Date of publication:

09/25/2026

Spain

Do domestic laws and policies provide for the continued protection of refugees for whom special arrangements have been made?

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Assessment by population
Refugees
Asylum-seekers
Analysis

Mirroring Article 1D of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the relevant Spanish and EU law under the Qualification Regulation (EU) 2024/1347, exclude persons under the protection or assistance from UN agencies other than UNHCR from the refugee status and the subsidiary protection. If such protection or assistance ceases for any reason and the position of the person concerned has not been settled according to UN General Assembly resolutions, they ipso facto acquire the right to the benefits of asylum. The relevant law does not include provisions that may result in differences of treatment among refugees (Law 12/2009, Articles 8(1); see also Qualification Regulation, Article 12(1a)).

    LAW & POLICY

    Related provisions of domestic law or policy

    Law 12/2009 of October 30 regulating the Right to Asylum and Subsidiary Protection

    Legal provision

    Law 12/2009 of 30 October 2009, regulating the law of asylum and subsidiary protection Official Gazette No 263, 31 October 2009 Amended by: Law 2/2014 of 25 March 2014 Official Gazette No 74, 26 March 2014 - Generic

    Law 12/2009 of 30 October 2009, regulating the law of asylum and subsidiary protection Official Gazette No 263, 31 October 2009 Amended by: Law 2/2014 of 25 March 2014 Official Gazette No 74, 26 March 2014 - Generic