Do you live in Madrid and are you going to move?
You should know that all citizens who are going to live in Madrid for more than six months must register in this city. If you find yourself in this situation and you have doubts about how to carry out the bureaucratic procedures and the necessary requirements, read on. The family lawyers of the law firm G. Elías y Muñoz have prepared a comprehensive practical guide to help you sort out all the paperwork.
Requirements to register in Madrid
In Spain, it is compulsory to be registered in the town where you live. The municipal register is a register of people living in that place. Madrid is divided into municipal districts, each of which manages its own urban census.
Who can apply for the empadronamiento in Madrid?
- The people adults can apply for their own registration or that of their family members, as a couple and children in common.
- The registration can also be applied for by legal representatives of persons of full age or of those who find themselves legally incapacitated.
There are several different ways to register in Madrid.
Register in person
You should contact any of the Citizen's Advice Bureaux. Madrid Line, but please make an appointment beforehand.
Once you have your appointment, you must come with the census form, as well as other documents that will be discussed below.
To order by appointment, can be done in the following ways:
- Via Telefónica. For calls from within the municipality of Madrid, dial 010. And from outside, dial 91 5298210, both free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- In person. At the Citizen's Advice Bureaux.
- Internet. On the official website of www.madrid.es
Register online
You can access this service through the municipal website for additions and changes of address in the municipal register, by selecting «attention to citizenship».» and the desired management.
No electronic identification
- Application for census registration form: shall be sent by post to the registration address within approximately ten days.
- Application for census certificateThe application shall also be sent by post, within approximately fifteen days.
With electronic identification
The following are admitted two modalities for electronic identification and signature:
- DNI or electronic Certificates, which are validated through the state system Cl@ve.
- Madrid City Council username and password.
Registration by ordinary mail
It is very simple. All you have to do is send the request to this address: Subdelegación General de Estadística. Servicio de Padrón de Habitantes. C/ Augusto Figueroa nº 36, 1ª planta. 28004 Madrid.
Once the procedure has been completed, a registration form is sent to the applicant's home address.
What documents do I need to submit?
What do I need to register:
These are the documents that must be presented in order to register in Madrid.
Application for registration
Registration form duly completed and signed by all persons of legal age.
Documents to prove identity
In the case of Spanish nationals
The following documents must be submitted:
- Valid ID card or passport for over 14 years of age. The person who goes personally will bring the original and photocopies for the rest of those who are going to register.
- For the children under 14 years of age, If you are a citizen, you must present the original family book or birth certificate, together with your ID card or passport if you have one.
In the case of foreigners
- If they are citizens of the European Union or countries such as Norway, Switzerland, Iceland or Liechtenstein, they must present their NIE together with their passport.
- If they are Romanian nationals and do not present themselves physically, they will have to present their passport.
- Citizens of other nationalities must present their passport or residence permit, with the original document.
- In the case of foreign minors born in Spain, up to three months old, the family book or birth certificate must be presented. If they have a passport, also.
- If they are minors older than three months, the same documents must be presented as for older foreigners.
- If the minors were not born in Spain, the documents to be presented will be the same as in the case of foreign adults.
Documents to prove the use of the dwelling
When you want to register in Madrid, one of the obligatory documents that must be presented is related to housing.
- Deed or contract of sale
- Rental contract in force.
- Last bill from the landline telephone company, gas, electricity or other supply that has been formalised in the previous year.
Documents to prove representation
In this case, it is necessary to present the written document stating the representation in order to be able to act on behalf of the interested party, with his or her accrediting signature. If both persons are going to be registered at the same address, it would be sufficient to sign the registration form for the person represented and the representative.
If, in addition, there are other persons registered at the address and residing in the dwelling, in addition to these documents, they must provide the document accrediting the occupation of the dwelling and sign the self-certification section of the employer's form.
In the event that the principal is a minor, You must bring the family book or birth certificate and the application for census registration, if you are registering with both parents.
Don't forget that the Madrid City Council may require additional documents to check the veracity of the data contained in the municipal register.
