Good to know · Residency
A decision on your immigration application
A resolución de extranjería is the Spanish authorities' decision on an immigration application. Here is how decisions are notified and the appeal routes the official pages list. It is not advice on any case.
- Why it matters
- The decision can be notified electronically, and appeal deadlines are counted in months, so knowing the routes is useful. The official pages say what each route is.
- When
- You have filed an immigration application and a decision, or a notice of one, arrives.
- Official page
- Extranjería: autorización y renovación de residencia temporal por circunstancias excepcionales
- Last checked
- 22 Oct 2026
In the guide: the 7 steps, what to bring (1 item), the office with addresses and hours, and 4 Easy to miss lines, with every official source.
One Easy to miss, on us
After a residence authorization is granted, you must apply in person for the TIE within one month of the notification, at the police station or police service for where you live.