Immigration offices for residence permits in Spain

Your province decides which immigration office handles your case

Each province has its own Oficina de Extranjería, and they do not all work alike: some push you to file online, some want you to phone before visiting and some take renewals through a public registry. Choose a city to see what the office handles, including study extensions for international students, and what to prepare.

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1 office in Bilbao

  • Bilbao

    Oficina de Extranjería en Bilbao

    Calle Barroeta Aldamar, 1, Planta baja, 48071 Bilbao

    File online, keep the signed receipt, and confirm the arrangements before you visit the immigration office.

    Apply onlineOffice website+34944509435

    Prepare signed EX-03, a complete copy of your valid passport/travel document and evidence for your renewal ground, including employment/benefit/family documents where applicable. Supply school-enrolment evidence for dependants of compulsory school age when required. Foreign documents may need sworn translation and legalisation/apostille, subject to exemptions. Check the current 790-052/062 fee sections and who pays each; no fixed amount is quoted here. Follow current Mercurio identification/signing requirements. After favourable renewal, apply personally for the TIE (foreigner identity card) with the competent police service within one month; that is a separate step. The current national instructions assign fee 790-052 section 2.2.3 to the worker and 790-062 section 3.2.2 to the employer, payable within ten working days after filing; check current amounts and applicability.

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