Spanish immigration procedure

Family member of a Spanish citizen

Your spouse, your partner, your child or your father or mother has Spanish nationality and you want to live here with them. It is a five-year permit that lets you work from day one, and the procedure has no government fee. We check whether your case fits before charging you anything.

Fees

€349 incl. VAT

VAT included. Does not include apostilles or legalisations, sworn translations, consular fees, the card fee (TIE) or the immigration office appointment.

  • Before charging you, we check that your family tie fits this route
  • We only ask for the documents for your case, yours and your relative's
  • We file the application and follow it through to the decision
Check whether my case fits

Is this your case?

  • You live (or are going to live) in Spain with a person of Spanish nationality and you are not a national of the EU, the European Economic Area or Switzerland.
  • You are married, a partnership registered in a public register, or a stable couple that has lived together for at least twelve consecutive months or has children in common.
  • Or you are their son or daughter (or their spouse's or partner's) and you are under the age limit set by the rules; above it, if you are dependent on them or have a disability requiring support.
  • Or you are their father or mother (or their spouse's or partner's), you are dependent on them and have no family support in your country; or there are humanitarian reasons.

For these cases it is a different procedure

  • You are a national of an EU, EEA or Swiss country: then you don't need this permit, the EU regime applies to you. Write to us and we'll tell you how it works.
  • You are the father, mother or guardian of a minor with Spanish nationality: that also gives a right to reside, but it is processed through another route. Tell us and we'll guide you.
  • The family member is still in their country: that route exists and we handle it, but it includes the subsequent visa, so it is quoted in a consultation and not at the fixed price on this page.
  • You are both outside Spain: in that case the application is filed at the consulate and follows a different procedure.
  • Your relationship is of another kind (you care for a dependent person, you are the child of a Spaniard by origin, or another dependent relative): those cases exist but are best looked at in a consultation.

If you are not sure, take the test and we'll tell you which one applies to you.

How it works

  1. We check that you qualify

    You answer the questionnaire on this page and, before charging you anything, we tell you whether your relationship qualifies through this route and which requirements you will have to prove, or whether it is better to see a lawyer first.

  2. We ask only for your documents

    Each relationship proves different things. You receive the list for your specific case, with what is needed from the Spanish citizen and what is needed from you.

  3. We file and follow your application

    We prepare the application on the EX-24 form, file it and keep you informed at every step until the decision.

Check whether your case fits

Before charging you anything. It is a few questions and we tell you whether we can handle it or whether it is better to review it in a consultation.

Enter the code we emailed you and go straight to your details, without answering anything.

Which documents you need

To process your residence as a family member of a Spanish citizen we need these documents:

  1. Complete copy of your valid passport or travel document.
  2. Copy of the valid DNI (or passport) of the Spanish citizen.
  3. Only if you apply from outside Spain: criminal record certificate from the country or countries where you lived during the five years before the application.

On top of these come the documents specific to your case (the document proving the relationship and, depending on the route, proof of cohabitation or of dependency). The questionnaire on this page tells you which applies to you.

Documents issued in another country must come translated into Spanish by a sworn translator and legalised or apostilled. That cost is not included in the price of the pack.

You don't need to have everything today: when you hire us we send you this list and review it with you.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. While it is valid you can live and work as an employee or self-employed, anywhere in Spain and in any sector, with no additional procedure. In addition, if you are the spouse, partner or child, merely filing the application already entitles you to work while it is decided.

Five years from the grant, if the foreign national is in Spain. If the Spanish family member is going to live in Spain for a shorter time, the permit is granted for that period.

The legal deadline is two months from filing. After that time without a reply, the application is deemed rejected by administrative silence, so it is worth having the file well prepared from the start.

Yes, as a stable couple, as long as you can prove a marriage-like cohabitation of at least twelve continuous months. That period is not required if you have children together. The joint municipal registration is usually the main evidence.

Yes, it is one of the routes, but when the relative is still in their country the procedure does not end with the grant: afterwards the visa has to be applied for at the consulate. That is why we close that case in a consultation instead of selling it here at a fixed price, and there we give you the full quote. It is also the case that requires the most documents: you have to prove that she depends on you and has no family support in her country (certificates that she doesn't work, is not registered with her country's social security, lives alone) and the money transfers you have made to her, plus that the Spanish citizen has enough income to support her.

The application goes on the official EX-24 form. This procedure has no fee: the Ministry's information sheet expressly states that it is free of charge. What does cost extra is the foreigner identity card requested afterwards, and the apostille and sworn translation of documents coming from another country.

Applicable legislation