Since early morning, even an hour before opening, dozens of people have formed queues at the Citizen Service Office (OAC) in Xàbia. The objective is to obtain the registration certificate, an essential document to prove residence in Spain for at least five months and to benefit from the extraordinary migrant regularization process.
This municipal service has started with frantic activity, and the municipal staff are patiently attending to all applicants. Workers anticipate days of high demand and heavy workload, a situation that is repeated in citizen service offices across all municipalities in the Marina Alta region.
“"City councils are always essential. They are the closest administration. And they are now, in the extraordinary migrant regularization process approved by the council of ministers last Tuesday."
The regularization offers legal certainty and facilitates the social and labor integration of migrants who were in an irregular situation. In the towns of the region, where immigration is fundamental for maintaining economic and social progress, this process has been very well received.
Furthermore, the Xàbia City Council has organized an informative talk for citizens, with the aim of explaining the extraordinary regularization process and resolving doubts about the available procedures. The session will take place next April 22 at 7:30 PM in the Sala Polivalente del Portal del Clot, and is open to all interested individuals.
This regularization is primarily aimed at those who can prove they lived in Spain before December 31, 2025, and have remained in the territory for at least five continuous months. It is essential not to have a criminal record, a key requirement to access the process.
