Foreigner Procedures

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Refugee identity document, subsidiary protection and stateless person

Documents identifying foreigners who have been granted asylum and refugee status in Spain; the right to subsidiary protection; or statelessness, respectively. The expedition is carried out in a decentralized manner by the authorized foreigner units, but the preparation or material production of the document is carried out by the FMNT.

  • Who are the interested parties?
    • The holder of the right/statute.
  • Classes and typologies
    • Refugee identity document (Geneva Convention for Refugees and Act regulating the right of asylum and subsidiary protection).
    • Identity document for subsidiary protection (Act regulating the right of asylum and subsidiary protection).
    • Stateless person ' s identity document (Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and Stateless Persons Regulations).
  • Period of validity
    • 5 years.
  • On-site Go
    • Personal appearance of the beneficiary in the authorised forwarding units
      • International Protection Section (refugees, subsidiary protection and stateless persons) at the OAR in Madrid.
      • Provincial Units of Foreigners.
      • Authorized local units.
      • Foreigner units attached to the offices of foreigners.
  • Resolution granting the status and corresponding right (refugee, subsidiary protection or stateless person)
  • Photographs in color, size card and with a clear background and the face uncovered
  • Document or provisional authorization of identity that had been issued to the holder, if applicable.
  • Proof of payment Tax model 790 Code 012.
To process

  • Where do I swap my application?
    • International Protection Section (refugees, subsidiary protection and stateless persons) at the OAR in Madrid.
    • Provincial Units of Foreigners.
    • Authorized local units.
    • Foreigner units attached to the offices of foreigners.
Models of forms

All the formalities and procedures of foreigners