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Extended automatically: TIE cards are valid until 4 March 2027 (Order INT/96/2026); EU protection runs until 4 March 2028, a further card extension is expected. No renewal application needed.

Passport, ID card or other proof of Ukrainian nationality or of legal residence in Ukraine before 24.02.2022; proof of family ties. Since 31.07.2026, if liable for military service: proof of compliance or exemption

In person with the National Police. Book by phone via CREADE centres: Pozuelo (Madrid) +34 666 800 194, Málaga +34 628 216 478, Barcelona +34 93 238 21 99; elsewhere at designated police stations. Info line +34 91 399 00 09.

By law the Asylum and Refuge Office (OAR) decides within 24 hours of the application; then the TIE card is issued by the police. Non-Ukrainian applicants have waited over 4 months.

End of EU protection; voluntary return to Ukraine; renunciation (in person at the National Police, e.g. when leaving Spain or switching permits); Spanish citizenship; withdrawal for serious crimes or security threats.

No flights from Ukraine (airspace closed). Coach (usually with transfers), train or bus to Poland and then a flight to Spain, or car.

EU rules: microchip, rabies vaccination, rabies antibody test (entry ≥3 months after the blood sample), EU health certificate from an official vet ≤10 days before arrival. The 2022 exemptions ended in 2023.

Spanish; in some regions also Catalan, Basque or Galician.

Yes. Protection includes a residence and work authorisation (employed or self-employed) from age 16; no separate permit needed.

Nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, dentists, waiters, farm workers, electrical line installers (EURES 2025).

Yes, public healthcare on the same terms as nationals. Request a health card (tarjeta sanitaria) at your local health centre.

Infant education for ages 3–6 is free in public and state-funded schools (25 h/week; meals and transport extra). For ages 0–3 it is generally paid; fees are set by the region or municipality.

Yes, free and compulsory from 6 to 16; children are enrolled immediately under a national contingency plan, with extra Spanish-language support.

If you lack means: state reception system — first a place in a reception centre, then aid for rent and basic needs; up to 18 months (extendable to 24). Access via CREADE or the provincial 24h phone lines.

None (the €400/month aid paid for 6 months in 2022 has ended)

No special allowance. Reception-system aid if you have no means; after 1 year of legal residence: Ingreso Mínimo Vital up to €733.60/month for a single adult (2026), means-tested.

IMV child supplement (CAPI) for low-income families: €115/month under 3, €80.50 for ages 3–6, €57.50 for 6–18 (2026); the IMV itself also rises with each child.

Approx., 1-bedroom flat: Madrid €1,340 (centre) / €1,050 (outside centre); Valencia €1,300 / €950; typical Spanish city ~€840/month (Numbeo, June 2026).

Approx. €260/month per person (Madrid ~€295) (Numbeo, June 2026).

Private nursery approx. €500 (Valencia) – €650 (Madrid) per month.

International primary school approx. €9,400 (Valencia) – €16,000 (Madrid) per year.

Approx. €61/month on average; basic policy with co-payment ~€22/month, full cover without co-payment ~€80/month (Selectra).

TIE cards were extended automatically to 4.03.2027; EU protection runs to 4.03.2028. Since April 2026 (RD 316/2026) holders can apply in Spain for ordinary permits (e.g. arraigo); time under protection counts towards long-term residence, and protection is renounced once the new permit is granted. Leaving for good: renounce in person at the National Police. Ucrania Urgente, RD 316/2026