When you are moving to Valencia, Spain, your Empadronamiento in Valencia is one of the main legal documents you need to apply for if you are planning on staying in the country for more than 6 months. 

An Empadronamiento in Valencia is of a major importance in order to apply for other legal documents such as: TIE (identification number for non European citizens) and Social Security Number (Seguridad Social).
Otherwise, if you need to apply for the NIE card (identification number for European citizens), you won’t need an Empadronamiento in Valencia to obtain this document.
In any case, our advice is to get the empadronamiento if you are planning to stay longer than 6 months in Spain... you will see the many long term benefits! 

Important notice: 

The information below has been collected by the helpHousing team. Please, keep in mind that we are not directly related to any legal or government office and the information may change. Moreover, take into account that the procedure for Empadronamiento could be different in any city in Spain, since it is handled by each municipality (Ayuntamiento).

What is the registration of the Empadronamiento? 

Empadronamiento in Spain also known as “Padron Municipal de Habitantes” is the  document that the local government uses to record the inhabitants in the city and that helps to keep track of the number of people, density and distribution in each district. 

Getting an Empadronamiento in Valencia will give you many benefits along your stay in Spain. In case of some legal paperwork, or if you need to apply for any health or governmental service, you will find out that the Empadronamiento in Valencia will make things way easier! 

When is the Empadronamiento certificate needed?

• To Apply/renew the TIE (identification number for non-EU citizens).
• To have access to the National Healthcare System (with the local insurance card) and choose a general doctor.
• To buy/sell a private vehicle.
• To obtain a driver’s license in Spain.
• To register a marriage certificate or a domestic partnership (Pareja de Hecho).
• To perform other administrative procedures.

Who has to apply for Empadronamiento in Valencia (or Spain)?

If you are moving to Valencia for your Erasmus (or any other study abroad/internship experience) only for a brief time, or you are a tourist visiting for no longer than 90 days, you won’t need to apply for Empadronamiento in Valencia.

Otherwise, if you’re planning to stay more than 6 months, you require an Empadronamiento certificate (this is for both EU and non-EU citizens). Non European citizens need this document even more urgently, since it allows them to get their Residence permit in Spain and their identification number in the country (TIE).

Documents you will need to get your Empadronamiento in Valencia

Which documents are required in order to get the Empadronamiento? This is what you need to take with you on the day of your appointment:

• ID / Passport / Spanish DNI or NIE for EU citizens or Spanish citizens
• Passport and Residency card for non-EU citizens.
• Registration form: click here and in the “Impresos” section, you will find the pdf “Solicitud Certificado de Empadronamiento” you need to download, fill and hand over on the day of your appointment.
• Contract of the property in case you are the owner (original + copy).
• Current rental agreement in case you are a lessee of the house/room. Moreover you need to provide the last utilities bill or bank transfer.
• In case the rental contract is not in your name (e.g you are living with your partner), the person who’s in charge of the contract has to fill an authorization form: click here and in the “Impresos” section, you will find the pdf “Autorización...” you need to download, fill and hand over on the day of your appointment.
  Moreover, on that date, you will have to provide the original identification documents of the person who is in charge of the contract.

Please note that all the documents must be in Spanish.

For more information about the required documents, check out the official website of the Ayuntamiento de Valencia.

Steps to apply for your Empadronamiento in Valencia

Keep reading and follow these few steps to carry out the online application and obtain your Empadronamiento in Valencia.

“Cita previa”, the online appointment for your Empadronamiento Valencia

“Cita previa” in Spanish means previous appointment. Therefore, whenever you need to carry out any bureaucratic process, you will have to make an online appointment before going to the office.. 

Here are the steps you need to follow to get the Empadronamiento in Valencia:

1. Click here to book your Cita Previa and select Español as default language.

2. You will land on a page with several dropdowns.

• Servicio and Centro: here you have to select “PADRON CP” and choose the place you want to go to among the options.
• Día and Hora: here you have to select the date and time of your appointment according to the availability.
• Nombre and Apellidos: insert your first and last names.
• Tipo de documento: here you can choose among DNI and PASAPORTE (if you are a non-EU citizen you can only opt for a passport and not an ID card).
• Documento: here you have to insert the number of your document.
• Teléfono: here go your mobile number.
• Email: and here your email address, so they can send you the confirmation that you need to take with you on the date of your appointment.

3. Go to the appointment with all the required documents (original + copies)

Keep in mind that there’s the chance that office staff do not speak English. Therefore, if you are not confident with your Spanish skills, we suggest you go with someone that would help you or simply make sure to have all your documents ready to be handed over. So you won’t need any further negotiations.

Click here if you need professional support to obtain your Empadronamiento in Valencia, or other legal documents such as TIE or NIE.

And for further information, do not hesitate to contact us, we will be glad to help you.