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Registration of Domestic Partnership
Who can do it?
The following persons are eligible for registration:
1. Are of legal age or emancipated minors.
2. They live together as a couple in a free, public and notorious manner.
3. Have been living together in a stable manner for at least twelve months without interruption (if you have just cancelled a previous registration, remember that you must wait twelve months from the date of cancellation to apply for a new one).
4. At least one of the members of the partnership must be registered in one of the municipalities of the Community of Madrid.
5. Their marital status must be one of the following: Single, widowed, divorced or judicially separated.
6. The members of the couple must not be related (up to the third degree).
7. Not to be in a common-law relationship with another person.
8. Not to be registered in the Registry of another Autonomous Community.
9. Not to be affected by a deficiency or psychic anomaly that does not allow to give consent to the union validly.
What do you need to present?
A. Documentation
The required documentation (original and photocopy requested) is as follows:
- 1. NIF or NIE, Passport (complete) or Residence Card in force of the applicants and two witnesses (relatives or friends over 18 years old).
- 2. Certification of the municipal census issued by the Town Hall where they reside. Flyers will not be accepted.
- 3. Proof of emancipation, in the case of minors.
- 4. Certificate of marital status. For more information about the certificates see the complementary information section.
One month before the day of the appointment at the Registry of Unions of De Facto
this documentation shall be delivered at the office located at Gran Vía Street No. 18- ground floor, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 14:00 or at any Registry, in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, of the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations.
If the documentation is incomplete or not correct in its entirety, you have 10 working days to complete it or submit the correct document, starting the day after signing the application form.
B. Fee
It is also necessary to provide a paid fee form 030. The paid fee is delivered on the day of the appointment.
The payment of the fee shall be made by self-assessment, prior to the date of registration in one of the collaborating deposit entities of the Community of Madrid, and it is recommended that it be made between 2 and 7 days prior to the day of registration.
The fee is 82,12€.
Application Submission
In the “Management” section of this page you will find the application form and the required forms that you can fill out online and save to your computer or print.
By Internet (See how to apply)
To submit the application and documentation online, through the electronic registry of the Regional Ministry, it is necessary to have an electronic ID card or one of the electronic certificates recognized by the Community of Madrid.
Have all the documentation to be submitted ready before accessing management.
- In the application, the option to receive notifications electronically is provided, as long as the user is registered in the Telematic Notification System of the Community of Madrid, and to authorize the consultation of certain documents, exempting the user from the obligation to submit them. (Clic to see)
- Once the application has been registered, the "file consultation" service is enabled, from where you will be able to provide documents and send communications related to your application.
On-site
- You can submit your application at any of the Registry Assistance Offices of the Community of Madrid, of the General State Administration, of other Autonomous Communities, of City Councils of the Community of Madrid belonging to the Network of Integrated Citizen Service Offices, Post Offices and Diplomatic Representations or Spanish Consular Offices abroad.
- Assistance Offices of the Community of Madrid (Clic to see)
- Community of Madrid belonging to the Network of Integrated Citizen Service Offices (Clic to see)
The application shall be signed on the day of the appointment, personally and jointly by the members of the de facto union, at the Registry of De Facto Unions at Gran Vía, 18, first floor, regardless of whether the appointment is submitted in person or electronically.
On the day of the appointment, the members of the union must be accompanied by two witnesses of legal age, in full exercise of their civil rights, who will certify by affidavit the previous free, public, notorious and uninterrupted cohabitation for at least twelve months, of the members of the de facto union in a relationship of affectivity.
The maximum capacity, on the day of registration, will be 8 people (couple and witnesses included), identified by a valid ID card, passport or residence card.
If, only, you wish to apply for the certificate of de facto union
remember that the persons who can apply for this certificate are:
- 1. Any of the members of the de facto union.
- 2. His successors in title (Person who succeeds or is subrogated to the rights of another by virtue of a title).
- 3. The Judges and Courts of Justice.
There are two ways to apply: online and in person.
A. Internet (See how to apply)
- The documentation to be submitted is only the application form (see Management section in the right column of this file), although prior identification with DNIe or one of the electronic certificates recognized by the Community of Madrid is required.
- The certificate will be obtained immediately, through the Immediate Response Service.
The validity of this automatically issued certificate can be verified by the secure verification code printed on it.
B. On-site
In the case of an in-person application, both the application form and the following documentation are required:
- 1. ID card, passport or residence card (valid documents) of the applicant.
- 2. Declaration of heirs in the event that the applicant is the successor in title of the applicant.
- 3. Proof of payment of the fee (form 030 that you will find in the section Management / Fees in the right column). The cost of the fee for registration certificates will be 12,24 € or 21,42 € if it is a certificate with effects abroad (the latter is only issued in person).
- You can submit your application at any of the Registry Assistance Offices of the Community of Madrid, of the General State Administration, of other Autonomous Communities, of City Councils of the Community of Madrid belonging to the Network of Integrated Citizen Service Offices, Post Offices and Diplomatic Representations or Spanish Consular Offices abroad.
- Registry Assistance Offices of the Community of Madrid (Clic to see)
- Community of Madrid belonging to the Network of Integrated Citizen Service Offices (Clic to see)
