Registering a pareja de hecho (unmarried couple / civil partnership) with the regional registry

Registering a pareja de hecho (unmarried couple / civil partnership) with the regional registry is filed with Registro de Parejas de Hecho de la CCAA correspondiente. 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: €89 to €114. Official tasa (government fee): Free in most communities; some (the Balearic Islands) charge up to 25 €

We register your pareja de hecho (registered unmarried couple) with the relevant regional registry. We check the common requirements (capacity, no prohibited family relationship, no subsisting earlier marriage, a minimum of 1-2 years living together depending on the autonomous community) and explain the effects on inheritance (a forced share only in the regional-law communities: Catalonia, Aragón, Galicia, the Basque Country, the Balearic Islands, Navarre), on the widow's/widower's pension (LGSS art. 221: 5 years living together + financial dependence), on ISD (inheritance tax, partly treated as a spouse), on employment leave and on reagrupación familiar (family reunification). There is no state fee and usually no regional fee either.

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Estimated total cost: €89 to €114
Managora's fee: €107.69 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee): Free in most communities; some (the Balearic Islands) charge up to 25 € (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time: 1-3 months for a decision from the date of application (it varies by autonomous community). Minimum prior cohabitation: 0-2 years depending on the community.
Where it is filed: Registro de Parejas de Hecho de la CCAA correspondiente ↗
What you receive: Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee 89 € + the regional fee: free in most communities, up to 25 € in some (the Balearic Islands, for example)..

Registering a pareja de hecho (unmarried couple / civil partnership) with the regional registry: how is it filed?

1Answer the chat questions (around 7 minutes).
2We work out which autonomous community applies and check the requirements: capacity, no prohibited family relationship, no subsisting marriage or partnership, minimum cohabitation.
3We check the joint empadronamiento and, if you need it, chain it with the registration itself (use empadronamiento).
4Payment of 89 € for our fee + the regional fee where applicable (free in most communities).
5Sign the mandate from your mobile.
6We draft the full application and tell you what to attach.
7Filing online or in person with the regional Registro de Parejas de Hecho.
8The usual time for a decision is 1-3 months.
9We give you the certificate of registration.
10A reminder for afterwards: if you are under common civil law, where the surviving partner has no forced share, we recommend making a will before a notary.

Which documents do you need?

•A valid DNI / NIE for both partners.
•A joint empadronamiento certificate (municipal registration) in the relevant autonomous community.
•A Registro Civil certificate showing each partner's marital status (full birth certificate, declaration of life and marital status).
•A sworn statement that neither is in a subsisting marriage or registered partnership.
•A sworn statement that there is no family relationship within the prohibited degrees.
•If you already have a public deed setting out cohabitation agreements: a copy.
•If you have children together: the family book or their birth certificates.

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

There is no STATE-level regulation of unmarried couples. Each autonomous community has its own law and registry, with different requirements and effects.
Minimum cohabitation: 0-2 years depending on the community. Catalonia: 2 years (unless you have children together or a public deed). Madrid/Andalusia/Asturias/Galicia/Extremadura/Castile and León/Castile-La Mancha/La Rioja/Cantabria: 1 year. Aragón/Balearic Islands/Canary Islands/Murcia/Navarre/Basque Country/Valencian Community: no minimum period.
Absolute bars: a family relationship in the direct line or up to the 2nd degree collateral (siblings), a subsisting marriage or partnership, and lack of civil capacity (unemancipated minors).
Inheritance: in communities with their own civil law (Catalonia, Aragón, Galicia, the Basque Country, the Balearic Islands, Navarre) registered partners have forced heirship rights similar to a spouse. UNDER COMMON CIVIL LAW THEY DO NOT: a notarial will is essential.
Widow's/widower's pension under LGSS art. 221: it requires a registered partnership + 5 years living together + financial dependence on the deceased (the survivor's income being below a given percentage of the deceased's).
ISD (inheritance tax): in many communities partners are partly treated as spouses (Group II reductions and reliefs in many cases).
IRPF (income tax): joint taxation is NOT allowed (STC 23/2009 upheld the exclusion).
Employment leave (ET and EBEP): in many situations partners are treated as spouses.
Natural next steps: empadronamiento (beforehand); testamento_notarial (especially under common civil law, for inheritance protection); pension_viudedad (on the death of one partner); poder_notarial / instrucciones_previas (personal planning).
Ending the partnership: by mutual agreement, by one partner's unilateral withdrawal, by a later marriage to each other or to someone else, or by death. It is recorded in the same regional registry.

Registering a pareja de hecho (unmarried couple / civil partnership) with the regional registry: frequently asked questions

Registering a pareja de hecho (unmarried couple / civil partnership) with the regional registry: how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €89 to €114: Our fee 89 € + the regional fee: free in most communities, up to 25 € in some (the Balearic Islands, for example).. Managora's fee is €107.69, 21% VAT included (€89.00 net + €18.69 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Free in most communities; some (the Balearic Islands) charge up to 25 €.

Registering a pareja de hecho (unmarried couple / civil partnership) with the regional registry: how long does it take?

1-3 months for a decision from the date of application (it varies by autonomous community). Minimum prior cohabitation: 0-2 years depending on the community.

Registering a pareja de hecho (unmarried couple / civil partnership) with the regional registry: which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: A valid DNI / NIE for both partners., A joint empadronamiento certificate (municipal registration) in the relevant autonomous community., A Registro Civil certificate showing each partner's marital status (full birth certificate, declaration of life and marital status)., A sworn statement that neither is in a subsisting marriage or registered partnership., A sworn statement that there is no family relationship within the prohibited degrees., If you already have a public deed setting out cohabitation agreements: a copy., If you have children together: the family book or their birth certificates.. 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 Registro de Parejas de Hecho de la CCAA correspondiente. 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: Registro de Parejas de Hecho de la CCAA correspondiente ↗.

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