Spanish Administrative Offices

Contact information for the national and local administrative centres of Spain, including where to go for residency papers, vehicle registration papers, driving licences and more...

Certain public administration offices in Spain deal with various issues unique to foreigners. To find details and contact information see:

• Ministerio de Administraciones Públicas (with link to all Foreigners' Offices in Spain)
• Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales (immigration, integration)
• Spanish Government Information Service (in Spanish)

To find the nearest social security office: The Spanish Social Security website is in English and has an easy-to-use interactive map. Simply select the appropriate Province and administrative office from the search options.

• Social Security website

Useful Terminology

• Residency: EU Nationals
• Residency: Non-EU Nationals
• Spanish Citizenship
• Frontier Workers
• E-Forms
• Consular Services
• Local Consulates
• National Administration
• Local Administration
• NIE Number
• NIE: Application
• Empadronamiento