put you on it.

THE HALF-MOVE NOBODY TELLS YOU ABOUT

Moving to Spain is easy. Moving your whole life is the real project

You got yourself here — the permit, the flat, the first difficult month of bureaucracy. And then you’re living a strange half-life: settled in Spain, but with the people who make it home still in another country and a screen.

Family reunification is the route that closes that gap. It lets a legal resident sponsor their spouse or partner, their children, and — in defined cases — dependent parents, so the household is actually together. The catch is that the general route wants you established first: a residence period, a means test, and a housing report that takes time to obtain.

None of that is hard once you know the order to do it in. Filed in the wrong sequence, with a means figure that’s out of date or a housing report you left too late, it stalls for months. Filed properly, it’s a paperwork project with a very good ending. That order is our job.

And before anything else, we check one thing: whether your permit qualifies for the faster Law 14/2013 family route — which skips this queue entirely.

THE 30-SECOND SELF-CHECK

Can you reunify your family? Read these out loud

Most of these land? Good. The residence period, the means test and the housing report are our job, not your weekend.

You’re a non-EU resident in Spain with a valid residence permit — and you’ve typically completed (or are about to complete) your first year, with a renewal on the table.
The relative is the qualifying kind: spouse or registered partner, children under 18 (or adult children with a disability), and, in some cases, dependent parents.
You can show sufficient, stable means for the household — a figure that scales with family size, which we run for you.
You have — or can arrange — housing deemed adequate, evidenced by the housing report (informe de vivienda adecuada).
Everyone will have health coverage in place.
Their documents can be apostilled and sworn-translated — that circus is ours to manage.

Residence periods, qualifying relatives, the means threshold (pegged to the IPREM) and the housing report are set by current Spanish law and confirmed for your case.

TWO ROUTES — AND WE PICK RIGHT

The general route, or the fast lane?

Which one is yours depends on the permit you already hold. Choosing wrong costs months, so it’s the first thing we settle.

ROUTE A

General family reunification

The standard route (RD 1155/2024) for most non-EU residents. Solid and well-trodden — it just asks the sponsor to be established first.

For holders of an ordinary residence permit
Sponsor’s residence period + renewal
Means test and housing report
Spouse/partner, minor children, some dependants

ROUTE B

The Law 14/2013 fast route

If your permit is a Digital Nomad, Blue Card, Highly Qualified, Entrepreneur or intra-company visa, your family skips this queue entirely.

Family filed together or right after
No year-long wait, no housing report
Processed by the large-companies unit (UGE-CE)
We’ll tell you if this one is yours

Not sure which one applies to you? One short call and we’ll tell you exactly — and file the right one.

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WALK AWAY WITH

One household, one country, legally

Your family, legally here

Spouse or partner and children living with you in Spain with a proper residence card — not a tourist stamp on a countdown.

A generous definition

Spouse or registered partner, minor children (and adult children with a disability), and, in cases, dependent parents.

The right documents, first time

The means test, the housing report and the apostilles — prepared so the file lands, not bounces.

A path forward

Reunified family members build their own residence and, in time, a route to permanence and nationality.

The right route for you

If a faster route fits your permit, we say so — and file that one instead.

Everything in English

Means, insurance, the housing report, translations — every confusing bit, in your language.

HOW WE WORK

Four steps. The family arrives on the last one

Free call

Your permit, who you want to bring, and your timeline. We tell you the smart route — and whether a faster one applies.

We build the file

Means, the housing report, proof of the tie, apostilles and sworn translations — the decisive part.

We file & chase

The reunification application here, then the visa at the consulate — with the follow-ups handled.

They arrive

Visa granted, TIE cards sorted, and the family in Spain — legally, together.

BEFORE YOU ASK

The questions everyone emails us anyway

How long do I need to have lived in Spain before I can reunify my family?

Under the general regime, a non-EU sponsor usually needs to hold a residence authorisation and be renewing it — in practice, having completed a first year of legal residence — before filing for reunification. There are nuances by permit type and circumstances, and if your permit is a Law 14/2013 one the wait effectively disappears. We confirm exactly where you stand on the first call.

Who counts as “family” for reunification?

The general route covers your spouse or registered partner, your children under 18 (and adult children who cannot provide for themselves due to a disability), and, in defined cases, dependent parents — typically once you hold long-term residence. Each relationship needs to be documented and, for dependants, the dependency proven. We map who qualifies in your situation before you spend on apostilles.

What is the housing report and do I really need it?

The informe de vivienda adecuada is an official report confirming your home is suitable for the family you’re bringing — size, occupancy and conditions. For general reunification it’s usually required, it’s issued by the regional authority or town hall, and it takes time, so it’s one of the first things we set in motion. (The Law 14/2013 fast route generally avoids it altogether.)

How much income do I need to show?

You need to demonstrate sufficient, stable financial means to support the household, and the figure scales with the number of people you’re reunifying — it’s pegged to the IPREM and moves year to year. We calculate the exact current threshold for your family size and tell you precisely what evidence the office will accept, so there are no surprises at submission.

Can my reunified spouse work in Spain?

Family members reunified under the general regime can generally access the labour market, though the exact conditions depend on current rules and the type of authorisation. This is one area where the routes differ, so we confirm the up-to-date position for your case rather than relying on last year’s answer.

Reviewed by a lawyer

Reviewed by Alberto García López

Immigration lawyer · ICA Málaga, reg. no. 11.441

We check every page against current Spanish law. This is general information, not advice on your individual case.

YOUR MOVE

Let’s get the family on the same continent.

One free call. No jargon, no pressure, no 40-page PDF. Just a straight answer on who you can bring, which route fits, and what happens next.

Book your free eligibility call

+34 667 77 02 19 · infoglobalextranjeria@gmail.com

P.S. — the half-life of “they’ll come over once I’m settled” has a way of stretching into years. Bring the family; we’ll bring the paperwork.