Long-term residence / EU long-term residence
Long-term residence / EU long-term residence is filed with Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno. 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: €71 to €71. Official tasa (government fee): Tasa (official fee) modelo 790-052: around 22 € for long-term residence, around 22 € for EU long-term residence.
We draft the application for long-term residence (LO 4/2000 art. 32 + RD 557/2011 arts. 147-156 + Directiva 2003/109/CE) after 5 years of continuous legal residence in Spain. We count the years automatically, check your absences (maximum 6 months in a row, 10 months in total over the 5 years) and, for EU long-term residence, check that you have sufficient financial means and health insurance. Validity is INDEFINITE, with the card renewed every 5 years.
- Estimated total cost
- €71 to €71
- Managora's fee
- €59.29 (21% VAT incl.)
- Tasa (official government fee)
- Tasa (official fee) modelo 790-052: around 22 € for long-term residence, around 22 € for EU long-term residence. (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
- Processing time
- Decision in 3 months. Silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline = refused), RD 557/2011 art. 154.
- Where it is filed
- Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno ↗
- What you receive
- Application
Cost breakdown: Our fee 49 € + the tasa modelo 790-052 of around 22 € (long-term residence or EU long-term residence)..
Long-term residence / EU long-term residence: how is it filed?
- 1Answer the questions (about 10 minutes).
- 2Payment of 49 €.
- 3We hand you the application, with the years counted and the absences checked.
Which documents do you need?
- •Valid TIE (Foreigner Identity Card) and complete passport.
- •Historic empadronamiento certificate (municipal census registration at the Ayuntamiento) covering 5 years.
- •Certificate of entries and exits (Policía Nacional).
- •Vida laboral (Social Security work-history report) / IRPF income-tax returns for the last 5 years.
- •For EU long-term residence: evidence of financial means and full health insurance.
- •Proof of payment of the tasa modelo 790-052.
Legal basis and things to bear in mind
- Legal basis: LO 4/2000 art. 32 + RD 557/2011 arts. 147-156 + Directiva 2003/109/CE.
- Validity is INDEFINITE; the card is renewed every 5 years (a simple procedure).
- EU long-term residence allows mobility within the European Union.
- Natural next steps: nacionalidad_espanola_residencia (after 10 years; 2 for nationals of Latin American countries).
Long-term residence / EU long-term residence: frequently asked questions
Long-term residence / EU long-term residence: how much does it cost?
The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €71 to €71: Our fee 49 € + the tasa modelo 790-052 of around 22 € (long-term residence or EU long-term residence).. Managora's fee is €59.29, 21% VAT included (€49.00 net + €10.29 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Tasa (official fee) modelo 790-052: around 22 € for long-term residence, around 22 € for EU long-term residence..
Long-term residence / EU long-term residence: how long does it take?
Decision in 3 months. Silencio NEGATIVO (no reply within the deadline = refused), RD 557/2011 art. 154.
Long-term residence / EU long-term residence: which documents do I need?
You need to have to hand: Valid TIE (Foreigner Identity Card) and complete passport., Historic empadronamiento certificate (municipal census registration at the Ayuntamiento) covering 5 years., Certificate of entries and exits (Policía Nacional)., Vida laboral (Social Security work-history report) / IRPF income-tax returns for the last 5 years., For EU long-term residence: evidence of financial means and full health insurance., Proof of payment of the tasa modelo 790-052.. 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 Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno. 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
- Arraigo social: temporary residence on exceptional grounds
- Arraigo de segunda oportunidad (second-chance settlement route, RD 1155/2024)
- Residencia de familiar de ciudadano español (residence for a family member of a Spanish citizen, RD 1155/2024)
- Arraigo laboral (labour-based settlement route, now abolished): today it is the arraigo sociolaboral
- Arraigo socioformativo: socio-educational temporary residence through training (RD 1155/2024)
- Arraigo socio-laboral (RD 1155/2024): the new route under the 2024 Immigration Regulation
Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Oficina de Extranjería / Subdelegación del Gobierno ↗.
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