 Certicate form (EX-16)
Contents
01. The certificate of registration as an EU citize
02. The European Union Citizen Family Member Residence Card
03. Certificate of the right to reside in Spain permanently as an EU citizen
04. The European Citizen Family Member Permanent Residence Card
05. Foreigners' Identification Number
06. Recommendations
07. Reference Legislation
08. Websites of interest
09. Offices and registries
The certificate of registration as an EU citize
What is the certificate of registration as an EU citizen?
It is the document by means of which nationals of an EU Member State provide evidence of their legal residence in.
This document exclusively proves EU citizen's residence in Spain , but does not identify the holder(s) or proves their nationality. These aspects can only be proved through the identification cards/documents of their respective countries of origin (valid national identity card or passport)
.
Since 2 April, 2007 the need to obtain a residence card for nationals of an EU Member State whose intention was to reside in Spain for a period exceeding three months has been suppressed. That card has been replaced with a certificate that provides evidence of being inscribed in the corresponding Foreigners' Central Registry. In any case, those European residents whose residence card is still valid can wait until its validity expires before applying for their Certificate of Inscription at the Registry.
The certificate of inscription contains the applicant's personal information, nationality, home address, Foreigner's Identification Number ( NIE ) and date of issue, and does not have an expiry date.
How is it obtained ?
Within three months of the entry into Spain , those who wish to reside in Spain for more than three months will have to apply for their inscription in the Registry and request a certificate providing evidence of that inscription.
This procedure must be carried out in person. No representatives or attorneys can be used, and it is fulfilled at the Foreigners' Office of the province where the citizen(s) plan to stay or fix their residence or, in the absence of that office, at the corresponding Police Station.
This procedure must be carried out in person. No representatives or attorneys can be used, and it is fulfilled at the Foreigners' Office of the province where the citizen(s) plan to stay or fix their residence or, in the absence of that office, at the corresponding Police Station.
In the case of the Alicante province, the procedure is being carried out at the National Police quarters corresponding to the applicant's place of residence. The addresses of all the police quarters in the Alicante can be found at the ‘Offices and Registries' section.
The certificates are issued on the spot.
The registration data can be modified if, for example, there is a change of address, and a new Certificate needs to be issued.
If the applicant(s) stop residing in Spain , they will have to request being removed from the registry.
Documents to be provided
The European Union Citizen Family Member Residence Card
What is the European Union Citizen Family Member Residence Card?
It is the document by means of which the relative(s) of a national of an EU Member State not holding the nationality of a Member State provide evidence of their residence in Spain
The card contains the applicant's personal information, nationality, address, NIE , and a photograph of the applicant .
Likewise, this card contains the name and surname, and the NIE of the EU relative who grants them the right of residence.
How is it obtained ?
Within three months of the entry into Spain , the non-EU relatives of EU citizens who wish to reside in this country for a period exceeding three months, will have to request the issue of this card
.
This procedure must be carried out in person. No representatives or attorneys can be used, and it is fulfilled at the Foreigners' Office of the province where the citizen(s) plan to stay or fix their residence
.
In order to carry out this procedure in the Alicante province a Previous Appointment must be requested through the web page www.consultor.com/oue. Once you are on the web page, click on the option ‘Application Filing Mode', and then click on appointment type ‘CITA- 4' .
A slip is given to the applicant, who will receive the card, if it is finally granted, within a maximum period of three months. The effects of the card issue will be backdated to the date of application.
The card will be valid for 5 years since the issue date, or for the foreseen period of residence of the European Union citizen of whom they are relatives, should that period be less than five years
- Administrative application form (Model EX16), the original and a copy
- A fee payment receipt (fee amount for the year 2008: 6.60.-€). The fee paid is the same that Spanish citizens have to pay to apply for their national identity card ( DNI ).
- A valid passport or National Identity Card and should it have expired, the actual expired document and the renewal slip
- Documents — if necessary, duly translated and apostilled or legalised— providing evidence of the existence of a family bond; of the validity of marriage; or certification issued of the inscription as a couple (3 months at the most before the application filing date) by the organism in charge of registering couples. The documents must be issued by the authorities of the country of which the EU-citizen is a national 1
- Certificate of registration of the EU citizen they are accompanying or they are going to meet, shown along with a valid passport or identity card of the latter. If the right derives from a Spanish citizen, National Identity Card ( DNI ) of the latter or an authorisation to electronically verify his/her identity data. Regarding electronic verification in these cases, this procedure is not carried out telematically yet, which is why a photocopy of the DNI will always be needed.
- In the case of direct 21-year-old or older descendants or direct ascendants: evidence that their resources come from their ascendant or descendant (EU citizen or an EU citizen's spouse or registered partner)
- Three recent colour passport-size photographs, on a white background contents.
- If the EU citizen's relative(s) do not have the NIE at the moment of application for the card, the corresponding NIE will be written down for him/her on the slip of the application for the card, and they will be able to use it temporarily until the application procedure is completed
- 1. For instance, if a German citizen is married to a Cuban citizen, the documents will have to be issued by the German authorities.
Certificate of the right to reside in Spain permanently as an EU citizen
What is the Certificate of Registration as an EU-resident ?
It is the document by means of which the national(s) of a European Union Member State can prove their legal residence in Spain on a permanent basis.
This document is mostly identical to the above-mentioned certificate, though it incorporates a reference to the fact that the European citizen has resided in the country longer than the five years required or that they have fulfilled the requirements of at least one of the other possible cases
.
How is it obtained ?
Once the requirements regarding time or any other aspects established by the regulations have been fulfilled, those who want to reside in Spain permanently will have to apply for their corresponding certificate
This procedure must be carried out in person. No representatives or attorneys can be used, and it is fulfilled at the Foreigners' Office of the province where the citizen(s) plan to stay or fix their residence or, in the absence of that office, at the corresponding Police Station.
In the case of the Alicante province, the procedure is being carried out at the National Police quarters corresponding to the applicant's place of residence. The addresses of all the police quarters in the Alicante province can be found at the ‘Offices and Registries' section.
The certificate is not issued on the spot, as the authorities must check that all the legally established requirements are fulfilled.
The registration data can be modified if, for example, there is a change of address, and a new Certificate needs to be issued
.
If the applicant(s) stop residing in Spain , they will have to request being removed from the registry.
Documents to be provided
- Administrative application form (Model EX16), the original and a copy
- A fee payment receipt (fee amount for the year 2008: 6.60-€). The fee paid is the same that Spanish citizens have to pay to apply for their national identity card ( DNI ) .
- A valid passport or National Identity Card and should it have expired, the actual expired document and the renewal slip. .
- Depending on the specific case, the following additional documents will be required:
- Certificate of registration as an EU-citizen which provides evidence of a minimum 5-year-period of uninterrupted residence in Spain.
- The worker(s) who have stopped performing their activity as employed or self-employed workers, having reached the age foreseen in the Spanish regulations to access retirement with the right to a pension, and having resided for a continued period exceeding three years, and performed their activity in Spain during the previous twelve months:
- a.
Documents providing evidence of the access to retirement.
- b.
Certificate of work record issued by the Social Security in which it is officially stated that they have carried out their professional activity in Spain during the previous 12 months (unless the EU-citizen's spouse or registered partner is a Spanish citizen or has lost his/her nationality after marrying/being inscribed as the registered partner of the EU-citizen).
- c.
Certificate of registration as a European Union citizen which provides evidence of a minimum period of 3-year uninterrupted residence in Spain (unless the EU-citizen's spouse or registered partner is a Spanish citizen or has lost his/her nationality after marrying/being inscribed as the registered partner of the EU-citizen)
- The worker(s) who have stopped performing their activity as an employed worker following an early retirement agreement:
- a. Documents proving the access to early retirement.
- b.
Certificate of work record issued by the Social Security in which it is officially stated that they have carried out their professional activity in Spain during the previous 12 months (unless the EU-citizen's spouse or registered partner is a Spanish citizen or has lost his/her nationality after marrying/being inscribed as the registered partner of the EU-citizen).
- c.
Certificate of registration as a European Union citizen which provides evidence of a minimum period of 3-year uninterrupted residence in Spain (unless the EU-citizen's spouse or registered partner is a Spanish citizen or has lost his/her nationality after marrying/being inscribed as the registered partner of the EU-citizen. In this case, documents proving this circumstance will have to be provided)
- The worker(s) who have stopped performing their employed or self-employed activity, due to permanent disability :
- a.
Documents providing evidence of permanent disability
.
- b.
Certificate of registration as a European Union citizen which provides evidence of a minimum period of 2-year uninterrupted residence in Spain (unless the permanent disability has resulted from a work-related accident or professional disease that entitles the worker to a pension for which is totally or partially responsible a Spanish national organism, or the EU-citizen's spouse or registered partner is a Spanish citizen or has lost his/her nationality after marrying/being inscribed as the registered partner of the EU-citizen. In this case, documents proving the circumstance that exempts from compliance with the 2-year previous residence requirement will have to be provided).
- The worker(s) who, after three consecutive years of activity and residence in Spain, perform their activity in another Member State but keep their residence in Spain, returning at least once a week :
- a.
Certificate of registration as an EU-citizen which provides evidence of a minimum period of 3-year uninterrupted residence in Spain.
- b.
Certificate of work record issued by the Social Security which officially states that they have performed their activity in Spain during the previous three years.
- c.
Documents proving that they perform a professional activity in a Member State
.
- d.
Evidence that they return to the Spanish territory at least once a week.
The European Citizen Family Member Permanent Residence Card
What is the European Citizen Family Member permanent residence card?
It is the document by means of which the relative(s) of a national of an EU Member State not holding the nationality of a Member State provide evidence of their legal permanent residence in Spain
.
Like the aforementioned one, the card contains the applicant's personal information, nationality, home address, NIE and photograph, as well as the data identifying the EU-citizen granting the right of residence.
How is it obtained ?
Within a month of the expiry date of their previous residence card.
It can be requested within three months of the said expiry date, but an administrative sanction would have to be applied in that case
This procedure must be carried out in person. No representatives or attorneys can be used, and it is fulfilled at the Foreigners' Office of the province where the citizen(s) have their place of residence
.
A slip is given to the applicant, who will receive the card, if it is finally granted, within a maximum period of three months.
The card will be valid for 10 years, renewal being automatic.
- Administrative application form (Model EX16), the original and a copy
- A fee payment receipt (fee amount for the year 2008: 6.60.-€). The fee paid is the same that Spanish citizens have to pay to apply for their national identity card ( DNI ).
- A valid passport or National Identity Card and should it have expired, the actual expired document and the renewal slip.
- Documents —if necessary, duly translated and apostilled or legalised— providing evidence of a family, marriage or registered partnership bond.
- Three recent passport-size colour photographs, on a white background.
- epending on the specific case, the following additional documents will be required:
- The relative(s) of an EU-citizen entitled to permanent residence :
- The EU-citizen's certificate of registration as a permanent resident .
- he relative(s) of an EU-citizen who died during his working life prior to access to the right of permanent residence:
- a.
European Union Citizen Family Member Residence Card derived from having resided with the deceased EU-citizen.
- Depending on the specific case, the following additional documents will be required:
- Certificate of registration as an EU-citizen of the deceased relative which provides evidence of a minimum period of 2-year uninterrupted residence in Spain;
- Documents proving that the death was due to a work-related accident or professional disease; or
- Documents proving that the surviving spouse was a Spanish citizen who had lost the Spanish nationality as a result of marrying the deceased EU-citizen .
- In any case, it must be remembered that the validity of the certificates of registration or residence cards and their replacement with a document providing evidence of permanent residence or a permanent residence card, respectively, will be conditioned to the fact that their holders continue to find themselves in one of the cases that gives the right to obtaining these documents .
- The applicants will have to communicate any eventual change of circumstances referring to their nationality, marital status or home address to the Foreigners' Office of the province where they reside or, in the absence of that office, to the corresponding police station.
Foreigners' Identification Number
The Foreigners' Identification Number ( NIE ) is a personal, unique and exclusive number that the Police General Directorate assigns to foreigners. This number will have to appear on all the public documents that are issued or processed for the foreign citizen in Spain, as well as in all the applications addressed to the Administration and in a considerable part of the procedures between private parties (banks, insurance companies, supply companies: water, electricity, telephone…).
The NIE is an identification number of the person mainly used for tax purposes, bur it is not an identity card , which is why along with the NIE , the European citizen(s) will have to provide the corresponding documents that prove their identity (passport, identity card of their respective countries...).
The NIE must be requested at the competent National Police quarters according to the applicant's municipality of residence. Information about the different police stations existing in the Alicante province is provided below.
In any case, apecific informative guide about the NIE published by the European Residents Area of the Diputación de Alicante (Alicante Province Government) is available and can be accessed on our web page ( http://www.residenteseuropeos.com/ ). This guide explains in great detail what the NIE is, what it is useful for, the way to obtain it, the documents required to apply for it, etc.
Recommendations
Before carrying out any procedures at the Foreigners' Office in Alicante , it is advisable to visit the web page of this service, and especially to check the list of documents required for each procedure
It is important to go to the police quarters or foreigners' office with all the necessary documents, as no requests are usually made in these procedures and, if the applicant(s) have not brought one of the documents, they will have to return another day.
All the translated and apostilled or legalised documents providing evidence of the bond with the EU-citizen will have to be provided.
When the marriage between the EU-citizen and the national of a non-EU State takes place outside the EU-citizen's country of origin, that marriage will have to be inscribed at the Civil Registry of the EU-citizen's country of origin. Therefore, it is advisable to carry out this procedure before entering the Spanish territory. In the case of a marriage between a Spanish citizen and a non-EU citizen having taking place abroad, that marriage must be inscribed at the Central Civil Registry in Madrid , so that it has official effects in Spain . This inscription must be requested at the Spanish consulate or consular office in the country where the marriage has taken place.
Reference Legislation
- Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11, on the Rights and Liberties of Foreigners in Spain and their Social Integration, modified by Organic Laws 8/2000, 11/2003 and 14/2003
- Royal Decree 240/2007, of February 16, on Entry, Free Circulation and Residence in Spain of Citizens of EU Member States or other States Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area
- Royal Decree 2393/2004, of December 31, through which is approved the regulation for the development of the Organic Law 4/2000.
- Reglamento (CE) nº 539/2001, modificado por el Reglamento (CE) nº 2414/2001, por el Reglamento (CE) nº 453/2003 y por el Reglamento (CE) nº 1932/2006 por el que se aprueba la lista común de terceros países a cuyos nacionales no se exige visado en los Estados miembros.
- Instruction DGI/SGRJ/03/2007, relating to Royal Decree 240/2007, of February 16, on Entry, Free Circulation and Residence in Spain of Citizens of EU Member States or other States Party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area .
- Instruction DGI/SGRJ/08/2006, of December 26, about the regime applicable to nationals of Bulgaria and Romania during the transitory period of free circulation for employed workers
- ORDER PRE 3654/2007 (Presidency Ministry), of December 14, which establishes the amounts corresponding to the fees for the granting of administrative authorisations, the issue of documents related to immigration and foreigners, or the procedure to obtain visas at the border.
Websites of interest
Web page of the Home Office ( Ministerio del Interior ) on the legal status of European residents
http://www.mir.es/SGACAVT/extranje/ciudadanos_UE/
Web page of the Ministry of Public Administrations on residence situations of EU citizens in Spain
http://www.map.es/servicios/servicios_on_line/extranjeria/ciudadanos_UE.html
Web page of the Ministry of Labour and Immigration referring to the regime of EU citizens in Spain
http://extranjeros.mtas.es
Web page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
http://www.maec.es/es/home/Paginas/HomeEs.aspx
Web page of the Foreigners' Office dependent on the Alicante Government Subdelegation with specific information on the regime of UE citizens
http://www.consultor.com/oue/regcomun.html
Web page of the European Residents Area of the Diputación de Alicante (Alicante Province Government), which provides abundant legal, administrative, current affairs and leisure information addressed to European residents in the Alicante province.
http://www.residenteseuropeos.com/
Offices and registries
Comisarías según localidad de origen
Police quarters in Alicante
In order to obtain the Certificate of Registration as a UE citizen or the NIE :
Other procedures:
C/ Isabel la Católica 25. 03007- Alicante. Telephone: 965148847 / 965148848
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday.
Foreigners' Office in Altea
C/ San Isidro Labrador , nº1. 03590, Altea
Telephone No: 965 019 260
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday.
National Police Station in Elche
C/ Abeto 1 , CP: 03203 – Elche
Telephone No.: 966 613 968
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday.
National Police Station in Torrevieja
C/ Maldonado 57. CP: 03181 – Torrevieja
Telephone No.: 965 708 834
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday
National Police Station in Orihuela
C/ Sol 34, CP: 03300 – Orihuela
Telephone No.: 965 303 244
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday.
National Police Station in Benidorm
C/Apolo XI, 36 , CP: 03500 – Benidorm
Telephone: 965 855 308
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday.
National Police Station in Denia
C/ Castel d'Olimbroi, 5, CP: 03700 – Denia
Telephone No.: 966 420 555
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday.
National Police Station in Elda
C/ Lamberto Amat 26, CP: 03600 – Elda
Telephone No.: 966 980 101
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday. 20
National Police Station in Alcoy
C/ Peru 10, CP: 03803 - Alcoy
Telephone No.: 965 330 493
Public opening hours: 9 am to 2 pm from Monday to Friday.
Foreigners' Office in Alicante
C/ Ebanistería 4-6, CP: 03008 - Alicante
Telephone No.: 965 019 338
Unit of Information and Attention to the Citizen at the General Immigration Directorate of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Telephone No.: 91 363 90 71 / 91 363 90 69 / 91 363 71 08
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