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Registration of a Foreign Marriage in the Spanish Registro Civil (Civil Registry)

Registration of a Foreign Marriage in the Spanish 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: €250 to €600. Official tasa (government fee): Free of charge: registering a marriage celebrated abroad with the Registro Civil carries no tasa (official fee) and no cost.

We legalise and register in Spain a marriage you celebrated abroad. We handle the cumbersome file before the Registro Civil Central (Central Civil Registry), checking apostillas, legalisations and translations to save you months of delays or requests for further documents.

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Estimated total cost
€250 to €600
Managora's fee
€302.50 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
Free of charge: registering a marriage celebrated abroad with the Registro Civil carries no tasa (official fee) and no cost. (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time
No deadline is set by the rules consulted; we will confirm it with you when we open your case file.
Where it is filed
Ministerio de Justicia (Registro Civil) ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee from 250 €. (This does not include additional third-party costs such as traducciones juradas (sworn translations), apostillas or consular fees in the country of origin, which vary from case to case)..

Registration of a Foreign Marriage in the Spanish Registro Civil (Civil Registry): how is it filed?

  1. 11. Gather the original marriage certificate from your country with its international seals (apostilla de La Haya, the Hague Apostille, or diplomatic legalisation).
  2. 22. Complete our form, stating both nationalities and whether any prior procedure was carried out at the consulate.
  3. 33. Upload the scanned documents. We will check that they meet the requirements of the Spanish Registro Civil.
  4. 44. We will file the application for registration and act as your intermediary with the Registro Civil Central until you obtain your Libro de Familia (family book) or Spanish certificate.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Full marriage certificate (certificado literal) issued by the country where you married (apostilled or legalised).
  • •Traducción jurada (sworn translation) into Spanish (if the original document is not in Spanish or in multilingual format).
  • •Full birth certificate (certificado literal) of the Spanish spouse.
  • •DNI (Spanish national identity document) of the Spanish citizen and passport or NIE (foreigner identity number) of the foreign spouse.

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • If the marriage took place without a prior expediente (preliminary marriage file), which is very common when marrying under foreign law, the Registro Civil may open a file to verify that the marriage is valid and genuine, which can involve an interview with both spouses.
  • If there is any doubt about the authenticity of the foreign documents, registration could be refused for lack of guarantees or as incompatible with Spanish public policy.

Registration of a Foreign Marriage in the Spanish Registro Civil (Civil Registry): frequently asked questions

Registration of a Foreign Marriage in the Spanish Registro Civil (Civil Registry): how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €250 to €600: Our fee from 250 €. (This does not include additional third-party costs such as traducciones juradas (sworn translations), apostillas or consular fees in the country of origin, which vary from case to case).. Managora's fee is €302.50, 21% VAT included (€250.00 net + €52.50 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Free of charge: registering a marriage celebrated abroad with the Registro Civil carries no tasa (official fee) and no cost..

Registration of a Foreign Marriage in the Spanish Registro Civil (Civil Registry): how long does it take?

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

Registration of a Foreign Marriage in the Spanish Registro Civil (Civil Registry): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Full marriage certificate (certificado literal) issued by the country where you married (apostilled or legalised)., Traducción jurada (sworn translation) into Spanish (if the original document is not in Spanish or in multilingual format)., Full birth certificate (certificado literal) of the Spanish spouse., DNI (Spanish national identity document) of the Spanish citizen and passport or NIE (foreigner identity number) of the foreign spouse.. 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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