According to the law, registering in a municipality is a right and a duty. Everyone who lives in Spain is obliged to register in the Register of the municipality where they usually reside. This municipal register is the administrative register where all those who live or reside habitually in that municipality are listed and their data is proof of residence in the municipality.
What is the registration
The enumeration is the document that certifies the length of stay in Spanish territory, regardless of nationality or legal status. That is, whether or not you have a residence or it is pending. Register in the register accredited as a neighbor of the municipality.
Fill in the form and present your documents
To register in a municipality it must be done at the Town Hall or at the district offices enabled in each neighborhood.
To do this, you need to present the following documents:
– Photocopy and original of your ID, passport or residence card.
– Photocopy and original of the rental agreement or the authorization signed by the owner of the home where you are staying. Another person residing in the home, even if it is not the owner, can authorize you as long as they are also registered.
– You will have to fill out a registration form in the municipal register. In it they could ask you for the details of the person who authorizes you.
– If you have children and also want to register them, you will need a photocopy of their identity documents or the family book.
In some municipalities you can request an appointment by phone or online. Enter the website of your City Council and see if you can do it online. You will save unnecessary queues.
If you change municipality they may ask you for other information
If it is a registration for a change of address, that is, if you were registered in a place and you have changed your residence, they could ask you for other documents. Depending on the City Council in question, you may need a certificate from the previous census. If this is your case, make sure you have it to avoid further displacement.
Enrollment flyers
The enumeration flyers are information documents indicating the residence and habitual residence. The voter registration flyers are necessary to carry out certain types of procedures. For example:
– To issue or renew the National Identity Document (DNI).
– To issue or renew the passport.
– To renew the driving license.
– To register a vehicle.
– To request a school place.
– To access unemployment aid.
– To justify residence.
– To receive help from social services or access discounts.
– Administrative procedures of the Autonomous Community of residence or the central Administration that do not require the presentation of a registration certificate.
In many municipalities you can request this document by phone, online, by post or in person. It can also be requested by an authorized third party. For this, it will be necessary to show the DNI along with a letter of authorization signed by the registered person, as well as a photocopy of the DNI of the interested party.
Certificate of registration
The registration certificate is the document with the highest value at the time of proving that a person is registered in a municipality. You may need it in the following cases:
– If you are requested by judicial bodies (courts and tribunals).
– If requested by military agencies or foreign authorities
– In the Civil Registry (marriages, nationality, name and / or surname changes and adoptions, etc).
– Declarations of heirs.
– Other Official Registries, Penitentiary Centers, Customs Office, INEM, Universities.
– Residence by rooting.
– Recognition of dependency situation.
Note that from its expedition it will be valid for three months. If you need it later you will have to request a new one.
In some municipalities it is necessary pay a fee every time you ask for a registration certificate. It is around 2.5 euros.
You can request it in the same way as the registration flyer: by ordinary mail, online (if your City Council has this service), in person or by phone.
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