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Belarus → Spain

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Belarus
To
Spain
Inflow 2023—OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Belarus to Spain

Inflows of nationals of Belarus recorded by Spain; stock of nationals of Belarus living there; and acquisitions of Spain's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

33266420002003200620092012201520182019
332664200020042008201220162019
Data table
2000138
2001335
2002419
2003390
2004664
2005539
2006525
2007482
2008341
2009226
2010234
2011304
2012273
2013335
2014381
2015343
2016494
2017559
2018663
2019643
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——191
2022——171
2021——138
2020—5,905156
20196435,52394
20186635,06448
20175594,75136
20164944,41255
20153424,16737
20143813,93192
20133353,80372
20122733,63628
20113043,55233
20102343,58233
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Residence permits in Spain

First residence permits issued by Spain to citizens of Belarus (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family672
  2. Work498
  3. Other reasons129
  4. Education108
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20251,4072200
20241,4042419465
20231,141619166
20221,211217151
2021737413837
2020470215641
201945139442
201839904844
201734513636
201632005529
20152780370
20142470920
201326507255
20122450170
20113040330
20102220330
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities446
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)40
  3. EU Blue Card12
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
8,753
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
359
Changed status into work, 2025
79
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Spain, 2023; Belarus ranks 166.

Inflows to Spain, 2023
  1. Colombia170,722
  2. Morocco123,468
  3. Venezuela88,361
  4. Peru66,933
  5. Italy48,089
  6. Romania45,663
  7. Argentina35,041
  8. Ukraine34,385
  9. Honduras32,357
  10. Paraguay24,324
  11. Ecuador21,762
  12. Russia21,617
Other destinations for people from Belarus, 2023
  1. Lithuania15,675
  2. Germany2,754
  3. United States2,600
  4. Israel1,840
  5. Türkiye1,025
  6. Italy785
  7. Netherlands504
  8. Latvia374
  9. Austria288
  10. France286
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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