City hall in Spain: the steps, from official sources

What applies everywhere in Spain on city hall, each with the official page that confirms it, then the regions whose own rules add to it.

Your plan, in your order. Documents, offices, hours and fees for your city, for your passport and visa.

Across Spain

Register at your town hall (padrón)
The padrón is your town council’s register of the people who live in the municipality.
Open to everyoneOfficial page: Jefatura del Estado (BOE)Checked 21 Oct 2026
Apostilling US documents for use in Spain
Spain and the United States are both parties to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention, so US public documents (birth certificates, marriage certificates, FBI background checks, diplomas) destined for use in Spain need an…
Full steps in the guideOfficial page: Checked 15 Oct 2026
Sworn/certified translations (traducción jurada) for official use in Spain
Many Spanish administrative procedures require foreign documents to be translated into Spanish by a traductor jurado (sworn translator) officially accredited by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation…
Full steps in the guideOfficial page: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y CooperaciónChecked 22 Oct 2026