Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member-States Art
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Complete text of national provision (in language of Member State) autorización de residencia temporal por situación de arraigo, así como por razones humanitarias, de colaboración con la Justicia u otras circunstancias excepcionales que se determinen reglamentariamente. En estos supuestos no será exigible el visado.
Article 46 Aliens Regulation
Artículo 46 Procedimiento 1. La autorización de residencia temporal por circunstancias excepcionales, que no requerirá visado, deberá ser solicitada personalmente por el extranjero ante el órgano competente para su tramitación, salvo en el caso de menores o incapaces, en el que podrá presentar la solicitud su representante legal, acompañada de la siguiente documentación:
a) Pasaporte en vigor o título de viaje, reconocido como válido en España, con una vigencia mínima de cuatro meses. En los términos fijados en la resolución del Ministro del Interior por la que se autorice la permanencia del interesado en España en los casos del artículo 17.2 de la Ley 5/1984, de 26 de marzo, reguladora del derecho de asilo y de la condición de refugiado, se podrá eximir de este requisito.
b) En los casos en que se exija, contrato de trabajo firmado por el trabajador y el empresario con una duración mínima de un año, cuyos efectos estarán condicionados a la
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Translation into English of national provision residence for reasons of “having taken roots in the country”, as well as for humanitarian reasons, for collaborating with the Justice or for any other exceptional circumstances established by regulation. In these cases, a visa shall not be required. Article 46 Procedure 1. The authorisation of temporal residence for exceptional circumstances, that shall not require a visa, shall be requested personally by the alien before the competent body for its proceeding, except in the case of minors and unfit people, who may request the authorisation via a legal representative. The request shall be accompanied of the following documents: a) Passport (not expired) or travel document, recognised as valid in Spain with a minimum validity of 4 months. In those cases where the authorisation is granted on the basis of Article 17.2 of Law 5/1984 regulating the right of asylum and the condition of refugee, this requirement may be exempted by Resolution of the Ministry of Interior. b) in the cases where it applies, a employment contract signed by the employee and the employer with a minimum duration of 1 year, the effects of which shall
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Regarding facilitation, the general regime for foreigners applies in this case. In fact, these family members are subject to a “residence visa” or a “residence authorisation for exceptional circumstance” and the authorities are required to facilitate that these family members obtain when required the necessary residence visa as well as the this residence authorisation for exceptional circumstances. Two remarks: the legislation does not refer to facilitation of entry visa, which may render the transposition incomplete since the conditions for short terms visits (up to 3 months) are not the same as those for residence visas. However, how this facilitation will take place is not clear either from the law or from the Instruction. The other possibility regulated by 19th Additional Provision is the authorisation for residence for exceptional circumstances. The authorisation for residence for exceptional circumstances is regulated in Article 31(3) of LO 4/2000 and in detailed in Article 4548 of the Aliens Regulation. This authorisation is mostly granted to people already working in Spain for 2 years, those living in Spain for 3 years, as well as to persons needing international protection or for humanitarians reasons (e.g., persons who had been victims of crimes of
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