Civil registries for registering events from abroad in Spain

Find out how your city’s registry wants you to start

Registries run this procedure in different ways: some ask for a phone call or email before anything else, others set up a specific appointment once your papers are ready, and married partners may both be asked to attend. Each registry also sets its own list of documents to prepare.

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1 office in Elche

  • Elche

    Registro Civil de Elche / Elx

    Calle Abogados de Atocha, 21, 03203 Elche

    Call or write first, and arrange your visit once the registry has confirmed the right procedure.

    Office website+34965353179

    Ask for the checklist for your nationality, issuing country and previous marital status. Prepare the foreign marriage certificate and both spouses’ identity details; confirm signatures, original documents, any birth or prior-marriage/divorce/death evidence, and the applicable legalisation or translation exemptions. Do not use a pre-wedding authorisation appointment or an existing-certificate request as a substitute. Registry registration is free, but obtaining documents and translations can cost separately. Ask how you will receive updates and which further steps belong to the Central or consular registry.

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