Guide: prepare a complete application file: requirements and documents

General requirements

You must prove identity, lawful stay or residence, the invoked ground and absence of entry bans. Each procedure adds specific requirements published on the official sheet.

Identity documents

Full valid passport or travel document. For minors, legal representation documents. Copies of all relevant pages.

Proof of the legal ground

Contracts, certificates, integration reports, family or employment evidence depending on the procedure. Must match the EX form submitted.

Translations and legalisation

Foreign-language documents require sworn translation into Spanish. Foreign certificates usually need apostille or prior consular legalisation.

Fees and payment models

Check the current 790 form or other code, the updated amount and that the receipt shows your name and the correct procedure code.

Pre-submission checklist

Check certificate validity (criminal records often expire after 3 or 6 months), date consistency in empadronamiento and that no mandatory annex is missing.

Step by step

1. Download the official procedure sheet and corresponding EX form.
2. Create a checklist with every required document.
3. Apostille or legalise foreign documents before translating them.
4. Pay the fee and keep the payment receipt.
5. Check validity of certificates (criminal records, empadronamiento, etc.).
6. Submit at the registry with copies and originals for verification.

Requirements

• Correct EX form for the ground you are applying under.
• Copies and originals of passport and documents proving the legal ground.
• Fees paid with the current official code and model.
• Sworn translations of documents not in Spanish.
• Photographs and receipts as required by the procedure sheet.