Moving to Pozuelo de Alarcón: the steps, from official sources
The steps newcomers take in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Community of Madrid, grouped by topic, each with the official page that confirms it. Your own order depends on your passport and visa: build your plan in the guide to get it.
Figures: INE: Official padrón population figures by municipality (table 29005) · INE: Annual population census: population by nationality (table 66323) · Tax Agency: Housing declared in income tax 2024: rent and yield for municipalities over 20,000 people (new contracts)
Your plan for Pozuelo de Alarcón, in your order. Documents, offices, hours and fees for each step, for your passport and visa.
Build my plan for Pozuelo de AlarcónSteps in Pozuelo de Alarcón
ID & numbers
Obtain a NIE (foreigner identification number)
The NIE (Número de Identidad de Extranjero) is the personal, unique number that identifies a foreigner in all Spanish administrative, tax, work and social dealings; if you do not already have one, you request it from…
Residency
Obtain the TIE residence card
The TIE (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero) is the plastic card that proves a non-EU foreigner’s legal residence in Spain; you must apply for it in person at the police documentation unit within one month of arriving…
Register as an EU citizen resident in Spain
EU/EEA/Swiss citizens who stay in Spain more than three months apply in person at the foreigners' office or police station for the 'certificado de registro de ciudadano de la Unión', a paper certificate that shows their…
Book a cita previa for extranjería / police appointments
Immigration and foreigner-ID procedures handled by the National Police or the foreigners' office (NIE, TIE fingerprints, EU registration and others) require an advance appointment booked through the state’s online 'Cita…
Padrón municipal (empadronamiento) in Pozuelo de Alarcón
Registering on the municipal padrón (Padrón Municipal de Habitantes) in Pozuelo de Alarcón is required for all residents and is the basis for school enrollment, health card, and most other local procedures.
City hall
Register at your town hall (padrón)
The padrón is your town council’s register of the people who live in the municipality.
Get Pozuelo de Alarcón’s resident card (Carnet del Vecino)
Pozuelo’s council offers a digital Carnet del Vecino, downloaded in the eAgora app, that shows you are registered on the padrón.
Set up Pozuelo de Alarcón’s official apps
Pozuelo’s council has a municipal app, eAgora ("Pozuelo en tu bolsillo"), for news, incident reports, bookings and more, and it is where residents download the Carnet del Vecino.
Health
Book a GP appointment in Madrid (Cita Sanitaria)
Madrid primary-care appointments (family medicine, pediatrics, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, social work) are booked online, by app, by phone or in person with your health-card code.
Choose or change your health center and GP in Madrid (libre eleccion)
Madrid lets residents choose among health centers with available capacity ('libre eleccion'); your card shows a reference health center.
Get your vaccines in Spain
Spain’s public health system offers a national vaccination calendar for every age, plus a yearly flu and COVID-19 campaign each autumn.
Get vaccinated in Comunidad de Madrid (seasonal campaign and appointments)
How the Comunidad de Madrid runs the 2026-2027 flu and COVID-19 campaign, when each group is called and how to book.
Digital ID
Get a Spanish mobile number (prepaid SIM or contract)
You can get a Spanish mobile number with a prepaid SIM or a monthly contract; by law operators must record the buyer’s identity from a DNI, passport or residence card, so a foreign passport is a valid document for…
Get home internet (fiber contract, permanence and your rights)
Home internet in Spain is normally a fiber (or cable) contract with a telecom operator, often bundled with mobile lines, which may include a minimum-commitment (permanencia) clause; users have defined rights on…
Obtain an FNMT digital certificate
The FNMT 'certificado de ciudadano' is a free electronic certificate that lets you sign and log in to Spanish public services; you request it online, prove your identity in person at an accreditation office (or by paid…
Register for Cl@ve (electronic ID for government services)
Cl@ve is the Spanish state’s shared login system for online government services (Agencia Tributaria, Social Security, DGT, many others); foreigners with a NIE can register online with an invitation letter or electronic…
Utilities
Pay your household bills in Pozuelo de Alarcón
In Pozuelo de Alarcón, water is supplied by Canal de Isabel II.
Pay your household bills in Spain
Most household bills in Spain are paid by direct debit from a Spanish bank account.
Emergencies
Report a crime (denuncia)
You report a crime (make a denuncia) at a Policía Nacional station or a Guardia Civil post, or start some reports online and then sign them at the station.
Education
Enroll a child in school in Madrid (admission process)
Madrid public and publicly funded schools use a single yearly admission process (infant, primary, ESO, bachillerato) with online applications through Secretaria Virtual, Cl@ve or paper at your first-choice school.
Family
Register a birth in Spain
Every birth in Spain must be registered in the Registro Civil.
Money
Open a Spanish bank account
A Spanish (euro, IBAN) bank account is what you need for rent, direct-debited utilities, salary, Bizum and everyday card payments; any legal resident of the EU also has a legal right to a low-fee 'cuenta de pago básica'…
Keep up US obligations while living abroad (taxes, FBAR, voting, benefits)
US citizens must generally keep filing US tax returns and report foreign accounts from abroad, can vote absentee through FVAP, and can usually keep receiving US Social Security payments overseas.
Pay government immigration fees (Modelo 790 tasas)
State immigration fees are paid with the self-assessment form Modelo 790: código 012 for police documents such as the NIE, TIE and EU certificate, and código 052 for residence-authorization procedures; you generate the…
Set up Bizum for instant mobile payments
Bizum is Spain’s bank-run mobile payment system that links your phone number to your Spanish bank account so you can send, request and receive money in seconds, pay in some shops and online, and donate, all through your…
Legal
Get a criminal record certificate from every country you lived in
Adults applying for a long-stay visa usually need a criminal record certificate from each country they lived in during the last five years, with a Hague Apostille and a sworn Spanish translation.
Pets
Microchip your dog and register it in Madrid (RIAC)
Microchipping is compulsory in Madrid under Law 4/2016 for dogs, cats, ferrets and others; a vet implants the chip and you request registration in the RIAC within three business days.
Good to know in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Grocery shopping in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- International and American/British schools in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Local fiestas calendar in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Municipal immigration support line (Inmigración y cooperación al desarrollo)
- Municipal libraries in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Municipal sports facilities (polideportivos) in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Oficinas de Atención al Ciudadano (OAC) in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Public transport in Pozuelo de Alarcón (Cercanías C-10 and CRTM network)
- Social services entry point in Pozuelo de Alarcón
- Waste disposal and punto limpio in Pozuelo de Alarcón
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Topics: ID & numbers · Residency · City hall · Health · Work · Digital ID · Getting around · Housing · Utilities · Education · Family · Money · Legal · Taxes