Register new domicile

Persons living in Spain are required to register their domicile in the Municipal Administrative Registry (Padrón) of the municipality in which they usually reside. If you live in more than one municipality, you must register in the municipality where you live for the longest period of the year.

Each Padrón sends its data variation to the Population Database of the National Institute for Statistic (INE), which ensures that a person is only registered in one Spanish municipality by automatic cancellation procedures. The coordination is also carried out with the Register of Spaniards Resident Abroad.

You can obtain a document as proof of your domicile registered in a municipality either from the municipality government, with data from the Padrón, or you from the Citizen Folder, with data from the INE's Population Database.

If you are looking for the proof of domicile issued by your municipal government, access to the Local Government Map to select the relevant municipality.

If you are looking for the proof of domicile issued by your municipal government, Citizen Folder , where you can download an electronic document as proof of your current domicile. You can also download the multilingual standard form of this proof in Spanish and another oficial EU language.

For accessing the Citizen Folder , you need an electronic identification issued in Spain or in other EU country under the eIDAS Regulation .