Spain receives flood of applications in migrant legalisation drive (opens original article in a new tab)

Spain's migration programme for legalising undocumented migrants has seen over 900,000 applications, far exceeding initial expectations, as the country seeks to integrate migrants into the formal labor market.

• Spain's government received 900,000 applications for legal status from undocumented migrants, exceeding initial expectations of 500,000.
• The programme aims to integrate migrants into the formal labor market, with 360,000 temporary work permits issued since April.
• Non-profit CEAR expects applications to surpass one million by the programme's end in two weeks.