Foreign CUE
With the intention of helping you in all the procedures required to reside in Spain legally, we offer you information about the CUE.
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What is the CUE Immigration document
It is the document that certifies the registration in the Central Registry of Foreigners of the citizens of a Member State of the European Union.
It is possible that it is a State with an Agreement on the European Economic Area (eg Norway and Iceland) and that they will reside in Spain for a period of more than three months.
How to Obtain the Union Citizen Registration Certificate
Next we are going to inform you of all the necessary steps to possess your CUE document.
Requirements
Every citizen of a Member State of the European Union or of another State with an Agreement on the European Economic Area, has the right of residence in the territory of the Spanish State for a period of more than three months if:
You are an employee in Spain
You are a self-employed worker in Spain
Have sufficient resources
You must also provide public or private health insurance, contracted in Spain or in another country, which provides coverage in Spain during your period of residence.
Be a student and be enrolled in a public or private center
Being a national of a Member State
- In the case of the student’s relative, their spouse or registered domestic partner or the children of the student and their spouse or dependent partner.
- In all other cases, the spouse or registered common-law partner, their direct descendants and those of their spouse or partner under 21 years of age or incapable or over said age living in their care, and their direct ancestors or those of their spouse or of the registered couple who live in your care.
Necessary documentation
Application form in official model
Said form can be obtained at http://extranjeros.inclusion.gob.es/es/ModelosSolicitudes/index.html.
Valid passport or national identity document
Employment situation and depending on the assumption
If you are an employed person
Employer’s hiring statement or employment certificate
Work contract registered with the Public Employment Service
Registration document
If you are a self-employed person
If you are a self-employed person, you can provide any of the following documents:
Registration in the Census of Economic Activities
Justification of its establishment
Registration document or situation assimilated
If you are not working
If you are not working in Spain, you must provide:
Have public or private health insurance
Have sufficient resources for him and his family
If you are a student
If you are a student, you must provide:
Registration from the public or private educational center
Have public or private health insurance
Have sufficient resources for yourself and for the members of your family
If you are a relative of a Union citizen
If you are a relative of a Union citizen, you must provide:
Documentation accrediting the family bond
Documentation accrediting economic dependence.
The family member who gives him the right is either an employed or self-employed worker
How valid is the union citizen registration certificate
Its validity is 5 years
Where is the documentation presented?
In the immigration offices of the province where you are going to reside.
Difference between NIE and union citizen registration certificate
The Certificate of Registration of Citizens of the Union is issued for people who have nationality of a country of the European Union. This document carries a NIE (Foreigner Identity Number) that works as identification for community persons.