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Family reunification in Spain: residence permit for spouses, children and parents

We define the regime for your family, we consider income and housing, we prepare documents and we accompany the delivery: reunification, the Spanish family, the EU regime and the DNV family.

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Modes 4: Common, Spanish family, EU family, DNV family
the regime depends on the conditions, time and duty
General regime: inviteer: Year in Spain and one more year ’s authorization
article 68 Reglamento (RD 1155/2024)
Income of the inviteer: 150 % IPREM for two, +50 % for each of the next
IPREM 600 me per month on SEPE on October 3, 2026, on the date of submission we check
Decision: Up to 2 months, silence means refusal
procedure as a matter of priority
The Spanish Family: 5 years' permit, you can work immediately.
Free procedure itself, TIE card paid
Family on DNV: +1 068 € first, +356 € each next
The Panel recommends no compensation for the loss of profits incurred by the claimant in the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1990.

Who's right and who's not.

It fits.

Resident is not from the EU, who lives in Spain for over a year and wants to bring a spouse or partner, children under 18 or parents over 65 years of age to be dependent on him or her.
Spanish citizen whose spouse, partner, child under 26 or parent lives abroad or already in Spain
The DNV applicant who moves with the family
The family of a citizen of another EU country living in Spain

Not appropriate.

The invitee lives in Spain for less than a year (families of Spanish, EU citizens and DNV holders are considered under other rules)
Marriage or partnership without real life: the law prohibits marriages that circumvent the law (frade de ley)
Adult child without disability and without proven dependence: no one can bring him in general
Second spouse with polygamy: Only one can react

What regime applies to your family

The regime determines the status of the person to whom the family is travelling; the degree of kinship does not affect him. Family reunification in Spain: How to define the correct regime.

Mode	Who goes in?	Basis	Main condition
General reunification (regrupación familiar)	Married, partner, children, parents	Real Decreto 1155/2024, articles 65-71	Year of residence, income, housing and insurance of the inviteer
The Spanish Family	Married, partner, children under 26, dependent parents, parent of a Spanish child	Real Decreto 1155/2024, arts. 93-99	Communication, living together and, where necessary, dependency
The EU citizen's family	Married, registered partner, children under 21 or dependent, dependent parents	Real Decreto 240/2007	EU citizen working, having funds or studying
Family on DNV	Partner, children, dependent parents	Ley 14/2013, article 62.4	Income is counted with a supplement for each

General regime: requirements and what they mean in practice

The invitee applies for family to the Officiala de Extranjería; the electronic submission from Spain is treated as personal (art. 197 Reglamento).

Requirement	What does that mean in practice
Year of residence	You can apply for a permit when you have lived in Spain for over a year and the permit is valid for at least another year. If your permit is extended, the family will be approved only after the extension. For parents, the law requires the long-term residence of the invitee (art. 18.1 Ley Orgánica 4/2000; art. 68.1.a Reglamento allows for the application when the long-term residence is requested).
Income: 150 % IPREM	As of 3 October 2026 IPREM for SEPE, 600 a month: 900 a month for you and one family member and 300 for each of the following; the value for the day of delivery. Income from activities is considered as net profit. Pensions and benefits are counted, including insurance and non-insurance, public and private. No assistance is counted for studies and housing, compensatory pensions and maintenance (except for the benefits payable to the re-unitee) For children, article 67.1 allows for a lower amount if there are circumstances in the child's interest: for a family of two, one of whom is a minor, it refers to the annual Renta garantizada for Ingreso Mínimo Vital and another 10% for each next minor. Whether this is appropriate for your case, we check the text of the article. So we check your approach with your Officiala de Extranjería (article 67.1 of Reglamento).
Housing	Social services report is six months old: base of residence, rooms, tenants, condition, if the report is not issued for a month, other evidence will come up.
Insurance and school	Seguro de enfermedad for all members of the family, and your other school-age children who are already living in Spain must be enrolled in school.
Communications	Marriage and birth certificates with apostilles and a jury, if the child is only one of you, it requires sole custody or consent of the second parent.
Sent.	10.94 I'm for the primary resolution, 16.40 for the extension, plus the TIE map.

Method of step application

Mode, income, housing. Check the status of the inviteer, count the income, order the housing report and check the policy.
Family documents. Passports, certificates, apostilles, jury translations (order on page) Documents and procedures).
Recording and duty. The cost of the project is estimated at US$ 390 per month.
The pitch. The delivery is performed where the law allows the representative (notarial power, apud acta, registered representative) where the personal delivery (consul, arraigo) is prepared and accompanied by the package.
Visa and entry. The family is granted a visa at the consulate and enters within a month.
TIE. Within a month of entry, the family requests the TIE card personally and registers the address to the Padrón.

Parents

The parents of the invitee or his spouse may be brought when they are over 65 years of age, and they are dependent on you for reasons of moving. The Act adds a condition: parents are re-unified only from the moment the invitee has received long-term residence (art. 18.1 Ley Orgánica 4/2000). Younger persons are brought in for humanitarian reasons. to be in the country of origin: it can also be proved when the parent is already in Spain. Reunited with parents in Spain: conditions and restrictions.

Marital, pareja de hecho and children

A spouse over 18 years of age, not divorced or separated, a partner without marriage is suitable in two cases: a couple is entered into a public register and the record is not removed, or you have proved a stable relationship with a life together for at least 12 months in or out of Spain. No period is required for common children. Marriage, registered partnership and unregistered couple are incompatible.

In Catalonia, a couple is considered stable (pareja estable) if it has lived together for more than two years, has a common child or has a notary relationship (art. 234-1 of the Civil Code). The criteria for residence permit are Reglamento, and whether the agency will read a Catalan register as a "public register", we check in your case. Paraja de hecho in Catalonia and residence permit: how the procedures are related and Marriage or pareja de facto: what gives for residence permit.

Children: under 18 years of age or older if they are disabled or unable to provide for themselves because of their health. If the child is only from one of you, the consent of the second parent or custody is required. child's residence in Spain: birth, transfer and documents.

The Spanish Family

The permit is issued for five years, it gives the right to work without separate procedures. The procedure itself is priority and duty free, the TIE card is paid for: 12 me. If both can file any of them in Spain, and the relative is temporarily allowed to work for the time of the review. The decision is taken for up to two months, silence means refusal.

The family is broader than the general regime: children under 26 years of age, dependent parents, parent of a Spanish minor, one relative with a dependent relationship, the Supreme Court has abolished the requirement that the parent ’s relationship with the child be established under Spanish law and the automatic refusal of criminal record in situations under article 20 of the EU Treaty of Functioning. Residence permit for a relative of a Spanish citizen: current approach.

EU regime and family on DNV

The family of a citizen of another EU country receives a map of the familial de ciudadano de la Unión under Real Decreto 240/2007. The application is filed within three months of entry, the card is issued within three months for five years. The remaining relatives are examined individually. Map of a relative of an EU citizen in Spain and CUE: Registration of an EU citizen in Spain.

The claimant ’s DNV family: under article 62.4 Ley 14/2013, the spouse or partner, children and dependent parents apply with or after you. Digital Nomad family: joint preparation for relocation, How much income does a family of three need for DNV?, Family on DNV: spouse, partner without marriage, children over 18 and parents and page Digital Travellers.

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What	Amount or time	Basis
Primary resolution, reagrupación	10,94 €	Order PJC/617/2025
Extension, reagrupación	16,40 €	Order PJC/617/2025
TIE map	First 16.08 I, extension 19.30	Order PJC/617/2025
Decision, reagrupación	Up to 2 months, silence means refusal	Article 68.6
Extension, reagrupación	2 months before or 3 months after the end, silence 3 months means consent	Article 71

The amounts on the order of 13.06.025 are indexed at the beginning of the year, and we check them against the form of the modelo 790 before payment.

Typical Errors

Select a regime by degree of kinship rather than by status of the invitee.
To apply for an earlier application than a year's residence or forget that your permit is extended.
Bring a report on the housing over six months.
Not get second-parent consent to move the child.
Bring certificates without apostille or with normal translation: Apostille and legalization of documents for Spain, juror's translation for Spain: How to Order Without Mistake.
To skip a month's entry after a visa or on a TIE card.

How we work and what is paid separately

First consultation: 30 minutes free. Full individual consultation: 121 I in 45 minutes. Next, we count the value individually and draw up the estimates you sign before you start work. State fees and transfers are paid separately and are in the budget by separate lines. Prepaid: 50% before you start work and 50% before you deliver.

We're handling the case before the agency's decision, the requests and the re-applications are included in the value, the appeal is not included. If you don't come to the record, the recording is paid again. We don't promise approval or be responsible for the duration of the departments: the decision is made by the public authority. The legal part is led by the team's lawyer, tax and administrative matters are managed by the tax and administrative specialist (radua) I'll serve you where the law allows a representative; where the delivery is personal, we'll prepare a package and escort you.

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Frequent issues

How much money does it take to bring your wife and child?

In general, 150 per cent of IPREM for the inviteer and one family member and 50 per cent for each of the following: 900 me and 300 me per month for IPREM 600 me (SEPE, 3 October 2026); for children, article 67.1 Reglamento may give a different amount. For the family, the DNV: 1,068 me for the first and 356 me for each of the following month.

Can Parents Be brought in?

If they're over 65 years old, they're your dependants, and they're moving in, and they bring in younger people for humanitarian reasons, and they can prove their thirst, even if the parent is already in Spain.

Do you need a marriage to bring a partner?

No, a public registry partner or a couple with proven life together for at least 12 months will be fine, with children in common, no time required, and we'll check your case for Catalan records.

Can a spouse or partner work?

When reunified under the general regime and within the family of a Spanish citizen, the right to work without additional procedures is granted.

How long to wait for a decision?

For up to two months, under the general regime and in the Spanish family, silence means rejection, the real time depends on the agency, we are not responsible for them.

When does the family get their own permission?

A spouse or partner may receive it after a year by reagrupación with his own resources or work, and children may receive it at majority on the same conditions or after five years in Spain, and separate rules are available for divorce, death of the invitee and domestic violence.

Can you apply if the family is already in Spain as tourists?

Under the general regime, the family is granted a visa by the consulate, except for the Spanish family: if both are in Spain, they apply here.

Do you need apostille and a translation into evidence?

Yes, apostille for the 1961 Hague Convention countries and juror translation into Spanish. Documents and procedures.

Sources

Sources are reviewed on 03.10.2026. Information material does not replace individual consultations. DNV figures are updated on 01.10.2026.

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