Foreign CUE

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 an employee in Spain
You are a self-employed worker in Spain
You are a self-employed worker in Spain
Have sufficient resources
You and your family members have sufficient resources to avoid becoming a burden for the social assistance of Spain during your period of residence.
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
Be a student and be enrolled in a public or private center recognized or financed by the educational administration to study or professional training, as well as have public or private health insurance contracted in Spain or another country that provides full coverage in Spain and Responsible declaration that they have sufficient resources for themselves and the members of their family, so as not to become a burden for the social assistance of Spain during their period of residence
Being a national of a Member State
• Being a national of a Member State, family member accompanying or meeting with a citizen of the Union or the European Economic Area, who meets any of the above conditions. The family member may be:
  • 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
Application form in official model and in duplicate. Duly completed and signed by the citizen of the Union.
Said form can be obtained at http://extranjeros.inclusion.gob.es/es/ModelosSolicitudes/index.html.
Valid passport or national identity document
Valid and valid passport or national identity document. In the event that it is expired, a copy of it and the renewal application must be provided.
Employment situation and depending on the assumption

If you are an employed person

Employer’s hiring statement or employment certificate
Employer’s hiring statement or employment certificate, including, at least, the data of the name and address of the company, tax identification and contribution account code.
Work contract registered with the Public Employment Service
• Work contract registered with the Public Employment Service, or communication of the contract and its conditions through the CONTRAT@ platform.
Registration document
Registration document or situation assimilated to registration in the corresponding Social Security system or consent to verify the data in the files of the General Treasury of Social Security.

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
Registration in the Census of Economic Activities
Justification of its establishment
Justification of its establishment by means of the Registration in the Mercantile Registry.
Registration document or situation assimilated
Registration document or situation assimilated to registration in the corresponding Social Security regime, or consent to verify the data in the files of the General Treasury of Social Security or the Tax Agency.

If you are not working

If you are not working in Spain, you must provide:

Have public or private health insurance
Documentation proving that you have public or private health insurance, contracted in Spain or in another country, provided that it provides coverage in Spain during your period of residence equivalent to that provided by the national health system. Pensioners meet this condition by providing certification of having health care at the expense of the State for which they receive a pension.
Have sufficient resources for him and his family
Documentation that proves that they have sufficient resources for him and his family for the period of residence in Spain. It may be accredited by any means of proof admitted by law, such as property titles, certified checks, supporting documentation of obtaining capital income or credit cards with bank certification that accredits the amount available as credit of the aforementioned card.

If you are a student

If you are a student, you must provide:

Registration from the public or private educational center
Registration from the public or private educational center, recognized or financed by the competent educational administration.
Have public or private health insurance
Documentation proving that you have public or private health insurance. You can provide a European health card with a validity that covers the period of residence and enables you to receive the necessary health benefits from a medical point of view, taking into account the nature of the benefits and the expected duration.
Have sufficient resources for yourself and for the members of your family
Responsible declaration that you have sufficient resources for yourself and for the members of your family, for your period of residence in Spain. It will be considered sufficient for the fulfillment of these requirements the presentation of supporting documentation to participate in a program of the European Union that favors educational exchange for students and teachers.

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, where appropriate, legalized the family bond with the Union citizen.
Documentation accrediting economic dependence.
Documentation accrediting economic dependence.
The family member who gives him the right is either an employed or self-employed worker
• Documentation that proves that the family member who gives him the right is either an employed or self-employed worker, or that he has sufficient means of living and health insurance, or that he is a student, has sufficient means for himself and for the members of his family and Health insurance Important note: when documents from other countries are provided, they must be translated into Spanish or the co-official language of the territory where the application is submitted.In the case of standard forms of the European Union, their translation or legalization will not be necessary in accordance with the provisions of the community regulations that protect them. For example: health care models S1, E109, E 121 … On the other hand, all foreign public documents must be previously legalized by the Consular Office of Spain with jurisdiction in the country in which said document has been issued or, where appropriate , by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation except in the case in which said document has been apostilled by the competent authority of the issuing country according to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 and unless said document is exempt from legalization in under International Convention. For more information on the translation and legalization of documents, the corresponding information sheet can be consulted.

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.