EX-19 — Solicitud de tarjeta de residencia de familiar de ciudadano de la UE

What is EX-19 EU family member residence card?

EX-19 is the Spanish government's application for the 'tarjeta de residencia de familiar de ciudadano de la Unión': the residence card for a non-EU national who is a family member of a citizen of the European Union, another EEA country or Switzerland living in Spain. It is published by the migration authorities (Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones) and applies Royal Decree 240/2007, which brings the EU free-movement Directive 2004/38/EC into Spanish law.

The same form covers every step of the card's life: the first temporary card, the permanent residence card, a change of your details, address, passport or situation, the renewal of a card, and reporting that the right has ended ('baja por cese'). Both the family member and the EU citizen who gives the right to the card sign it.

FileIt walks you through the EX-19 in plain English, splits each NIE into the form's three boxes and checks its control letter, writes the signing date the Spanish way ('a 28 de septiembre de 2026'), and prints everything in capitals into the ministry's own PDF — including names with letters such as ł, ś or ș. Names and dates of birth can be pre-filled from the People records in your vault, and the finished form is saved in that person's folder. FileIt never submits anything: you sign the form and present it yourself.

Who needs to fill out EX-19 EU family member residence card?

• Non-EU spouses and registered partners of EU, EEA or Swiss citizens who live in Spain.
• Unregistered partners in a stable, proven relationship with an EU citizen.
• Children and grandchildren under 21, or older ones who are dependent or incapacitated, and dependent parents or grandparents.
• The non-EU parent of an EU citizen child, and other relatives who depend on or live with the EU citizen.
• Card holders who need a change, a renewal or a permanent card, or who must report that their right has ended.
• Not for EU citizens themselves, who register as residents with a different procedure, nor for non-EU nationals with no EU family link (see EX-17).

When to use EX-19 EU family member residence card

• After you arrive in Spain to join or accompany an EU citizen family member, to apply for your first card.
• When you reach the conditions for permanent residence, for example after five years of continuous residence in Spain.
• When your personal details, address, passport or family situation changes — for example on becoming widowed.
• When your card needs renewing.
• When the right to the card ends and you have to report it.
• The timing, fees and documents for each procedure are on the official information sheets (hojas informativas) at inclusion.gob.es; check the one for your case before you book an appointment.

What you need before you start

• Your passport number and, if you already have one, your NIE (X, Y or Z, seven digits and a check letter).
• Your full name, date and place of birth, nationality, marital status and your parents' first names.
• Your address in Spain, and a mobile number or email if you want courtesy alerts about notices.
• The EU citizen's passport or identity card number, NIE, name, nationality and address in Spain, and your relationship to them.
• For a minor: the parent's or guardian's name, ID number and capacity.
• The documents the information sheet lists for your procedure, such as proof of the family relationship and of the EU citizen's registration in Spain.

What’s on EX-19 EU family member residence card

The 2023 edition has 3 pages. FileIt asks for it in 7 parts, and it is signed by Eu citizen (ciudadano de la unión) and Applicant (solicitante - the family member):

1. 1) Your details - the family member (Datos del solicitante)Applicant (solicitante - the family member)
2. 1) Your legal representative, if any (Representante legal, en su caso)Applicant (solicitante - the family member)
3. 2) The EU citizen you are joining (Datos del ciudadano de la Unión)Eu citizen (ciudadano de la unión)
4. 3) Representative presenting the application (Representante a efectos de presentación)Representative (representante)
5. 4) Address for notifications (Domicilio a efectos de notificaciones)Applicant (solicitante - the family member)
6. 5) Your situation in Spain (Situación en España del solicitante)Applicant (solicitante - the family member)
7. Consent, declaration and signingApplicant (solicitante - the family member)

How to fill out EX-19 EU family member residence card, step by step

1 1) Datos del solicitante — your details

Your passport number and NIE (split into its letter, seven digits and check letter), your first and second surnames and first names, sex (H hombre, M mujer), date of birth, place and country of birth, nationality and marital status (S single, C married, V widowed, D divorced, Sp separated). Then your parents' first names, your address in Spain, mobile phone and email.

The last line, 'Representante legal, en su caso', is only for a minor or a person under guardianship: the parent's or guardian's name, ID number and capacity, such as PADRE or TUTOR.

2 2) Datos del ciudadano de la Unión — the EU citizen

The EU, EEA or Swiss citizen whose family member you are: their passport or identity card number, their NIE from the EU registration certificate, their name, their relationship to you (for example CÓNYUGE for a spouse), nationality and address in Spain. The relationship box is very small, so keep that answer short.

3 3) Representante a efectos de presentación

Only if someone else — a lawyer or gestoría, for example — presents the application for you. It asks for their name or company name, ID or tax number, address, phone, email and, for a company, the person acting for it.

4 4) Domicilio a efectos de notificaciones

Only if official notices should go to another person or address. Underneath is the CONSIENTO box: tick it to receive notices electronically on the government's electronic office, which you open with a digital certificate or Cl@ve. Companies and some professional groups must use electronic notices anyway.

5 5) Situación en España — what you are applying for

On page 2 give the expected period of your residence in Spain and the date it started, then tick one procedure: temporary residence (with your family link, from spouse to other family member), permanent residence (with its grounds), a change (what changes), renewal of the card (temporary or permanent holder), or de-registration with its cause. FileIt ticks the heading box and the line under it for you.

6 Declaration, date and signatures

Tick the declaration that the details and documents are true, give the place and date of signing, and optionally the office the form is addressed to with its DIR3 code and province. The EU citizen signs in the left box and you (or your legal representative) in the right box.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Leaving out the EU citizen's details or signature — the card depends on them, so section 2 and their signature are needed.
• Typing an NIE with the wrong check letter. FileIt checks the control letter of both NIEs.
• Ticking the heading (for example RESIDENCIA TEMPORAL) without the line underneath that says how you are related.
• Writing a long answer in the small 'Parentesco' box — use a short word such as CÓNYUGE or HIJO.
• Using EX-17 instead: that form is for non-EU nationals without an EU family member.
• Bringing only the original — the instructions ask for the original and a copy of the form.

After you fill it out

Check the PDF, then print it, and have both you and the EU citizen sign it. A parent or guardian signs for a minor.

Book an appointment and present the form with the documents listed on the information sheet for your procedure at the Oficina de Extranjería or Police unit of your province, or have your representative present it.

FileIt keeps a copy in your vault. Once you have the card, add it to your vault too so FileIt can remind you before it expires.

EX-19 EU family member residence card: frequently asked questions

Official sources

• Blank form (PDF), published by Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Secretaría de Estado de Migraciones (form); Oficinas de Extranjería and Policía Nacional (receive it): https://www.inclusion.gob.es/documents/410169/2156469/19-Tarjeta_familiar_comunitario.pdf
• Official instructions and guidance: https://www.inclusion.gob.es/web/migraciones/formularios
• Edition shown on this page: EX-19 (Real Decreto 240/2007; no edition code printed, PDF last modified 21 Aug 2023) (checked 2026-09-28).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones — Secretaría de Estado de Migraciones (form); Oficinas de Extranjería and Policía Nacional (receive it) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-09-28.

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