Quick Facts
- Required From: Every country (6+ months residence)
- Period: Last 5 years
- Validity: 3-6 months typically
- Needs: Apostille + Spanish translation
Overview
Background checks required for most residence permits. Need certificates from every country where you lived more than six months during the past five years.
Requirements
- Must be recent—three to six months old typically
- Apostille required
- Spanish sworn translation required
Criminal record certificate review
Use this review to check which countries must issue a criminal record certificate and whether the document is valid for a Spanish visa or residence file.
Best fit
For applicants whose immigration route requires a recent certificate with the correct legalisation and translation.
Before filing
- Countries of residence that may need to be covered.
- Certificate date, apostille or legalisation and sworn translation.
- Whether the certificate wording fits the Spanish authority request.
Send us
Send nationality, countries lived in, certificate scans, issue dates and the visa or residence route.