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Municipal address registration

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Empadronamiento / Alta en el Padrón Municipal

Procedure for Valencia

Who needs it

Anyone living in Spain; registration is required at the municipality where you reside.

When needed

Immediately after arrival or move. It is required for almost every other procedure (NIE, TIE, healthcare, school, social services, bank).

Where to get it

Ayuntamiento (town hall) of the municipality where you live, Padrón Municipal office.

Timeline

15 to 30 minutes at the counter. The volante de empadronamiento can be issued on the spot.

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Cita previa

Usually yes. Book on the town hall website.

What to bring

  • •Passport or ID
  • •Rental contract or proof of address
  • •Owner authorization if you live with the owner
  • •Filled hoja de inscripción form

Common mistakes

  • âš Going without a rental contract or owner authorization
  • âš Not bringing the original ID
  • âš Skipping cita previa where required

What to say at the counter

I would like to register my address in this municipality (empadronarme). (Buenos días. Quiero hacer el alta en el padrón municipal. Vivo en esta dirección.)

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