{"id":5276,"date":"2026-04-15T11:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/5276\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:41:10","slug":"spain-immigration-staff-to-strike-ahead-of-migrant-regularisation-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/5276\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain immigration staff to strike ahead of migrant regularisation plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPAIN\u2019S immigration system is heading for chaos after workers called an indefinite strike just days before a mass migrant regularisation scheme begins.<\/p>\n<p>The Workers\u2019 Commissions union (CCOO) has called an indefinite strike from April 20, warning of overstretched and understaffed offices.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Malaga, Almeria, Girona and the Balearics will be hit hardest \u2013 all areas with large migrant populations.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid is preparing to roll out a controversial plan to grant residency and work permits to around 500,000 undocumented migrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Applications open on the same day the strike begins.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/2026\/04\/14\/pedro-sanchez-feels-proud-to-be-spanish-again-after-scheme-to-regularise-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migrants-is-passed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pedro Sanchez \u2018feels proud to be Spanish again\u2019 after scheme to regularise hundreds of thousands of migrants is passed\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El proceso de regularizaci\u00f3n es un paso necesario para acabar con la precariedad y las condiciones indignas en las que han vivido miles de personas migrantes en nuestro pa\u00eds. Ahora toca garantizar derechos y acceso en igualdad al empleo.  <\/p>\n<p>Exigimos al Gobierno los recursos\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4fOxE5Lzdm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4fOxE5Lzdm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Comisiones Obreras (@CCOO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCOO\/status\/2044018745992003906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Applicants must file them before June 30, piling pressure on immigration offices, post offices and Social Security centres handling the workload.<\/p>\n<p>Staff say the system is already buckling under the workload.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Around 180,000 immigration cases sat unresolved in the backlog by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Workers have been complaining of chronic staff shortages, poor pay and a lack of proper training.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/2026\/04\/09\/eu-issues-warning-over-spains-migrant-regularisation-scheme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brussels warns Spain that migrants regularised under controversial scheme will be deported back to Spain if they try to move to other EU countries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unions warn the situation has reached breaking point already.<\/p>\n<p>Among their demands are better salaries, clearer job classifications, proper recognition of productivity and more stable staffing structures.<\/p>\n<p>If the strike goes ahead, it could throw the entire regularisation process into disarray.<\/p>\n<p>Migrants will be able to apply via Social Security and Correos counters, but key biometric appointments could be brought to a standstill.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/spain-news\/2026\/03\/11\/undocumented-migrants-in-spain-granted-free-access-to-healthcare-without-prepayment-or-bureaucratic-hurdles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain grants free on-the-spot healthcare to all undocumented migrants<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/immigration-office-490x285.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449411\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Immigration office<\/p>\n<p>The government is scrambling to limit the fallout.<\/p>\n<p>Plans include fast-tracking existing cases and automatically approving applications for migrants who meet basic criteria.<\/p>\n<p>Officials will also draft in public companies for support, but insiders say everything hinges on immigration offices staying open.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theolivepress.es\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain News<\/a> from The Olive Press.<\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SPAIN\u2019S immigration system is heading for chaos after workers called an indefinite strike just days before a mass&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3607,203,59,60,17,3608,62],"class_list":{"0":"post-5276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-ccoo","9":"tag-migration","10":"tag-news-spain","11":"tag-newspaper","12":"tag-spain","13":"tag-strike","14":"tag-the-olive-press"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}