Residence permit in Barcelona: how to register yourself, from empadronamiento to TIE

Where to start: three start-up scenarios

The route determines where you are on the day of submission, and the basis is based on what you will do in Spain, not on citizenship: Russians, Belarusians, Kazakhs and Ukrainians have one, different consulates and a list of certificates.

Legal stay is limited to 90 days in any 180. DNV from Spain on a tourist visa.

What can be done by yourself and when a lawyer or a tax and administrative specialist is needed

The law does not make the lawyer a condition for filing: the applicant has the right to submit, or through a representative with confirmed powers (notary power of attorney, apud acta or electronic power of attorney). The Gestor conducts administrative proceedings, abogado advises on the law and protects in dispute, and his participation in the residence court is compulsory (art. 23 Ley 29/1998). I need a lawyer where the argument arises.

Detailed material: Do you need a lawyer to live with you? and Gestor or abogado. NEXO is a relocation center, not a law firm: the legal part is handled by a team lawyer, tax and administrative issues are handled by a tax and administrative specialist. The first 30 minutes of consultation are free, a full consultation of 45 minutes costs 121 €; the cost of conducting is estimated, fees and transfers are paid separately, appeal is not included.

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Summary table: step, location, documents, time, value

The amounts and dates are reconciled with the official pages on 3 October 2026. The fees are being revised, and check the form before payment.

Road map: 12 steps

The card is free of charge. The propiska, digital certificate, Cl@ve, agency records and the card itself are worthless. The price for the NIE, TIE and the permit itself is only public service; translations, posters and certificates are paid by those who issue them. Each point has a list of who and how many.

1. 1

   Preparing the house and choosing the foundation

   You will determine the basis, place and consulate, check the dates of filing and draw up a reference calendar before the first payment.

   20 points

2. 2

   Documents, references, apostille, translations by the jury

   You'll collect a package on your own: passport, innocence certificates, apostilles, transfers, proof of income and insurance.

   25 points

3. 3

   Visa in the consulate: foreign application

   You will prepare your visa application, pay your fees, file a package with the consulate or the BLS and learn the deadlines for your decision and appeal.

   18 points

4. 4

   Entry, first days, housing, transport

   What to do at the border and in the first few weeks in Barcelona: a declaration of cash, things, animals, temporary and permanent housing, light, communication, travel permits, permits.

   20 points

5. 5

   Profiles: padró in Barcelona and neighbouring municipalities

   How to register for an address in Barcelona without a NIE and residence permit, which is different in seven neighbouring cities and how to get a volant certificate.

   28 points

6. 6

   NIE, certificate of FNMT, Cl@ve, Carpeta, DEHú, model 030

   When the NIE needs to ask itself how to obtain a FNMT certificate and Cl@ve, where to receive notifications and how to report an AEAT address.

   22 points

7. 7

   Customs, records and submissions from Spain

   You will pay the appropriate fee using the correct code, select the body and the delivery channel and register the application with the resguardo in your hands.

   24 points

8. 8

   Waiting, notification, requimiento, decision and appeal

   You will know where the notifications come from, how many days to respond to the department and what appeal path to choose after a refusal.

   16 points

9. 9

   TIE and prints: card of resident in Barcelona

   You'll know when to ask for TIE, what fee to pay for 790-012 and how to record, print and get a card.

   15 points

10. 10

    Social Security, health, bank, taxes

    The number of your social security number, the basic health card TSI, the bank account and the first tax obligations of the resident.

    30 points

11. 11

    Family, school, language, lifestyle

    Places outside preinscripció, permission for a child born in Spain, Catalan courses, diploma homologation and registration of couples.

    17 points

12. 12

    Extended, PJM, citizenship

    The deadlines and fees for each extension, the new TIE, the larga dura in five years and the path to citizenship by residence.

    15 points

Step 1 details: What basis to choose

In the last column, the reference to the base route sheet is: it contains its documents and dates.

Step 2 in detail: Empadronamiento in Barcelona

Padrón (padró d'habitants) is a list of all those who usually live in the city. Ajuntament writes that registration is compulsory and gives rights at the same time: access to public medicine and school for children, and for most procedures under the Aliens Act (family reunification, arraigo social and others), it is a condition.

Steps 3 and 4 in detail: NIE, certificate and Cl@ve

The NIE (número de identidad de extrandjero) under article 205 of the Regulation is the personal and only number of the alien who enters all of his documents. The right to live and work is not allowed. If you start the procedure for a stay document, the number is assigned to the post. If you have a link with Spain, it is requested by the economic, professional or social authorities, until you are in the country illegally. 790 is code 012, and is submitted personally to the Police National, the Official de Extranjería or the Comisaría. From abroad, the NIE is requested through the Consulate. The decision is taken within five days, silence means refusal, and the refusal can be refused by recurso de reposión within a month. For visas, the NIE is assigned more than 90 days by post, but the Consulate in Moscow recommends that it be obtained in advance and in Istanbul it is required when it is applied. More detailed: NIE in Barcelona and The number of persons who are not in the same position as the NIE is different from the TIE and the residence permit.

Step 5 details: Apostille, translation, indictability, insurance

There is no single checklist: the list is taken from the Ministry's reference sheet (hoja informativa) for your foundation or from the UGE document, and the agency is entitled to request additional ones.

Steps 6 and 7 in detail: where and how to serve in Barcelona

The physical window for DNV in Barcelona is not available, the trip to the local OFICINA does not replace or expedite the application to UGE. The application to UGE extends your previous stay until the decision, the decision period of 20 days from the electronic application, and if no decision is reached, the authorization is deemed to be granted (article 76 Ley 14/2013). You need to write it down yourself, details in the article. Spanish consulates: where to deliver.

Steps 8 and 9 in detail: requerimiento, Decision, TIE

Requerimiento is a request for missing documents, not a refusal. Article 68 Ley 39/2015 gives 10 days to reply, gives workers a maximum of five days to respond. Without a response, the applicant may refuse the application (desistimiento). Answer with one package and attach an explanatory note if the document does not correspond to the list. :: Requerimiento UGE: how to respondThe DNV refusal is denied by recurso de alzada within a month, and the court requires a lawyer, two months: What to do when you refuse.

Step 10 in detail: first 30 days, extension, MJM

Alta in Seguridad Social at DNV is compulsory: a foreign employer registered as non-resident without representation with a freelancer through RETA. UGE calls the effect of the absence of an alta on the autonomous termination of a permit. The bank is obliged to offer a basic payment account to those legally resident in the EU but the list of documents determines it. The tax and the treatment of desplazados is determined by the tax and tax and the tax regime. Administrative specialist, the time frame according to modulo 149 is considered from the date of alta. First 30 days after DNV approval.

All points of the map

Full list of questions to which the map responds. The appropriate paragraph on the page of the phase is opened by reference.

Typical Errors

• They take the checklist for someone else's base: windows for indecent conviction, amounts of funds and insurance requirements from DNV, no lucrativa, and study are different.
• Pays the duty by the wrong code: 038 for DNV, 052 for no lucrativa, work and reunification, 012 for NIE and TIE.
• They don't serve DNV to UGE, but through the Officiala de Extranjeria or on paper.
• They're not talking about NYE for consent, and it's legal to refuse, unlike UGE.
• It's written on Huellas and on a pre-pack card, and it's different.
• They order a certificate in advance or without apostille: the time limit sets the procedure, and the certificate without apostille may not fit.
• Do not open electronic notices: after 10 calendar days they are considered rejected.
• They skip a month to request TIE and an extension window.
• The consulate is selected as convenient: the application is filed where you live.

Route sheets and materials