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Family reunification: bringing your family to Spain

Official name: Temporary residence authorisation for family reunification (Autorización de residencia temporal por reagrupación familiar)

€490VAT included

+ €10.94 in government fees · Estimated total cost: €500.94

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If you are a foreign national, have lived in Spain for at least 1 year and have applied to stay at least 1 more year, you can apply for your family to come and live with you (reagrupación familiar). You submit the application here and, if granted, your family member applies for the visa at the Spanish consulate in their country. You need a stable income, suitable housing and health insurance.

In short

Who it is for
Foreign nationals with residence in Spain who want to bring their family
Duration
Until the same date as your authorisation, with a minimum of 1 year
Can I work?
Yes: spouse, partner and children of working age, with no extra procedure
Where to apply
You, at the Immigration Office (Oficina de Extranjería) of your province; your family member, at the Spanish consulate (visa)
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Tell us about your situation

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 this your procedure?

It is for you if…

  • Spouse over 18, not separated in fact or in law (art. 66.1.a).
  • Partner over 18 registered in a register of an EU country, or an unregistered stable partner with 12 continuous months of living together or with children in common (art. 66.1.b).
  • Your or your partner's sons and daughters under 18 when the application is submitted, or older ones with a disability that needs support or who cannot support themselves because of their health (art. 66.1.c).
  • Children under 18 for whom you are the legal representative (art. 66.1.d).
  • Your father and mother, or your partner's, if you have long-term residence, they are over 65, they are dependent on you and there are reasons for them to live in Spain. On humanitarian grounds, also under 65 (art. 66.1.e).
  • An adult son or daughter who is going to care for you, if you have a recognised degree of dependency (art. 66.1.f).

It is not for you if…

  • You are Spanish: your family members apply for residence as a family member of a Spanish national.

    See: Family of a Spanish national

  • You are a citizen of another EU country: your non-EU family members apply for the EU family member card.

    See: Family of an EU citizen

  • Your family member already lives in Spain: family reunification requires them to apply for the visa from their country and enter with it (art. 68.5). There may be other routes, such as arraigo.

    See: Arraigo

If you were looking for…

«family reunification (reunificación familiar)»
The correct Spanish name is reagrupación familiar (arts. 65-71 of RD 1155/2024).
«IPREM calculator for family reunification 2026»
With the 2026 IPREM (600 €/month): 900 €/month for you and one family member, and 300 €/month more for each additional family member. For example, you and 2 family members: 1,200 €/month (art. 67.1).

The steps, in order

  1. We check the income, the housing and each family member’s documents with you before we start.
  2. You request the suitable housing report. In Catalonia it is issued by the Generalitat.
  3. You submit the application at the Immigration Office (Oficina de Extranjería) of your province.
  4. If it is granted, your family member applies for the visa at the Spanish consulate within 2 months.
  5. Your family member enters Spain and applies in person for the TIE. Fingerprinting is done in person.

When it is time to renew, you can find it explained in residence renewal.

Requirements

  • Have lived in Spain for at least 1 year and have applied to stay at least 1 more year. You can submit it at the same time as the renewal of your authorisation, but it is not granted until your renewal is.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 68.1; LO 4/2000, art. 18 bis

  • To bring your parents or your partner's parents you need long-term residence. You can submit the application as soon as you have applied for long-term residence.

    LO 4/2000, art. 18.1; RD 1155/2024, art. 68.1.a

  • Fixed, regular income of 150 % of the IPREM (the index used to calculate financial means) for you and one family member (900 €/month in 2026) and 50 % (300 €/month) for each additional family member. The income of your spouse or partner, and of your parents or children who live in Spain and live with you, also counts. Social benefits and housing or study grants do not count.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 67.1; 2026 IPREM: 600 €/month

  • If you are bringing children under 18, the amount required may be reduced in the best interests of the child.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 67.1

  • Suitable housing for your family, proven with a report from the competent services of the autonomous community or the town hall. The report cannot be more than 6 months old when you apply.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 67.2

  • Health insurance for you and for the family members you are bringing.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 67.3

  • If you have other children in Spain of compulsory school age, they must be enrolled in school.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 67.4

  • Not be a threat to public order: the authorities check that you have no criminal record in Spain and assess the police report. Police records do not on their own lead to refusal: each case is assessed.

    RD 1155/2024, arts. 67.6 and 68.4

  • Pay the government fee for each family member.

    RD 1155/2024, art. 67.7; Order PJC/617/2025

Documents

Guide list only. Before we start, we tell you exactly which ones you need in your case.

  • Family reunification application form, signed.
  • Your full valid passport (or your registration certificate, cédula de inscripción).
  • Proof of your income: contract and payslips, income tax return, pension or bank statements, depending on your case.
  • Suitable housing report.
  • Health insurance for you and your family members.
  • If you are bringing your spouse or partner: a responsible declaration (declaración responsable) that you do not live in Spain with another spouse or partner.
  • Full valid passport of each family member.
  • Documents proving the tie (marriage, partnership, birth) and, where needed, the dependency, translated and legalised or apostilled.

Please don't send documents on WhatsApp or by email. If we need any, we'll give you a secure way to send them.

Deadlines

When you can apply
Once you have lived in Spain for 1 year and have applied to stay at least 1 more year. You can apply together with the renewal of your authorisation (art. 68.1; art. 18 bis of LO 4/2000).
Time limit for a decision
The Immigration Office has 2 months. If it does not reply within that time, the application is deemed refused and you can appeal (art. 68.6).
Visa
Once the authorisation is granted, your family member has 2 months to apply for the visa at the Spanish consulate, with the original documents proving the tie. The consulate has 1 month to decide (art. 40).
Entry and TIE
With the visa, your family member must enter Spain within 1 month at most (art. 68.5.a). Then they apply in person for the TIE (foreigner identity card) in the month after entering (art. 209.1).
Renewal
It is renewed in the 2 months before it expires or in the 3 months after. The renewed authorisation lasts 4 years and allows work without limits (art. 71).

How we work

  1. 1. You tell us about your situation

    On WhatsApp, by phone or with the form. A few lines are enough.

  2. 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. 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. 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.

In Barcelona and Catalonia

In Catalonia, the suitable housing report is issued by the Generalitat (the Catalan government). You request it, preferably, at the town hall where you are registered on the padrón (the register of residents). The reunification application is then submitted at the Immigration Office of the province, which belongs to the national government.

Immigration in Barcelona: offices and data for the province

Frequently asked questions

How much do I need to earn to bring my family in 2026?

With an IPREM of 600 €/month: you and 1 family member, 900 €/month; you and 2, 1,200 €/month; you and 3, 1,500 €/month (art. 67.1). Your income is added to that of your spouse or partner and of your parents or children who live in Spain and live with you. Social benefits do not count.

Will my partner be able to work when they arrive?

Yes. The spouse, the partner and children of working age can work as employees or self-employed, anywhere in Spain and in any sector, with no other procedure (art. 65.2).

Can I bring my parents?

You need long-term residence (art. 18.1 of LO 4/2000). You can submit the reunification application as soon as you have applied for it, but it is not granted until you are given long-term residence (art. 68.1). Your parents must also be over 65, be dependent on you and have reasons that justify living in Spain. On humanitarian grounds, they can also be under 65 (art. 66.1.e).

My son is 19. Can he come through family reunification?

As a general rule, no: children must be under 18 when the application is submitted. Adult children can be brought if they have a disability that needs support or cannot support themselves because of their health (art. 66.1.c).

When will my partner have their own residence?

After at least 1 year with family reunification, they can apply for independent residence and work if they have their own means or meet the requirements for employment or self-employment (art. 69.1). If they apply when renewing, it lasts 4 years.

Review and sources

Written with the help of AI and reviewed by the Un Papel Menos team on 13 October 2026.

Last updated: .

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Residence renewal

If your work, family reunification or non-lucrative residence is about to expire: renewal of the authorisation and a new TIE.

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Long-term residence

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€195VAT included · government fees not included

Family of a Spanish national

If you are the partner, son, daughter, father or mother of a Spanish national: 5-year residence to live and work in any sector.

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Family of an EU citizen

If your partner, father, mother or child is from another EU country and lives in Spain: a 5-year card to live and work.

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