EU Citizen Registration Certificate in Valencia (2026)

Yes, register within three months of arriving if you will stay longer. Go in person to the Bailén 9 police station with form EX18, your passport or ID, the fee receipt and proof of your grounds for residence. The fee is 12,00 €.

Staying in Valencia longer than three months as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen? Yes, you register within three months of arriving, in person, and the certificate is issued straight away. The cost is 12,00 €.

Do you need to register?

It depends on how long you stay. On a short visit a valid passport or ID is all you need. Once you plan to stay past three months, you must apply for the registration certificate. It proves your entry in the Central Register of Foreigners and shows your NIE.

5. Los nacionales de un Estado miembro de la Unión Europea o de otro Estado parte en el Acuerdo sobre el Espacio Económico Europeo estarán obligados a solicitar personalmente ante la oficina de extranjeros de la provincia donde pretendan permanecer o fijar su residencia o, en su defecto, ante la Comisaría de Policía correspondiente, su inscripción en el Registro Central de Extranjeros.

6. Nationals of an EU Member State or of another State party to the EEA Agreement are obliged to apply in person to the foreigners office of the province where they intend to stay or take up residence or, failing that, to the corresponding Police Station, for their registration in the Central Register of Foreigners.

BOE · Real Decreto 240/2007, art. 7.5

What do you have to show?

You apply under one of these grounds, each with its own proof.

If you work for an employer, bring a hiring declaration or employment certificate; a registered contract or Social Security registration document is accepted too. If you are self-employed, bring proof that you work on your own account, such as the Social Security registration document. The autónomo guide covers that registration.

If you do not work, you need health insurance and enough resources. There is no fixed euro amount: your situation is considered, and the amount will not exceed the social assistance level or the minimum Social Security pension. Pensioners prove their cover with a certificate of entitlement to healthcare paid by the State that pays the pension. The S1 healthcare guide walks through that.

If you study, enrol at a recognised centre, bring full health insurance and add a declaration of sufficient resources.

Every application also needs a valid passport or national ID, form EX18 and proof that you paid the fee.

What does it cost?

The fee is 12,00 €. You pay with Modelo 790 código 012 at a bank, savings bank or credit cooperative, and you do not need an account there.

Where do you go, and how do you book?

In Valencia the Oficina de Extranjería does not issue EU certificates. You go in person to the police station for your area, and for Valencia city that is Bailén 9.

Book through the police cita previa site, not the Oficina de Extranjería one. Call 060 with questions about booking. The cita previa guide covers the screens.

You leave with the certificate. If the police do not decide in time, the answer counts as negative. If your application is refused, you have 1 month to file a reposición appeal.

What comes next?

After five continuous years of legal residence you can ask for a permanent residence certificate. The NIE versus TIE guide explains where your number fits.

Family members who are not EU citizens must get a residence card of a family member of a Union citizen if they stay more than three months. They need proof of the family link, your registration certificate and three passport photos. They get a receipt at once that proves legal stay until the card arrives. The apostille and sworn translation guide helps with the paperwork.

German pensioners also want the pension tax guide.

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Not confirmed: Which booking option on the cita previa site leads to the EU registration desk at Bailén 9; choose the police appointments, not the Oficina de Extranjería ones. Where a family member who is not an EU national files the card in Valencia city.

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