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Residence card for family members of EU citizens living in Spain.
Who it's for
Your spouse or partner, parent or child is an EU citizen exercising their right to live in Spain — and you want to live here with them. The EU family member card flows from the free-movement regime (Royal Decree 240/2007): it is valid for five years, carries the right to work, and covers spouses, registered partners, children and dependent ascendants. The legal test centres on the family link and the EU citizen's situation in Spain.
Key requirements
A qualifying family link: spouse, registered partner, child under 21 or dependent, or dependent ascendant.
An EU citizen residing in Spain as a worker, self-employed person, student or with sufficient means.
Civil-status documents apostilled and officially translated.
Residence in Spain together with the EU citizen.
Requirements are summarised at a general level. Your lawyer confirms the exact list for your situation before anything is filed.
How the process works
Every Turkkanlar case moves through the same nine-stage lifecycle in your client portal. Your lawyer controls each transition — you see all of it.
Typical documents
This is the live checklist template for this procedure — the same one that drives your client portal, so you always know what's missing.
Valid passport (full copy)
All pages, valid for the entire application period.
Recent passport-size photo
Criminal record certificate (apostilled + sworn translation)
From countries of residence in the last 5 years; issued within 90 days.
Private health insurance policy
Full coverage in Spain without co-payments.
Proof of address / padrón registration
Marriage or family relationship certificate (apostilled + translated)
Your lawyer tailors the checklist to your case; documents may be added or waived based on your situation and nationality.
Related procedures
General information, not legal advice. Spanish immigration rules change and every case is different — speak to a lawyer about your specific situation.
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