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Immigration
Registration in the Central Register of Foreign Nationals for someone who will live in Spain for more than three months. The Police say that, if the requirements are met, the certificate is issued immediately and includes the NIE.
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Foreigner identity number requested by the person concerned. It is not a residence card or the EU registration certificate. The Police link it to form EX-15.
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The foreigner identity card is requested in person when you already have an authorisation that must be documented, or when a renewal is granted and you are notified. The form is EX-17.
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In the cases we reviewed, renewal of the authorisation is filed through the Mercurio e-office. The fingerprint appointment comes later, once there is a favourable decision. Do not use one form for every case.
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Temporary residence for exceptional circumstances for someone who has been in Spain for at least two years and has family ties with residents or a social-integration report.
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Arraigo residence based on one or more contracts that guarantee at least the minimum wage or the collective-agreement wage, in proportion to working time, and add up to at least 20 hours a week.
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For someone who has been in Spain continuously for at least two years and is enrolled in or studying a course listed on the sheet, or commits to training from the public employment services. An integration report is required.
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Residence for exceptional circumstances for the father, mother or guardian of a minor from the EU, the EEA or Switzerland, or for someone who supports a disabled relative from those countries. Interior gives it a length of five years.
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Application to the Ministry of Justice. The fee published on its pages is €104.05, form 790 code 026, paid beforehand and in the name of the person concerned.
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The NUSS identifies a person to Social Security. It is also called the affiliation number (NAF). Request it on Importass. The official page does not mention an immigration appointment or a fee.
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Registration on the roll of the town where you live. In Barcelona the official procedure we reviewed is free. Madrid and València have their own appointments. It is not requested on the immigration ICP site.
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It allows you to leave and return within up to 90 days while residence or stay is being renewed or extended, or if a valid TIE was lost and you have already applied for a duplicate. The current form is EX-13, not EX-18.
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These are the two usual ways to identify yourself on government sites. An electronic certificate is installed on a device and lets you identify yourself and sign. Cl@ve is the shared password system.
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The individual health card proves the right to care in the public system. In Catalonia, CatSalut issues it; elsewhere, the regional health service does. It is not requested on the immigration appointment.
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The DGT handles the exchange of foreign licences together with the other driving authorisations. Not every country can be exchanged: it depends on the country and on the licence being valid.
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Royal Decree 889/2022 separates two things. Homologación matches a foreign degree to a Spanish university degree that qualifies for a regulated profession. Equivalence declares Bachelor’s or Master’s level and does not qualify for that profession.
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Registering as self-employed combines the tax agency and Social Security. At the tax agency you file the census with form 036 (the e-office has electronic filing). At the Treasury, RETA registration comes before the activity starts.
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This is personal income tax, Act 35/2006. It is filed on the tax-agency e-office. The 2025 INE ICT survey measures that 38.1% of people aged 16 to 74 filed the return online in the previous twelve months.
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SEPE’s contributory benefit requires, on the e-office, at least 360 days of unemployment contributions in the previous six years. The official sheet asks you to apply within fifteen working days of the end of the job, among other cases.
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To receive unemployment benefit you must be registered as a jobseeker. That registration, except in Ceuta and Melilla, is done by the regional employment service, not by SEPE. The SEPE benefits appointment is a separate step.
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A person already living in Spain can ask for certain relatives to receive a residence authorisation. On the official forms index the form is EX-02. The means and kinship rules are in the regulation and on the ministry sheet, not in an advert.
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It shows whether the Central Criminal Register has a record, or not, on the day it is issued. Request it on the Ministry of Justice e-office. It does not allow you to work with children: that requires the sexual-offences certificate.
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