What is it?
This report certifies that the applicant has adequate housing that meets habitation requirements regulated by Act 14/2012 (DOGC of November 2, 2012).
What is is for?
The Adequate Housing Report is required for:
- Applying for family reunification.
- Renewal of residence permits based on family reunification, when there has been a change of home address since reunification was granted upon initial housing.
Who is eligible?
Non-EU foreign nationals who are registered in Barcelona and hold a renewed residence permit. Application is allowed under exceptional circumstances.
- If the applicant is not a non-EU foreign national:
- Spanish citizens who are legal tutors of a foreign minor who was not born in Spain
- Family member of EU foreign national who is no longer bound to an EU spouse or partner (annulment, divorce, cancellation of registration as a partner), and can allege to be in one of the following situations (officially certified):
- Married for 3 years, with at least 1 year in Spain
- Holds the custody of children of an EU citizen
- Has been granted the right to visits with children of an EU citizen
- Family member of EU foreign national with a permanent residence permit.
- If the applicant does not hold a renewed residence permit or in process of renewal:
- Researcher who is reunifying the family while applying for a residence and work permit for research.
- Highly qualified employee who is reunifying the family while applying for a residence and work permit for highly qualified employees.
- Holder of an EU long-term residence permit who is reunifying the family while applying for long-term residence permit in Spain.
- Holder of residence permit based on exceptional circumstances, with a child who was not born in Spain and has been at school for more than two years.
- Holder of a student residence permit who want to change their situation (and that of their family) to a residence and work permit.
- Exceptional cases where the applicant's status is based on family reunification:
- Reunified individual with a long-term residence permit
- Individual who was reunified by an ascendent and wishes to reunify a child born in Spain.
- Individual who was reunified by a descendent and wishes to reunify a child who is a minor or disabled.
Term of Validity
The report is valid for 3 months from the date of the signature on the report provided by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Please note that a housing report cannot be requested for another family unit at the same home address until after a year from the provision of the previous report.
What does the report certify?
- Legal entitlement to housing occupancy.
- The number of individuals officially registered at the home address.
- The number of individuals to be reunified.
- The number of rooms in the home, and what they are used for.
This report is sent together with the application to the Department of Employment, Social Affairs and Families of the Generalitat de Catalunya, which has a deadline of 30 working days (as of the date of registry) to determine and notifiy the applicant of the resolution.
Notifications are delivered as SMS text messages, with details of the office where the resolution can be retrieved. In the event it cannot be retrieved in person, it will be sent by certified post to the applicant's address for notifications.
HOW CAN I APPLY?
- Submit an application at any Citizen Help and Information Office.
- Once the application form has been completed and signed, you will need to submit it at any of the city’s Citizen Help and Information Offices (OACs), together with the required documents:
- Personal:
- Applicant’s foreign national ID (NIE) and expired NIE (if they have it).
- Applicant's currently valid passport (copies of the pages showing their personal data and expiry date).
- Catalan Government Tax
- For the dwelling:
- If you are the owner:
- Property deed registered with the Land Registry or proof that these procedures are under way.
- Latest water or electricity bill.
- If you are a tenant:
- Your lease, valid for at least 12 months from the date of your application.
- Latest rent receipt.
- Latest water or electricity bill.
- Other situations:
- Situations of occupation of a dwelling other than those of leasehold and ownership, based on contractual relations or ownership of property rights allowing use of the dwelling.
- You will need to produce the document stating the basis of the right of use of the dwelling (employment contract specifying use of the dwelling, public deed recognising the right etc.).
- Situations of occupation of a dwelling other than those of leasehold and ownership, based on contractual relations or ownership of property rights allowing use of the dwelling.
- If you are the owner:
- Personal:
All the documents must be certified. To this effect, you may submit certified photocopies or originals and photocopies to be certified.
Once all the documents have been received, the City Council will arrange an interview with the party concerned to verify whether the requirements for drafting the proposed report have been met.