Get a return authorisation before travelling
While your residence renewal is pending you can ask for an autorización de regreso (form EX-13) that lets you leave Spain and come back within 90 days.
For: Non-EU residents whose residence or stay authorisation is in renewal or extension and who need to travel abroad.
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- Cost
- Fee 790 code 012: 10,72 EUR. Current amount on the review date; check the police fee table. Policía Nacional, fees
- Time
- The authorisation lasts at most 90 days. A trip caused by a situation of need is processed with priority. Policía Nacional
What you need
Steps
Check you qualify: your residence or stay authorisation is in a renewal or extension period and you filed that renewal on time.
Download form EX-13 from the Ministry of Inclusion and print it twice.
Fill it in capital letters with a black pen.
In section 4.1 tick "Titular de autorización de residencia en período de renovación o prórroga". In section 4.2 write why you are travelling and how long you will be abroad.
Open the police fee generator for tasa 790 code 012, fill it in, then download and print it.
Pay the fee form at a bank, savings bank or credit union (no account needed). Keep the stamped proof.
Take the two copies of EX-13, the proof of payment and your renewal filing proof to any Oficina de Extranjería or police office and submit them in person.
Do this before you book travel and ideally before your authorisation expires.
Once granted, travel inside the validity window and re-enter Spain through an authorised Spanish border crossing.
Done when: You hold the granted autorización de regreso and have entered Spain through a Spanish border crossing within its validity.
Common mistakes
- The return authorisation is only valid for entering through Spanish border crossings, so do not plan to come back overland via another route. Policía Nacional
What varies
Whether your office needs a cita previa for this filing, and how long it takes to decide, differs by province. The official page says silence counts as a refusal, so do not travel before you have the document.
This page is general information, not legal advice.