It is a union between two people other than marriage, people united in a stable way by a relationship of cohabitation and affection, regardless of their sex (for example, a couple who, without being married, live together and/or have children).
A number of requirements must be met in order to process the registration in Madrid:
- First and foremost is to be able to prove one year of joint accredit one year of joint census registration with your partner in order to This registration must be in the community of Madrid and be continuous for 12 months.
- Be of legal age or emancipated minor.
- The marital status of the interested parties must be Single, Widowed, Divorced or Judicially Separated. in no case can be married.
- The members of the couple are not related (up to the third degree). (up to third degree).
- Not being in a common-law relationship with another person.
- The partnership is not registered in the registry of another Autonomous Community..
- Inexistence of anomalous condition or psychic deficiency that could vitiate that could vitiate the consent or not allow it to be given for the union.
In addition to these formal requirements, it is necessary to comply with documentation requirements such as:
- Proof of payment of the corresponding fee
- NIF, NIE, Passport or Residence Card, of both applicants and in force.
- Certificate of municipal registration.
- Certification of marital status
Impact on the real estate sector:
- In the case of Spanish Spanish citizens it will be enough with a Responsible declaration of Faith of Life and Civil Status of Single. In the case that the citizen was widowed it would be necessary to provide the Certificate of previous Marriage together with the literal Certificate of Death of the deceased spouse.
In the case of foreign citizens it will be necessary to prove their marital status, depending on their situation:
- Widow(er): Literal certificate of previous marriage and literal certificate of death of the deceased spouse.
- Unmarried: Certificate of marital capacity or certificate of unmarried status, as established by the law of your country.
- Divorced: Literal certificate of the previous marriage with the marginal annotation of the divorce, annulment or judicial separation.
Once the documentation has been submitted, the registry will notify the interested parties of the appointment for the completion of the registration or, if further documentation is required, they will be notified in the same manner.
The process ends with the telematic resolution of the procedure within 15 working days.
They must take into account that these registers of domestic partnership do not have effects in all the national territory since the registers are autonomous, with which in case they change residence they will have to re-register the union in the register of their new autonomous community. This inscription opens doors to, for example, applications for Community Family Card to those people who without being ready to constitute marriage want to help the foreign citizen to obtain a residence in Spain.
