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Empadronamiento (address registration) in Córdoba
Ask the City Council of Córdoba to add you to its padrón, the list of people who live in the city. It is for you if you arrive from abroad or from another town, or if you are not registered anywhere.
The padrón proves where you live. Other offices may ask you for it.
The essentials
- What it costs
- It is free: the City Council says registering, changing address and certificates have no fee. If you pay for a private help service, like ours, that is a separate payment.
- How long it takes
- You can apply whenever you want. The City Council does not say how long it takes to decide. Keep your receipt and, if you want to know how it is going, ask the Statistics office (Estadística). No deadline does not mean it is immediate.
- To prepare it
- 20 min to prepare it
Is it for you?
People who live in Córdoba and are not yet in its padrón.
- Are you arriving from abroad or from another town? This is your procedure. If you only move home within Córdoba, see «Cambio de domicilio en el padrón» (change of address).
- Is the home yours, do you rent a flat or a room, or do you live in someone else's home? The document you need to bring changes.
- Are you also registering children, or doing the procedure for someone else?
What to bring
Tick each document when you have it ready. Ticks are not saved.
Which one works in your case
Download the City Council form (modelo 60-444) and sign it. If you need a written permission, it is on the same City Council page.
Which one works in your case
Bring a document that proves you live in that home. If the home is yours: the IBI (property tax) receipt, the deeds or a recent note from the Property Registry. If you rent: the full contract and the latest receipt. If the owner lets you live there: their permission (modelo 60-171), their ID and a document proving the home is theirs. If people are already registered in the home: permission from a registered adult with rights over the home, and their ID.
Which one works in your case
Before you apply, read the section on children on the City Council page. What they ask for changes with the family relationship, each parent's consent and who has custody. Use the form for your real case.
Step by step
- Decide the address and who is registering. It must be the home where you really live.
- Download the City Council form (modelo 60-444) and sign it. If you need a written permission, it is on the same City Council page.
- Bring a document that proves you live in that home. If the home is yours: the IBI (property tax) receipt, the deeds or a recent note from the Property Registry. If you rent: the full contract and the latest receipt. If the owner lets you live there: their permission (modelo 60-171), their ID and a document proving the home is theirs. If people are already registered in the home: permission from a registered adult with rights over the home, and their ID.
- Submit it online from the City Council page or at a municipal registry office. Before you go, check that the office can see you.
- Keep the receipt with the registration number. If they ask for more documents, reply using that number. Once you are registered, check that your details are correct.
Afterwards
- Keep the registration number. You can use it to reply if they ask for something, without starting a new application.
- Once you are registered, ask for the certificado de empadronamiento (registration certificate) if your next procedure needs it.
Common mistakes
- Asking for the certificate before you are registered.
- Bringing an incomplete rental contract, or a permission without the documents of the person who signs it.
- Registering a child as if they were an adult registering alone.
What this guide does not decide
The City Council checks that you live in that home and may ask for more documents. If you have no contract or other usual document for the home, ask the padrón office or social services what you can do. This guide cannot tell you whether they will accept other proof.