Family Reunification
Renewal
During the period of the two months before or three months after the expiry date of the Foreigner Identification Card (TIE), the foreign national holding a temporary residence authorisation for family reunification may apply for its renewal, which gives them the right to continue residing in Spain.
⚠️ Important ⚠️
♾️ Possibility of obtaining a national long-term residence authorisation
If, when renewing the residence authorisation for family reunification, the sponsor already holds or has applied for the national long-term residence or EU long-term residence authorisation, their family members may also apply for it.
In that case, they must apply for a long-term residence authorisation, and not the renewal of the family reunification authorisation.
🔀 Change of sponsor
To renew the authorisation, the family sponsor must continue to meet the financial means, accommodation and medical insurance requirements that enabled them to obtain the initial residence authorisation for their family.
If they no longer meet these requirements, another person may take their place as sponsor:
The initial sponsor's spouse or partner may replace them (provided that they live in Spain and are part of the same family unit), when renewal is requested for descendants (children), wards or ascendants (parents).
The other parent or guardian of the reunified family member may replace the initial sponsor (when they live in Spain, regardless of whether or not they are part of the same family unit), when the renewal process is requested for the descendants (children) or wards.
Requirements
Of the sponsor
🪪 Holder of a valid residence permit, or be within three months after the expiry of that permit.
🔗 Maintenance of the family bond between the sponsor and the reunified person.
💶 Continue to have fixed and regular financial resources, sufficient for their own maintenance and that of family members.
🏡 Continue to have suitable accommodation to accommodate the reunified family members.
🏫 Children enrolled in school.
⚠️ Only if they have minor children in their care of school age in Spain.
Of the reunified family member
🪪 Holder of a valid temporary residence permit for family reunification, or be within three months after the expiry of that permit.
🔗 Maintenance of the family bond between the reunified person and the sponsor.
General Documents
📄 Application form EX-02, for each reunified family member.
💰 Payment of the fee Form 790 Code 052, for each reunified family member.
Specific Documents
From the sponsor
🪪 Full copy of the passport, registration certificate or travel document in force, recognised as valid in Spain.
💶 Financial means through employment and/or sufficient economic resources for their own maintenance and that of the family members living in the same household.
🏥 Medical insurance policy, public or private, with coverage in Spain.
⚠️ If the sponsor were covered by Social Security through employed or self-employed work, or because they are a pensioner, this document does not need to be submitted.
🏫 Report on schooling for minors in their care, issued by the competent autonomous authorities.
⚠️ Only if you have dependent children under the age of majority in your care who are of school age in Spain.
From the reunified family member
🪪 Full copy of the passport or valid travel document, in force.
🪪 Foreigners’ identity card (TIE).
🏥 Medical insurance policy, public or private, with coverage in Spain.
⚠️ If the sponsor were covered by Social Security through employed or self-employed work, or because they are a pensioner, this document does not need to be submitted in the case of a spouse, partner or children.
🧑🏻❤️💋🧑🏽 Copy of the documentation proving the validity of the marriage or of a relationship similar to marriage.
⚠️ Only in the case of spouses or registered partners.
🫱🏼🫲🏾 Integration effort report issued by the Autonomous Community or, where applicable, by the local council in whose area the applicant has their usual residence.
⚠️ If the sponsor does not have the financial means required to support themself and their family unit, and the sponsor role could not be replaced by another person, this document may be submitted exceptionally.
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FAQs
What fees are there for this authorisation?
Who must apply for the renewal of the temporary residence authorisation for family reunification?
What is the deadline for the resolution of the authorisation?
For how long is family reunification authorisation granted?
Will I still have authorisation to work?
If the authorisation is granted, will the reunified family member need to complete any other additional procedure?
What options do I have if the original sponsor no longer has the financial means they were able to demonstrate in the initial application?
How should the sponsor’s financial means be accredited?
How can you prove that you have public or private health insurance?
What happens if the sponsor, at the time of renewal, is the holder of, or has applied for, a long-term or an EU long-term residence authorisation?