How To Get On The Padron In Spain?

How To Get On The Padron In Spain
What is empadronamiento and when should I get it? – The certificado de empadronamiento or padròn is a document that registers where you live in Spain and with whom. The Spanish law requires all nationals and expat residents (legal or not) who live more than 6 months in Spain to register at the city hall ( Padrón Municipal de Habitantes ). By registering, you’ll get your certificado de empadronamiento. This act of registration is called empadronarse and after you get your certificado of empadronamiento , you’ll be considered registered ( empadronado or empadronada ). It’s highly advisable to get your certificado de empadronamiento as soon as you arrive in Spain because it:

Adds you and your family to El Padrón – Spain’s official population register.
Confirms your current address in Spain, which allows you to conduct various administrative, legal, and fiscal tasks.
Allows the government to plan how much budget to allocate to each municipality so that you can enjoy public resources and services.

What documents do you need to get a padrón in Spain?

How long does it take to get a padrón in Spain?

What is A Padron? – Well, Padron is short for empadronamiento, and it is a certificate given to justify that you live in Spain on a more or less permanent basis. This allows the local government to calculate how many people are living in an area and helps them to petition for grants to improve local facilities.

The Padron is essential for many daily aspects of life in Spain and can be obtained from the local Town Hall. Each office asks for different paperwork in relation to this and it can sometimes be a frustrating task.

We can verify the paperwork required and provide a translator to accompany you to the Town Hall to obtain this certificate. It is obligatory for anyone staying in Spain for more than six months to obtain a Residencia and a Padron. The Padron enables the town hall to do a head count on the number of permanent dwellers in the area and therefore petition for grants to maintain and improve the infrastructure.

How do you get Empadronamiento in Spain?

What is Empadronamiento ? – Empadronamiento is the act of letting the city know where you live. To do so, you need to fill out a form and hand it over to the City Hall’s citizen register — Oficina de empadronamiento or Padrón Municipal. It’s mandatory and very useful if you want to stay in Spain for good.

Once you are empadronado , there are two different documents that show where you live in: Certificado and Volante;
Since both documents have the same information, what’s the difference between them? First, it’s how you get them;

Second, what they are use for. It’s very important to check this when you are asked for it in future encounters with Spanish bureaucracy. Certificado is the official document and proves where you live. The easiest way to get a certificado is by going to one of the city hall offices. Mainly, you will be asked for it in:

Judicial bodies
Civil registry (marriages, nationalities,…)
Other Official Registers, national employment system (INEM), and Universities.

To get a legal residence status by arraigo (you need to prove that you have been living in Spain for at least 3 years)

Volante has informative purposes and doesn’t prove where you live. Official institutions ask for it when the certificado is not required expressly. To get your volante , you only need to allow the administration to check your address in “El Padrón Municipal”. For more information, here are the City Halls’ official websites for the following cities in which Spotahome rents out homes:

Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Granada (on Padrón de Habitantes y Censo Electoral)
Seville

Can I get my Padron online?

To get the Certificate, you need to make an appointment at your local Town Hall (Ayuntamiento). Some offices have an online appointment system (called a cita previa), some need a phone call to arrange the date and at others, you can just turn up and wait, but best to arrive early.

How long is a Padron valid for?

Do I need to renew my ‘ Padrón’ ? – Once issued, the padrón certificate is valid for 3 months as a document to validate your address. You therefore have to go and obtain a new certificate each time you need it as proof of address. Your registration on the padrón needs to be updated if you change address, and renewed every 2 years if you are a non-resident or non-EU citizen.

Otherwise you renew every 5 years. If you do need a new padrón certificate, then it is a case of going to back to your Town Hall and asking them to issue another one with. In some places it is possible to do this online if you have a digital certificate.

In the last couple of years many Town Halls have been checking the accuracy of their padrón registers and others have been campaigning to get foreigners to register. This is because local government budgets are based on the amount of people living in the area.

Growth in the number of residents helps them petition for grants, and an increase in funds from central government to provide and improve local services and facilities;
If you are unsure about whether you should be on the padrón , our related article ‘ Registering on the Padron ‘ explains more about this;

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What are the benefits of Padron in Spain?

How do I get a Padron appointment?

Can non residents be on the Padron in Spain?

If you are a non-resident in Spain, then you do not need to register for the padrón. This is only required if you are a full-time resident in Spain. However, many holiday homeowners with non-resident NIEs may choose to register for the padrón as it can make things easier for them to have access to certain services.

How do I apply for Empadronamiento online?

1 “Cita Previa” Padrón Madrid – How to Make your Empadronamiento Appointment – To register for the Empadronamiento certificate in Madrid you need to make an appointment online (“cita previa”) at the closest office for citizen services (“Oficinas de Atención al Ciudadano”) to your address.

To make an appointment online for your Empadronamiento in Madrid, please visit the Madrid City Hall website.
For the dropdown labeled Trámite o Servicio , scroll down to the section labelled Padrón and select “Altas, bajas y cambio de domicilio en Padrón”. For Oficina , select the office in or closest to your neighbourhood *. Click “Siguiente”.
Once you’ve selected your specific office the page will reload to give you an outlook of appointment dates and times to select. If there are no appointments available for the date and time that you’re interested in, you will need to try again later to look for your “cita previa”. If you need your Empadronamiento certificate urgently, you can contact MTS and they will help you to get the Empadronamiento as quick as possible.

* As this is a census, you should always make your Padrón appointment in your own neighbourhood to ensure the government has the most accurate records.

Do I need Empadronamiento for NIE?

Empadronamiento (recommended): This official document will make you a citizen of the city in which you reside. It is recommended to get it but currently not mandatory. NIE (recommended): You might need this document to sign a phone contract, open a bank account* or fill out any administrative paperwork.

How do you fill out a Padron Madrid?

What do you need to get an Empadronamiento?

A completed application form (available at the office where registration is being made) Identification such as a passport, and a photocopy; if registering as a family, ID is needed for each individual. Proof of address, such as a utility bill, rental contract agreement or copies of the property title deeds (escritura).

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