As we have mentioned, if you were the parent of a Spanish minor child (or children who are citizens of any EU country) until now the procedure to obtain residence in Spain was to apply for family roots.
However, after this new instruction, it is possible to do it through this new residence authorization.
And in that sense, it will be much easier and more advantageous for you.
First of all, since the application for family arraigo can be somewhat complex (compared to the simplicity of this one as we will explore later on in this article).
On the other hand, the arraigo grants you a residency for just one year only, while this card this for 5.
And, finally, once this year of arraigo was over, it could become complicated to renew, and continue living in Spain for the long-term became quite complex in most cases.
That is why if you still do not have your residency but you are the parent of a Spanish child, we recommend you to apply for this card.
And if you already have your residency through family arraigo, modify it (since it is totally possible to formalize this change and it offers many additional advantages).
