Fill in Form EX-18 online
Registers an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen in the Central Register of Foreigners and issues the registration certificate needed to live in Spain for more than three months.
Do not sign this form electronically. Form EX-18 has to be signed by hand, in person or through the agency’s own filing system. You can type your details into the PDF here, then print it and follow the official instructions to sign and submit it.
Form EX-18 at a glance
- Official name
- Solicitud de inscripción en el Registro Central de Extranjeros: residencia de ciudadano de la UE (EX-18)
- Issued by
- Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones / Policía Nacional
- Country
- Spain
- Category
- Immigration and visas
- Language
- Spanish
- Who uses it
- EU, EEA and Swiss nationals staying in Spain for more than three months.
- Signature
Check with the recipient
The applicant or legal representative signs the form, which is filed in person. Official sources do not say whether an electronic signature is accepted, so print and sign it by hand.
Form EX-18 registers an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen in Spain's Registro Central de Extranjeros (Central Register of Foreigners). You receive the certificado de registro, often called the green certificate, which you need to live in Spain for more than three months. Open the official form from inclusion.gob.es in BunnyDoc's free Sign PDF tool straight from this page, type your details into its fillable fields and download it to print and sign by hand. Everything happens in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
How to fill in Form EX-18
Section 1: your details
Enter your passport or national ID number, names, sex, date and place of birth, nationality, marital status, parents' names, address in Spain and contact details.
Sections 2 and 3: representative and notifications
Fill in section 2 only if someone else files for you, and give a notification address in section 3.
Section 4: your situation in Spain
Give your planned period of residence and start date, then tick your ground: employee, self-employed, not working with sufficient resources and health insurance, student, or family member of another EU national. There are also boxes for permanent residence, changes and cancellation.
Pay the fee
Pay tasa modelo 790 código 012. The Policía Nacional fee list showed €12.00 for this certificate in October 2026.
Print, sign and apply in person
Print the original and a copy, sign by hand and apply in person at the Oficina de Extranjería of the province where you will live, or at the police station if there is none, within three months of entering Spain.
What you need before you start
- A valid passport or national ID card.
- Proof of payment of tasa 790 código 012.
- Documents showing you meet article 7 of Real Decreto 240/2007, for example an employment contract, proof of self-employment, or sufficient resources and health insurance.
- The form from inclusion.gob.es.
Deadline and processing
According to the Policía Nacional, you apply within three months of entering Spain and the certificate is issued immediately. After five years of continuous legal residence you can ask for a permanent residence certificate.
Form EX-18: frequently asked questions
When do I need to register as an EU citizen in Spain?
If you will live in Spain for more than three months. Apply within three months of entering Spain.
Where do I apply for the EU registration certificate?
In person at the Oficina de Extranjería of the province where you will live, or at the police station if there is none.
How much does it cost?
The Policía Nacional fee list showed €12.00 (tasa 790 código 012) in October 2026.
How long does it take?
The Policía Nacional says the certificate is issued immediately once the application is accepted.
Can I sign the EX-18 electronically?
Official sources do not say, and you apply in person. Print it and sign it by hand.
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