Documentation for immigration procedures
We bring together the guides on the documentation you need for each procedure: passport, criminal record certificate, padrón registration, contracts, financial means and their legalisation or apostille and sworn translation. We explain which documents are required, how to obtain them and how to prepare them to avoid having your file rejected.
- Health insurance for non-lucrative residence (and studies): requirements and which policy actually qualifies
Non-lucrative residence falls through over a health insurance detail more often than you'd think. We explain what requirements the policy must meet, why many 'travel' insurances don't count and what changes with RD 1155/2024, so you get it right first time.
- Renewing self-employed residence (autónomo): documents and requirements
Your self-employed (autónomo) card renewal is coming up and you don't know which papers to gather. We explain, step by step and under the new regulation (RD 1155/2024), what documents you need, when to submit them and what the Immigration Office looks at to renew you for 4 years.
- Business plan for self-employed residence in immigration: what it must include
The business plan is the piece that decides your self-employed work residence. We tell you, point by point, what the Administration expects to see, how to demonstrate viability and investment, and which mistakes sink most applications.
- How to register on the padrón without a rental contract: legal options 2025
Without a contract in your name you can still appear on the padrón. We explain the legal ways to register, which documents work and why the municipal registration underpins almost all your immigration procedures.
- Criminal record certificate with apostille and sworn translation for immigration
Almost every immigration procedure requires your criminal record certificate from your country of origin, and submitting it as is is not enough: it must be legalised or apostilled and accompanied by a sworn translation into Spanish. We explain step by step how to do it correctly and avoid having your file refused over a badly legalised document.
- EU family member card for registered partners: documents step by step
Is your partner an EU citizen and you are not married? You can access the EU family member card as a registered partner. We explain, clearly and up to date, what documents you need, how to prove the relationship and what deadlines to keep in mind so you do not lose your application.
- Difference between NIE and TIE: what they are, what they are for and how to apply
NIE and TIE are not the same thing, even though they are confused every day. Discover what each one is, how they differ and how to obtain them depending on your situation in Spain.