Municipal registration support

Padrón in Spain, prepared for your municipality.

The Padrón, or empadronamiento, is the municipal register of people living in a Spanish municipality. It records where you live. It is not residency.

Start your Padrón application

€119 · Included in Move Essential, priced per household.

Why municipal registration matters

Padrón can be relevant for demonstrating where you live, municipal administration, access to certain local services and other processes that require municipal registration.

Where it may be relevant

  • Proof of where you live
  • Municipal administration
  • Certain local services
  • Processes requiring municipal registration

Prepared for the municipality where you live

Each municipality handles its own register. Requirements, the relevant office, appointment procedure and supporting information can vary by location.

Move Spain

  • Uses your destination and registration information
  • Identifies the relevant municipal process
  • Checks address information
  • Prepares the information required for your application

You

  • Choose the service
  • Complete your registration
  • Provide identity and address information
  • Follow your specific instructions
  • Attend the official appointment when required

Municipality

  • Sets local requirements
  • Controls appointment availability
  • Assesses your address information
  • Completes the official registration

What you receive

  • Location-specific preparation
  • Checked information
  • The relevant municipal process identified
  • Clear instructions for your next step

Your route to municipal registration

  1. 1

    Choose and pay

    Select Move Essential and pay securely.

  2. 2

    Register

    Provide your household, identity and address information.

  3. 3

    We prepare

    We check your information and prepare for the relevant municipal process.

  4. 4

    Complete the official step

    Follow your instructions and attend where your municipality requires it.

Padrón questions

What is Padrón?+

It is the municipal register of people living in a municipality in Spain. Registering is called empadronamiento.

Why is Padrón important?+

It can prove where you live and may be needed for municipal administration, local services or other official processes.

Is Padrón the same as residency?+

No. Municipal registration and legal residence status are separate matters.

Does every municipality work the same way?+

No. Requirements and appointment procedures can differ by municipality.

Can Move Spain help me prepare it?+

Yes. We use your destination and registration information to identify and prepare the relevant local process.

Ready to prepare your Padrón?

Tell us where you will live and complete your information once. We guide you from there.

Start your Padrón application