Spain -
Documentation and Resources

Apply online: Official copies of Spanish birth certificates (Certificado de Nacimiento) may be requested online. A full birth certificate (Certificado Literal) can be downloaded immediately with Cl@ve Digital ID or European Digitial ID or sent to your address by mail. Multilingual certificates, or certificates required for a specific purpose (first request for Spanish ID or passport) will be delivered by post.

Apply by post or in-person: It is also possible to apply for birth certificates through the Civil Registry Office where the birth was registered by post or in person ( appointment (in Spanish) required), including through a Spanish Consulate when the birth was registered at the consulate and the applicant is registered as a resident in the area of the consulate's jurisdiction.

• Birth Certificates - apply online
• Birth certificates - postal and in-person applications

This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about documents from Spain

Apply online:Official copies of Spanish marriage certificates (Certificado de Matrimonio) may be requested online. If available, the marriage certificate can be downloaded immediately with Cl@ve Digital ID or European Digitial ID or sent to your address by mail.

Apply by post or in-person: It is also possible to apply for marriage certificates through the Civil Registry Office where the marriage was registered by post or in person ( appointment (in Spanish) required), including through a Spanish Consulate when the marriage was registered at the consulate and the applicant is registered as a resident in the area of the consulate's jurisdiction.

• Marriage Certificates - apply online
• Marriage certificates - postal and in-person applications

Apply online:Official copies of Spanish death certificates (Certificado de Defunción) may be requested online. If available, the death certificate can be downloaded immediately with Cl@ve Digital ID or European Digitial ID or sent to your address by mail.

Apply by post or in-person: It is also possible to apply for a death certificate through the Civil Registry Office where the death was registered by post or in person ( appointment (in Spanish) required), including through a Spanish Consulate when the death was registered at the consulate.

• Death Certificates - apply online
• Death certificates - postal and in-person applications

The process when a British national dies in Spain including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

Spanish Criminal Record Certificates (Certificado de Antecedentes Penales) can be obtained online ( Cl@ve Digital ID required).

Requests for a Spanish criminal record certificate can be submitted by post or made in person to a Regional Office of the Ministry of Justice or to the Central Office (in Spanish) in Madrid. From abroad, applications can also be submitted in person at a Spanish Consulate

A Last Will and Testament Certificate (Certificado de Actos de Última Voluntad) can be obtained online with Cl@ve Digital ID or by applying to the Central Office (in Spanish) (in-person and by post) or a Regional Office (in-person) of the Ministry of Justice. The Last Will and Testament Certificate confirms whether a deceased person has made a will and indicates the notary where any will is registered so that a copy of the will may be obtained.

A Death Insurance Certificate (in Spanish) can also be obtained to confirm whether a deceased person has life insurance coverage.