What is it?
The resident registry procedure certifies resident status in the city of Barcelona.
Who can request it?
Everybody, whether they have a residence permit or not, should register. The register is called the padró in Catalan.
What is it for?
It is required as proof of city residence for immigration procedures and enables people to access public services (education, healthcare and so on).
How to register
Registration usually involves applicants providing documentation proving their identity and address. However, it is worth bearing in mind that the procedure varies in some cases:
REGISTRY AT A FIXED ADDRESS
The documentation that must be provided varies if the applicant is the owner of the home where they want to be registered at or whether they are a tenant.
The owner or tenant can also give express authorisation for the registration of other people living at the address.
Expand the information and complete the procedure here
REGISTRY OF MINORS
The registry of minors as city residents must be completed by their legal representative.
- Foreign nationals over 14: residence card or passport or identity document from their country of origin (the latter only if they come from an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein). In the case of UK nationals, the residence document established by the EU withdrawal agreement is also valid. If the document for the minor does not include the data for their parents, the family book should also be provided (where this exists in the country of origin) or the passport/s of the parents which include all the data for the minor.
- Foreign nationals under the age of 14: family book (where this exists in the country of origin) or birth registration or passport/s or parents which include all the data for the minor, and, if they have one, the residence card or passport (in the case of UK nationals, the residence document established by the EU withdrawal agreement is also valid), or identity document from their country of origin (the latter only if they come from an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein).
Expand the information and complete the procedure here
REGISTRY WITH NO FIXED ADDRESS
Even if you don't reside continuously at an address in Barcelona and consequently can't provide any type of documentation relating to your home, you and your family's registration as residents should also be guaranteed.
In this case, before formalising the registration, you must request the residency recognition report.
More information about this report and procedures here