Forms and fees
You will know which form and fee apply, how to complete and pay them, and what the whole application really costs.
A wrong form or an unpaid fee stops a Spanish immigration file in its tracks. This topic helps you pick and complete the right form for your route, pay the government fee, and budget what the whole application will really cost.
Pick the article that fits your situation
Which application form fits your route and filing channel?
Shows which form to use depending on whether you apply at a consulate abroad or inside Spain, and where to get the current official version. For non-EU newcomers about to start a residence or visa application.
Filling in Spanish immigration forms without common mistakes
How to fill in Spanish immigration forms so the office does not send the file back: language, names, address, signatures and what happens if a defect is found. For anyone preparing an application, in Spain or through a consulate.
Government fees for a Spanish residence application
A stage-by-stage guide to the government fees on a Spanish residence application: what you pay at the consulate, what you pay for processing, and what you pay for the TIE card. For non-EU nationals applying for residence.
Paying the immigration fee (tasa, modelo 790)
How to generate, pay and prove payment of the immigration fee on modelo 790, including what to do if you are outside Spain. For non-EU applicants who need to attach a paid fee to a residence or work application or a TIE request.
The real total cost of applying for Spanish residence
Government fees are only part of what applying for Spanish residence costs. Besides the fees, budget for insurance, translations, apostilles, certificates and a gestor or lawyer. This is for non-EU applicants.
About this topic
EU citizens, UK citizens with Withdrawal Agreement rights and family members of an EU citizen do not use the non-EU path: their forms are on the forms page and their fees on the fees page.
Key rules
- Visa fee: The standard consular fee for a national long-stay visa is 80 euros in 2026, and some nationalities pay a different amount.
- TIE fee: The fee for issuing the TIE card (modelo 790 código 012) is €16 in 2026. The processing fee for an initial residence or residence and work authorisation (modelo 790 código 052) is €73.78 in 2026.
- Refusal and refunds: The fee is not refunded if your application is refused, and a new application needs a new payment.
Forms and fees: the whole process, step by step
- Add up the full cost, including certificates, translations and insurance: before you start, and again before you file
- Choose your form: before you file
- Fill in the form without common mistakes: before you file
- Work out which fees apply at each stage: before you file; three fees from abroad, two if you already live in Spain
- Generate and pay the fee, then attach the paid copy to your application: before or when you file; online it is uploaded, in person you bring it to the appointment
- Answer any request to correct a defect: within 10 working days from the day after notification
- Request the TIE card with form EX-17 and the fee form: within one month of the authorisation being granted or of entering Spain with a visa
- Renew your authorisation, filed in Spain: in the 60 days before expiry, or up to 90 days after it
Documents you may need
- Forms: the national visa form, the EX form for your route and EX-17 for the TIE card
- Fee forms and receipts: the modelo 790 form and its payment receipt and the consular visa fee receipt
- Supporting documents: passport, translations, power of representation and padrón certificate
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