The SAIER helps the same volume of people, despite the pandemic
Inclusion. Despite the plunge in international mobility, the Care Service for Immigrants, Emigrants and Refugees provided assistance for 19,000 people in 2020.
Procedures relating to foreigner status: mission impossible for 63% of people
Foreigner status. A survey by the CMIB shows that 63% of people who need an appointment for procedures relating to foreigner status are unable to get one.
Three hotels and homes in the city to provide shelter for the homeless
Social Services. The three new facilities provide 221 beds between them.
Mourning for the deaths of nearly five hundred people at sea on their way to the Canary Islands
City Council. The City Council joins in with the day of mourning declared by Senegal.
Municipal facility offered to the state to relocate 55 refugees from Moria
City Council. The offer of shelter is particularly aimed at families with children. The fire at the Moria camp has left 12,000 people without shelter or support.
The call for entries for the 12th Barcelona Municipal Immigration Council awards opens
Citizenship Rights. Entries have up to 23 October 2020 to be submitted.
Asylum seekers account for 48% of the 11,114 people helped by the SAIER
Inclusion. The service kept running during the lockdown, handling social and legal emergencies.
Frequently asked immigration questions follow-ing the state of alert
Immigration. The extension of extended stay and residence permits in Spain continues, but measures regarding international protection and immigration applications and reports are changing.
Successes and forthcoming challenges from the pioneering asylum-seekers’ reception programme, Nausica
Asylum. After close to four years in operation, and as we commemorate World Refugee Day on 20 June, we are revising our supplementary municipal programme for comprehensive assistance to asylum seekers: the Nausica.
The community, a cornerstone for aiding refugees during the pandemic
Refugees. This year’s World Refugee Day will be different, marked by the consequences of the COVID-19, which has put refugees into an even more vulnerable situation with even greater inequalities. The work of Barcelona’s associations...
FAQs on housing during the state of emergency
Housing. Barcelona City Council is publishing a guide in ten languages for clearing up any queries on the emergency housing measures to tackle the economic impact caused by the COVID-19 crisis for tenants and property owners with...