Family residence card for a Union citizen

Beneficiaries . 

Family members of a citizen of the Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or Switzerland, who do not hold the nationality of one of said States, when they join him or accompany him, and are going to reside in Spain for for a period of more than three months, they must apply for and obtain a Union citizen family card. 

Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. 

Germany, Finland, Malta, Austria, France, Norway*, Belgium, Greece, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal, Croatia, Iceland*, Czech Republic, Denmark, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Sweden, Slovenia, Liechtenstein*, Switzerland**, Spain, Lithuania, Estonia, Luxembourg.

*States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. **Agreement of June 21, 1999, between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation, on free movement of personnel. 

Requirements : 

  • Accompany or meet with a citizen of the Union or another State party to the European Economic Area, with the right to residence for a period of more than three months, for being an employed or self-employed worker, having health insurance and sufficient financial means for the unit. family, or be a student with health insurance and sufficient resources for the family unit. 
  • The citizen of the Union or another State party to the European Economic Area must meet one of the following conditions:
  • Be an employed worker in Spain, or 
  • Be self-employed in Spain, or 
  • Have sufficient financial resources for yourself and your family members to not become a burden on Spain's social assistance during your period of residence. You must also provide public or private health insurance, contracted in Spain or another country, that provides coverage in Spain during your period of residence equivalent to that provided by the National Health System. The assessment of the sufficiency of financial means will be carried out on an individual basis and, in any case, taking into account the personal and family situation of the applicant. The possession of resources that are greater than the amount established each year by the General State Budget Law to generate the right to receive a non-contributory benefit, or 
  • Be a student and be enrolled in a public or private center recognized or financed by the educational administration to pursue studies or vocational training, as well as have public or private health insurance contracted in Spain or another country that provides complete coverage in Spain, and responsible declaration that you have sufficient financial resources for yourself and your family members, so as not to become a burden on Spain's social assistance during your period of residence. 

Have the following relationship with the citizen of the Union: 

  • If you are a student's family member, you may be: 
  • Spouse, provided that the agreement or declaration of nullity of the marriage or divorce has not been revoked. 
  • Couple with whom you have a union analogous to a marital union and registered in a public registry established in a Member State of the Union, or in a State party to the European Economic Area and provided that said registration has not been cancelled, which must be sufficiently accredited. The situations of marriage and registration as a registered couple will be considered, in any case, incompatible with each other.
  • Child of the citizen of the Union or of his or her spouse or registered partner as long as the agreement or declaration of nullity of the marriage or divorce has not been revoked, or the registration of the couple has been cancelled, under twenty-one years of age or older than said age. age who lives in your care, or is incapable.
  • Any member of the family who in the country of origin is in charge of or lives with the citizen of the Union. Cohabitation will be deemed to be accredited if continuous cohabitation for 24 months in the country of origin is reliably demonstrated.
  • Any member of the family, who for serious reasons of health or disability it is strictly necessary for the citizen of the Union to take charge of his or her personal care.
  • Unregistered de facto partner with whom you maintain a stable relationship duly proven by proving the existence of a lasting bond. In any case, the existence of this link will be understood if a period of marital cohabitation of at least one continuous year is proven, unless they have common offspring, in which case proof of duly proven stable cohabitation will suffice. Marriage and partnership situations will be considered, in any case, incompatible with each other. 
  • In other cases it may be: 
  • Spouse, as long as the agreement or declaration of nullity of the marriage or divorce has not been revoked. 
  • Couple with whom you have a union analogous to a marital union and registered in a public registry established in a Member State of the Union, or in a State party to the European Economic Area and provided that said registration has not been cancelled. The situations of marriage and registration as a registered couple will be considered, in any case, incompatible with each other. 
  • Direct child of the citizen of the Union or the European Economic Area or of his or her spouse or registered partner as long as the agreement or declaration of nullity of the marriage bond, or divorce, has not been revoked, or the registration as a couple has been cancelled, a minor twenty-one years old, or older than said age who lives in his or her care, or incapacitated. 
  • Direct ancestor of the citizen of the Union or the European Economic Area or of his or her spouse or registered partner who lives in his or her care, provided that the agreement or declaration of nullity of the marriage bond, or divorce, has not been revoked, or the registration has been cancelled. couple's registry. 
  • Any member of the family who in the country of origin is dependent on the citizen of the Union.
  • Any family member who lives with the Union citizen in the country of origin. Cohabitation will be deemed to be accredited if continuous cohabitation for 24 months in the country of origin is reliably demonstrated.
  • Any member of the family, for whom, due to serious health or disability reasons, it is strictly necessary for the Union citizen to take charge of personal care.
  • Unregistered de facto partner with whom you maintain a stable relationship duly proven by proving the existence of a lasting bond. In any case, the existence of this link will be understood if a period of marital cohabitation of at least one continuous year is proven, unless they have common offspring, in which case the accreditation of duly proven stable cohabitation will suffice. Marriage and partnership situations will be considered, in any case, incompatible with each other. 

It will be understood that those family members whose financial support is provided by the EU citizen and need material help to cover their basic needs are in charge. This dependency must occur in the country of origin. 

Required documentation 

Note: in general, copies of the documents must be provided and the originals must be displayed at the time of submitting the application. 

  • Application form on official model (EX-19) in duplicate, duly completed and signed by the family member of the Union citizen. This form can be obtained at Immigration forms.
  • Complete and valid passport of the family member. In the event that it has expired, a copy of it and the renewal request must be provided. 
  • Documentation proving the existence of family ties with the citizen of the Union or the European Economic Area 
  • In the case of a non-registered couple, documentation proving that they constitute a stable couple that attests to the existence of a lasting bond, as well as justification of the time of marital coexistence or, where applicable, birth certificate of the common offspring. 
  • If you are the child of a citizen of the Union or the European Economic Area or of your spouse or registered partner over 21 years of age, documentation proving your status as a dependent or dependent family member. 
  • If you are a minor child and do not reside in Spain with both parents, documentation proving your status as a dependent or dependent family member of the Union citizen or his or her spouse or registered partner 
  • If you are an ascendant of the citizen of the Union or of his or her spouse or registered partner, documentation proving your status as dependent family member 
  • DNI of the Spanish citizen or registration certificate of the citizen of the Union whom they are accompanying or with whom they are going to meet 
  • If it is another member of the family, documentation proving kinship and dependency, or that in the country of origin they lived with the Union citizen, or serious reasons of health or disability. 
  • Depending on the condition met by the citizen of the Union or the European Economic Area: 
  • If you are an employed person: you may provide any of the following documents: 
  • Employer's hiring statement or employment certificate, including, at least, data on the company name and address, tax identification and contribution account code.
  • Employment contract registered with the Public Employment Service, or communication of the contract and its conditions through the CONTRAT@ platform.
  • Document of registration or status assimilated to registration in the corresponding Social Security regime or consent to the verification of the data in the files of the General Treasury of Social Security. 
  • Self-employed workers may provide any of the following documents:
  • Registration in the Census of Economic Activities.
  • Justification of its establishment by Registration in the Commercial Registry. 
  • Document of registration or status assimilated to registration in the corresponding Social Security regime, or consent to verify the data in the files of the General Treasury of Social Security or the Tax Agency. 
  • If you do not carry out work activity in Spain, you must provide:
  • Documentation proving that you have public or private health insurance, contracted in Spain or in another country, provided that it provides coverage in Spain during your period of residence equivalent to that provided by the National Health System. Pensioners meet this condition by providing certification of having health care at the expense of the State from which they receive a pension.
  • Documentation that proves having sufficient resources for the citizen of the Union and his or her family members for the period of residence in Spain. It may be accredited by any means of proof admitted by law, such as property titles, certified checks, supporting documentation for obtaining capital income or credit cards with bank certification that proves the amount available as credit on the aforementioned card.
  • If you are a student, you must present the following documentation:
  • Registration of the educational center, public or private, recognized or financed by the competent educational administration.
  • Documentation proving that you have public or private health insurance. You may provide a European health card with a validity that covers the period of residence and entitles you to receive the health benefits necessary from a medical point of view, taking into account the nature of the benefits and the expected duration.
  • Responsible declaration that you have sufficient resources for yourself and your family members for your period of residence in Spain.

The presentation of documentation proving participation in a European Union program that favors educational exchange for students and teachers will be considered sufficient to meet the requirements. 

  • Three recent color photographs, on a white background, passport size. 

Important note : When documents from other countries are provided, they must be translated into Spanish or the co-official language of the territory where the application is submitted. 

In the case of standard forms of the European Union, neither their translation nor their legalization will be necessary in accordance with the provisions of the community regulations that protect them. For example: healthcare models S1, E109, E121… 

On the other hand, every foreign public document must be previously legalized by the Spanish Consular Office with jurisdiction in the country in which said document was issued or, where appropriate, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, except in the case in which said document has been apostilled by the competent Authority of the issuing country according to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 and unless said document is exempt from legalization under the International Convention. For more information about the translation and legalization of documents, you can consult the corresponding information sheet 

PROCEDURE 

  • Subject entitled to submit the request: the family member of the citizen of the Union or another State party, personally.
  • Place of presentation: Immigration Office of the province where you intend to reside or at the corresponding Police Station. To obtain information on the address, telephone numbers and opening hours of the Immigration Office, please consult the page: Immigration offices .
  • Presentation period: three months from the date of entry into Spain. A receipt accrediting the presentation of the application will be delivered, which is sufficient to prove the status of legal stay until the card is delivered.
  • Fees: must be paid prior to the issuance of the Union citizen family card.
  • The issuance of the residence card must be carried out within three months following the submission of the application. The favorable resolution takes effect from the accredited date of entry into Spain as a family member of a Union citizen.
  • Validity of the residence card for a family member of a Union citizen: the card will be valid for five years from the date of issue, or the planned period of residence of the Union citizen, if said period is less than five years . 

 

Rafael Reyes Pulido