Family in Spain: the steps, from official sources
What applies everywhere in Spain on family, 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.
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Register a birth in Spain
Every birth in Spain must be registered in the Registro Civil.
Get married in Spain (civil marriage)
A civil marriage in Spain starts with a prior file (expediente matrimonial) or a notarial act that checks there is no legal impediment; the marriage is then celebrated and entered in the Registro Civil, which is what…
Family reunification (reagrupación familiar) for relatives of residents
Family reunification is the procedure by which a foreign resident in Spain asks the Oficina de Extranjería to authorize a spouse or partner, children or dependent parents to join them, followed by a family visa at the…
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