Getting empadronado is largely a question of filling out a form and gathering together the required documents. Considering the staggering amount of bureaucracy required for certain other official procedures, the empadronamiento is pretty painless.
Once she had the form filled out and the documents in hand, it took the author of this article only a half hour to: 1) wait in line at her local junta in Madrid, 2) have the application processed, and 3) receive the volante de empadronamiento.
When you apply in person you will be issued a volante de empadronamiento on the spot.
You can apply for your empadronamiento in person, and depending on where you live, you may also have the option to apply by phone or on the Internet. However, when you apply in person you will be issued a volante de empadronamiento on the spot. Otherwise, it will usually be mailed to you.
To apply in person, you usually need to go down to your local ayuntamiento (city or town hall) or junta/Junta Municipal de Distrito (city neighborhood administrative office), although in some towns other offices are responsible for servicing applications. To find out exactly where you need to go, start by calling your town hall or visiting their website. Your local Spanish phone directory (Páginas Amarillas) may also list this information in the section called Gestiones under Empadronamiento.
If you divide your time between more than one Spanish community, you should register in the community where you spend the greater part of your time.
The volante de empadronamiento is free, but to obtain an official certificado de empadronamiento, you may or may not have to pay a fee, depending on where you live. In most cases, the volante is all you’ll need for official procedures (trámites) when working with the local bureaucracy. The official certificado is generally only needed as required by national or foreign bodies.
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