The Immigration Law is the name by which Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11, 2000, on the Rights and Freedoms of Foreigners in Spain and their Social Integration is popularly known . It is a text that regulates the rights and duties of foreigners in Spain and contains principles that seek to favor legal immigration, restricting to a minimum the entry of illegal foreigners and offering opportunities to normalize their situation to immigrants established in Spanish territory in irregular conditions.

1- Community Family Residence: It is aimed at those family members, mainly spouses, descendants and dependent ascendants of a citizen of the European Union so that they can reside regularly in Spanish territory.

2- Temporary residence for family regrouping: It is addressed to those family members, mainly spouses, descendants and dependent ascendants of the foreigner who have renewed their regular residence in the Spanish state.

3- Residence for students: It is aimed at those people who wish to carry out official studies in the Spanish state.

4- Non-Profit Residence: This is a type of residence in Spain that grants non-European citizens with sufficient funds an authorization to reside in the country without carrying out any type of economic activity. Therefore, the person must demonstrate that he/she has a high purchasing power, above 30,000 €, before starting to apply for it.

5- Arraigo familiar: The arraigo familiar is a temporary residence authorization for exceptional circumstances that may be granted to those foreigners who are in Spain and are either the father or mother of a minor of Spanish nationality, or are the children of a father or mother originally from Spain.