Overview
- Barcelona is centralizing in‑person help for Spain’s extraordinary regularization process at Fira’s Pabellón 2, where staff will issue appointment slots and give basic guidance.
- Operations start with booking appointments for two key documents many applicants need: a padrón certificate that proves local residence and a vulnerability report for those without other qualifying proofs.
- The city plans to add more services at the Fira site and, by mid‑May, shift regularization work away from overloaded citizen service offices so those counters can return to routine tasks.
- Officials report high early throughput since April 21, with about 94,000 padrón documents issued, roughly 17,000 vulnerability reports produced, and 20,000 prefilled reports sent to people in the social‑services database.
- To make long waits safer and more humane, the city installed potable water points with Aigües de Barcelona, set up portable toilets, put lines under cover, and staffed the effort with municipal teams, SAIER and the Red Cross, while preparing guidance for residents not yet on the padrón pending agreement with the national delegation.