Social assistance in Spain
Who to ask when money runs short, what a social worker can do and which centre covers your neighbourhood.
363 offices · 38 cities
Everyday services you arrange at a local office in Spain
Start with what you need to get done, then find the office that handles it
Spanish paperwork is spread across town halls, the national police, traffic offices and immigration offices, and the official names are rarely obvious. Choose the task you need, such as registering your address, getting a residence card or exchanging a driving licence, and see who it is for and which offices handle it.
You do not need to know the Spanish name
Which task do you need to sort out?
If you only know what you want to get done, that is enough: registering where you live, renewing an identity card or passport, swapping a foreign driving licence or extending a residence permit. Open a service to see who it is meant for and which offices handle it, since the responsible office is not always the one you would guess.
Digital ID help in Spain
Which logins Spanish authorities accept, which steps need a visit, and where offices help you set up or recover yours.
225 offices · 40 cities
Reports for residence applications
Work out which report fits your application, whether your region or town hall issues it and which office to approach.
161 offices · 32 cities
Proof of your registered address in Spain
Which kind of proof of registration you can get, who can ask for it and how to pick the office in your city.
125 offices · 40 cities
Signing up as a jobseeker in Spain
How registering with your regional employment service works, what to keep up afterwards and which office covers your home.
121 offices · 39 cities
Registering your new home in Spain
See why registering at your town hall matters, who should do it and what offices usually ask you to bring.
109 offices · 42 cities
Updating your address after a move in Spain
For anyone who has moved to a new home within Spain: how the update works, who signs and what proof of address offices tend to want.
108 offices · 41 cities
Spanish unemployment benefit (the paro)
A short explanation of who can claim the paro, why your jobseeker registration comes first and where to go if you prefer a visit to applying online.
108 offices · 38 cities
Spanish national identity card (DNI)
Apply for a card or renew yours: who is eligible, why you attend in person and how the police offices handle bookings.
83 offices · 38 cities
Applying for a Spanish passport
Find out who is eligible, why you need an appointment, what to arrange for a child and which offices issue passports.
83 offices · 38 cities
Public healthcare cover in Spain
Who recognises your right to public healthcare, why other cover can change the application, and where to apply.
73 offices · 39 cities
Social Security registration in Spain
What the number is for, when your employer arranges it, and which TGSS office can help if you need it yourself.
64 offices · 34 cities
Register for a tax number in Spain
When you need a NIF, what the tax office registers for private individuals and which office covers your address.
40 offices · 36 cities
Registered partnership certificate
Learn where couples’ registers are kept in Spain, who can ask for a certificate and how to reach the office that issues yours.
40 offices · 33 cities
Birth, marriage and death certificates in Spain
Who can ask for a copy, when an online request is enough and when you need to contact an office in person.
39 offices · 39 cities
Leaving Spain: cancel your address registration
For people leaving Spain for good: what removal from the town hall register means and what the office may ask you to bring.
36 offices · 13 cities
Exchanging a foreign driving licence in Spain
Check whether your licence needs exchanging, what the traffic office usually asks for and how to find the office in your city.
33 offices · 33 cities
Renewing your Spanish driving licence
Where to get the medical report, when to start and how a lost, stolen or damaged licence is replaced.
33 offices · 33 cities
Vehicle registration and transfer in Spain
Which papers and taxes come before registration, how a transfer to a new owner works and which traffic office to contact.
33 offices · 33 cities
Residence permit in Spain
Find the right application for your stay, including study extensions, and learn which immigration office deals with it.
31 offices · 22 cities
Non-resident NIE number in Spain
Buying property, inheriting or running business matters in Spain from abroad? Learn what a NIE covers and what it does not.
31 offices · 30 cities
Fingerprints and residence card (TIE)
For foreign residents who need their TIE card issued or renewed: what the police visit involves and how collection works.
29 offices · 29 cities
EU, EEA and Swiss residence registration
For EU, EEA and Swiss citizens settling in Spain: what the certificate is, who needs it and which foreigners’ office or police station to approach.
29 offices · 29 cities
Registering a birth or marriage from abroad
For people whose marriage, birth or divorce took place abroad and who need it registered in Spain: what registries usually ask for first.
28 offices · 28 cities
Official tax certificates
See which tax certificate matches what you must prove, and how to request it online or at a tax office.
5 offices · 5 cities
Cities
Offices in each city
Choose your city to see its offices and how to arrange a visit.
- Barcelona82 offices
- Murcia65 offices
- Zaragoza54 offices
- Valencia52 offices
- Madrid43 offices
- Seville41 offices
- Córdoba40 offices
- Málaga39 offices
- Palma39 offices
- Vitoria-Gasteiz38 offices
- Elche34 offices
- Alicante33 offices
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria33 offices
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife32 offices
- Gijón30 offices
- Granada30 offices
Guides
Guides that help with this
Other countries
Everyday services in other countries
Services in Poland
Most offices in Warsaw, Kraków, and Wrocław
Offices694 offices42 cities24 everyday tasksServices in Germany
Most offices in Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg
Offices665 offices40 cities24 everyday tasksNetherlands services
Most offices in Eindhoven, Amsterdam, and Groningen
Offices430 offices83 cities20 everyday tasksBelgium public services
Most offices in Ghent, Brussels, and Liège
Offices359 offices41 cities23 everyday tasksPublic services in Iceland
Most offices in Reykjavík, Akureyri, and Egilsstaðir
Offices123 offices20 cities12 everyday tasks
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Local offices across Spain
Offices that handle address registration, identity documents, driving, residence and other everyday paperwork, grouped by city.
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