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Correcting errors in the Registro Civil (Civil Registry)

Correcting errors in the Registro Civil (Civil Registry) is filed with Ministerio de Justicia (Registro Civil). With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: €199 to €199. Official tasa (government fee): The official tasa (fee) is not confirmed in the source consulted. We will tell you in writing before you pay anything.

We correct the errors in your birth, marriage or death record that can be put right through the registry route (art. 91 of Ley 20/2011). Before charging you anything we check that your case qualifies: if it would need a court decision, we tell you. We handle the procedure before the relevant Registro Civil, providing the evidence needed so that your official details are accurate.

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Estimated total cost
€199 to €199
Managora's fee
€240.79 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
The official tasa (fee) is not confirmed in the source consulted. We will tell you in writing before you pay anything. (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time
No deadline is set by the rules consulted; we will confirm it when we open your case file.
Where it is filed
Ministerio de Justicia (Registro Civil) ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee: 199 €. (No official fees are provided for in the underlying rules.).

Correcting errors in the Registro Civil (Civil Registry): how is it filed?

  1. 1We review your case to make sure the correction can be made through a registry procedure and does not require going to court.
  2. 2We prepare the application, setting out the legal grounds for the error based on the documentary evidence provided.
  3. 3We file the case with the Registrar of the Registro Civil office that made the original entry.
  4. 4We follow your case through. Once a favourable decision is issued, the Registry will correct the record and update the other entries affected as a knock-on effect.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Copy of the Registro Civil certificate or entry containing the inaccuracy
  • •A public or church document, or other sufficient title, proving the correct detail
  • •Medical opinion from the Registro Civil (only for sex rectifications under art. 294 of the 1958 Regulation)

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • Correction procedures must be handled by the Registrar of the Registro Civil office that made the entry (art. 88 Ley 20/2011).
  • If the inaccuracy does not fall within the cases open to the registry route (art. 91 Ley 20/2011), the correction will have to be made by a final court decision, since registry entries are under the protection of the courts (art. 90 Ley 20/2011).
  • In these procedures, silencio administrativo (administrative silence) is negative: no reply within the deadline means the application is refused (art. 88 Ley 20/2011).
  • When the entry is corrected, the other entries based on it that are incomplete or wrong will also be corrected (art. 310 of the Reglamento de la Ley del Registro Civil, the Civil Registry Act regulation).

Correcting errors in the Registro Civil (Civil Registry): frequently asked questions

Correcting errors in the Registro Civil (Civil Registry): how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €199 to €199: Our fee: 199 €. (No official fees are provided for in the underlying rules.). Managora's fee is €240.79, 21% VAT included (€199.00 net + €41.79 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: The official tasa (fee) is not confirmed in the source consulted. We will tell you in writing before you pay anything..

Correcting errors in the Registro Civil (Civil Registry): how long does it take?

No deadline is set by the rules consulted; we will confirm it when we open your case file.

Correcting errors in the Registro Civil (Civil Registry): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Copy of the Registro Civil certificate or entry containing the inaccuracy, A public or church document, or other sufficient title, proving the correct detail, Medical opinion from the Registro Civil (only for sex rectifications under art. 294 of the 1958 Regulation). You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Ministerio de Justicia (Registro Civil). You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Ministerio de Justicia (Registro Civil) ↗.

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