For citizens of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland living in Spain for more than 3 months: compulsory registration with your NIE.
€125VAT included · government fees not included
Immigration procedures in Spain · Barcelona and online
Your immigration procedure in Spain, with as little paperwork as possible.
Before we start, we tell you which procedure fits your situation, which documents you need and what it costs. Fixed price, VAT included; the government fee is paid separately.
Before we start, we tell you which procedure fits your situation and what it costs.
- We're a private service, not a government office
- Procedures from €125 VAT included · government fees not included
Not sure which procedure you need?
Answer a few questions and we tell you which routes could fit your case. It runs in your browser and sends nothing.
To take the test you need JavaScript turned on. In the meantime, these are the most common situations:
- I want my first residence permit
- I have the permit from the extraordinary regularisation
- My arraigo is about to expire
- I want to renew my residence permit
- I am a family member of a Spanish national
- I am a family member of someone from another EU country
- I want to bring my family to Spain
- My application was refused
Question of
Before you start
- Just a few questions, one per screen.
- On every screen you can choose “I don't know” and go back without losing your answers.
- It runs in your browser: nothing is sent or saved.
Do you currently have a permit or a pending application?
We mean permits for a stay or for residence in Spain.
Which permit do you have, or did you have?
Do you, or does someone in your close family, have Spanish nationality or the nationality of another country in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland?
Close family: partner, children, father or mother. EU: European Union. EEA: European Economic Area (the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).
How long have you been living in Spain without interruption?
If you applied for international protection, the time your application was pending does not count for arraigo (art. 126.b).
Do you have a signed employment contract or a job offer, or do you want to be self-employed?
Are you studying, or are you going to enrol on a course?
Have you recently had an application refused, or been asked for documents?
Routes that could fit your caseBest to look at it with you
Based on your answers, these routes could fit your case. For each one you'll see the requirements, the documents and the price breakdown.
From your answers we can't point you to a specific route. This is very common when there are doubts: tell us about your situation and a member of the team will give you guidance. The first guidance on WhatsApp is free.
For an appeal for reconsideration (recurso de reposición) you have 1 month from the day you are notified of the refusal (Ley 39/2015, art. 124). If more time has passed, tell us about your case and we'll look at what options are left.
A formal request for documents (requerimiento) is not appealed: you reply within the time limit it gives. If you like, we prepare the reply with you.
While your application for international protection is open, you cannot apply for an arraigo (art. 126.a), and that time does not count towards the 2 years (art. 126.b). We don't handle asylum: for that, we recommend a specialist organisation or a lawyer.
While you have a pending application, you cannot apply for an arraigo (art. 126.h). The usual approach is to wait for the reply and answer on time if you are asked for anything.
If you already have a permit or a pending application, arraigo is not your route (art. 126.h). If you're not sure, we help you check.
If your permit expired more than 3 months ago, you can no longer apply for a renewal or an extension. There are other routes, and we explain them to you.
With the permit from the extraordinary regularisation, you don't apply for a new arraigo. In the 2 months before it expires, you need to apply for the change to a residence and work permit (art. 191) or, if that isn't possible, the exceptional extension (additional provisions 20 and 21, section 10).
Your arraigo lasts 1 year. In the 2 months before it expires, you can apply for the extension (art. 132.3) or, if you have a job, the change to a residence and work permit (art. 191).
From what day can you apply? Work it out with the deadline tool
The renewal depends on whether your family member is Spanish or from another EU country: each case has its own rules.
The long-term residence permit does not expire, but the card (TIE) does need renewing: after 5 years, then every 5 years until you are 30, and every 10 years after that (arts. 178.1 and 185.1).
Each permit has its own rules for renewing or changing it. It's best for a member of the team to look at yours.
If you have finished higher education and don't have a job offer yet, there is also a residence permit to look for work or start a business project (art. 190.10).
Almost all types of arraigo require 2 continuous years in Spain (art. 126.b). If you don't have them yet, we can look with you at what options there are and what to prepare in the meantime.
Almost all types of arraigo require 2 continuous years in Spain (art. 126.b). If you don't know from when they count, we help you work it out. See the types of arraigo
All types of arraigo also have common requirements (art. 126): for example, not having another permit or another pending residence application. See the common requirements
This is general guidance: it does not replace a review of your case, and the decision always rests with the authorities.
- Only the code for your result goes on WhatsApp, not your answers. Please don't send documents on WhatsApp: if we need any, we'll give you a secure way to send them.
- Your answers are not sent or saved: they disappear when you close or reload the page.
Do you want to bring your family from your home country? See family reunification
To ask the same authority to review an immigration refusal, within the month after the notification.
From €540VAT included · government fees not included
For people who already have the authorisation from the 2026 extraordinary regularisation and must decide what to apply for before it expires.
Fixed price before we start
To move from temporary residence, such as arraigo, to a residence and work authorisation without leaving Spain.
Fixed price before we start
To apply for 1 more year of your socio-labour, social, second-chance or socio-training arraigo before it expires.
Fixed price before we start
If you have 5 years of legal residence in Spain: authorisation to live and work indefinitely, national or EU.
€195VAT included · government fees not included
If your work, family reunification or non-lucrative residence is about to expire: renewal of the authorisation and a new TIE.
€245VAT included · government fees not included
If you are the partner, son, daughter, father or mother of a Spanish national: 5-year residence to live and work in any sector.
€345VAT included · government fees not included
If your partner, father, mother or child is from another EU country and lives in Spain: a 5-year card to live and work.
€345VAT included · government fees not included
If you studied in Spain with a stay for studies: move to residence and work without a visa, as an employee or self-employed.
€395VAT included · government fees not included
For the mother, father or guardian of a child from another EU or EEA country or Switzerland. It lasts 5 years.
€395VAT included · government fees not included
For people who had a residence authorisation in the last 2 years that was not renewed.
€445VAT included · government fees not included
For people who have lived in Spain for 2 years and have one or more job contracts adding up to 20 hours a week or more.
€445VAT included · government fees not included
For people with 2 years in Spain who are training: bachillerato, intermediate vocational training, professional certificates or adult education.
€445VAT included · government fees not included
For people who have lived in Spain for 2 years and have close family with residence, or a favourable integration report.
€445VAT included · government fees not included
Procedures for your situation
Choose what applies to you. For each procedure you'll see the requirements, the documents and the price breakdown.
I want my first residence permit
If you have been in Spain for some time and don't have a residence permit yet, the usual route is an arraigo.
- Socio-labour arraigo€445
- Social arraigo€445
- Socio-training arraigo€445
- Family arraigo€395
- Second-chance arraigo€445
From €395 · VAT included · government fees not included
My one-year permit is about to expire
Extension, change of permit or the permit that comes after the extraordinary regularisation.
It's about my family
If you are a family member of a Spanish national or of someone from another EU (European Union) country, or you want to bring your family to Spain.
- Family of a Spanish national€345
- Family of an EU citizen€345
- EU registration certificate€125
- Family reunification€490
From €125 · VAT included · government fees not included
I want to renew or take the next step
Renewals, long-term residence and moving from student to worker.
From €195 · VAT included · government fees not included
My application was refused
What it means, what options you have and by when, explained calmly.
From €540 · VAT included · government fees not included
How we work, step by step
1. You tell us about your situation
On WhatsApp, by phone or with the form. A few lines are enough.
2. We tell you which procedure, which documents and what it costs
Before we start, with a fixed price and government fees on top. If it isn't the right procedure for you, we tell you.
3. We prepare your application file
We review your documents and make sure the file is complete and well explained. Once we have everything, we tell you the date it will be ready.
Online submission on your behalf when the procedure allows it.
4. Follow-up and an update on every development
We follow your file until the decision. If the authorities ask for anything else, we prepare it with you.
Fingerprinting for the TIE is done in person, by you: that part is yours.
Clear prices, before we start
Fixed price, VAT included. Government fees are paid separately, to the authorities, and we tell you the amount beforehand.
From €125depending on the procedure, VAT included. Government fees not included.
First guidanceFree
On WhatsApp. We tell you which procedure fits your situation.
Case review€60 VAT included
By video call or phone. Deducted if you hire us for the procedure within the next 30 days.
Some prices
| Procedure | Our fees (VAT included) | Government fees | Estimated total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arraigo: socio-labour, social, socio-educational or second chance | €445 | €38.28 + €16.08 | €499.36 |
| Residence renewal | €245 | €16.40 + €19.30 | €280.70 |
| Residence for family of a Spanish national | €345 | €12 | €357 |
| Family reunificationEach additional family member: €145 VAT included. | €490 | €10.94per family member | €500.94 |
| Long-term residence | €195 | €21.87 + €21.87 | €238.74 |
| Registration certificate for EU citizens | €125 | €12 | €137 |
Our fees, VAT included. Government fees are paid separately, to the authorities, and carry no VAT.
About us
Un Papel Menos is a private service for immigration procedures. Before we start, you know which procedure is right for you and what it costs, and a member of the team follows your file until the decision.
More about usIn your language
We speak español, English, català, français and 中文.
Barcelona and online
We work from Barcelona and by WhatsApp, phone, email or video call.
What we are not
We are not the authorities or a law firm, and we don't sell appointments. If your case has to go to court, we tell you: you need a lawyer.
One less worry.
You gather the documents we ask for and go to the fingerprinting appointment. We review, prepare and follow your file.
Frequently asked questions
Before we start, we tell you which procedure fits your situation and what it costs.
Message us on WhatsApp
To talk about your case, at any time (24 hours). Please don't send documents on WhatsApp: if we need any, we'll give you a secure way to send them.
Is Un Papel Menos a government office?
No. We are a private service for immigration procedures. We are not the authorities or a public body, and we don't sell appointments. The decision on each application always rests with the authorities: our job is to make sure your file arrives complete and well explained.
Is the government fee included in the price?
No. Our price is for our work and already includes VAT. The government fee is paid separately, directly to the authorities, and carries no VAT. For each procedure you'll see the breakdown and the estimated total cost.
Does the first guidance cost anything?
No. The first guidance on WhatsApp is free: we tell you which procedure fits your situation. If your case needs more detail, the case review costs €60 VAT included and is deducted if you hire us for the procedure within the next 30 days.
Can I send my documents on WhatsApp?
No. On WhatsApp we talk about your situation and dates, but please don't send documents there or by email. If we need any, we'll give you a secure way to send them.
What about the fingerprinting appointment?
You book the appointment for your TIE fingerprinting (your foreigner identity card) yourself, and the government appointment is free. We don't sell or get appointments: we explain how to book it.
How long do the authorities take to reply?
The law gives the authorities a time limit to decide, which for most of these procedures is 3 months. Sometimes they take longer. If the time limit passes without a reply, the application is generally considered refused (negative administrative silence) and you can appeal. We explain what options you have.
Tell us about your situation
Before we start, we tell you which procedure fits your situation and what it costs.
Or, if you prefer:
- Message us on WhatsApp
To talk about your case, at any time (24 hours). Please don't send documents on WhatsApp: if we need any, we'll give you a secure way to send them.
Phone
+34 623 82 89 38At any time, 24 hours a day, every day.