EX-26 form: how to fill it in to modify your residence permit

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Which box to tick in section 5

The EX-26 form is for a modificación (modification): moving from one residence authorisation to another without a visa. It is not a renovación (renewal).

Download the EX-26 form

The EX-26, often written EX26, is the official form from Spain's Ministry of Inclusion. The PDF can be filled in: type on your computer, or print it and complete it by hand in CAPITALS with a black pen. You hand in the original and a copy. The form is free.

Download the EX-26 (official PDF)

How to fill in the EX-26, section by section

The form is in Spanish, so write your answers in Spanish too.

1) DATOS DE LA PERSONA EXTRANJERA (your details)

As in your passport, with your NIE, the date as dd/mm/yyyy and the X for sex only if your country recognises it. Tick SÍ or NO for «Hijas/os a cargo en edad de escolarización en España» (dependent children of school age in Spain).

2) DATOS DE EMPLEADOR/A (employer)

Only if you apply for employee work with an employer: name or company name, NIF/NIE, main activity (note 5) and CNAE code (note 6).

3) DATOS DEL REPRESENTANTE (representative)

Only if someone other than you submits the application (note 7).

4) DOMICILIO A EFECTOS DE NOTIFICACIONES (address for notices)

Where you want to receive notices; if left empty, they go to the applicant. Add a mobile or e-mail to get alerts.

CONSIENTO (DEHú)

Tick it only if you have a digital certificate or Cl@ve: notices will then arrive at the DEHú (note 8).

5) SITUACIÓN DE ORIGEN Y TIPO DE AUTORIZACIÓN SOLICITADA (current situation and permit requested)

One box only (note 9), the one in your row of the table above.

Place, date and signature

You sign or, if you have one, your legal representative.

DIRIGIDA A (addressed to)

The Oficina de Extranjería (immigration office) of your province, its DIR3 code and the province. If you do not know the code, ask when you submit.

What happens when the regularisation permit expires

The extraordinary regularisation permit lasts one year and lasts one year. The usual next step is a modification under article 191 with the EX-26; only if you cannot apply for one is there the exceptional extension described below.

• When: in the two months before it expires. Your permit stays valid until they decide.
• Late: you can still apply up to three months after expiry, but you may face penalty proceedings.
• Box: your permit counts from the day you applied for the regularisation. If a full year has not passed when you submit the EX-26, first ask your Oficina de Extranjería which box they accept. With a year or more, article 191.3; with less, 191.2.
• If you do not meet the requirements: a one-year prórroga (extension) if you are looking for work and registered with the public employment service, or with an integration report from your regional government.
• Serious illness, disability or retirement age: the extension is for four years.

The same applies if you got the permit as an international protection applicant (disposición adicional 20.ª). Still waiting for the decision? Check the status of your application.

How to submit the EX-26

1. Check the deadline and your box.

   From the regularisation, in the two months before expiry. The box is in the table.

2. Gather the documents.

   Those on the information sheet (hoja informativa) for your case: a copy of your full passport, the contract or proof of your situation, and foreign documents translated by a sworn translator and legalised or apostilled.

3. Submit the application.

   At the Oficina de Extranjería of the province where you live, or online through Mercurio (the government's online filing system) with a digital certificate. Depending on the case, you or your employer submits it.

   Submit through Mercurio

4. Pay the fee.

   The tasa (government fee) 790 052 costs 10,94 euros and you have ten working days to pay it. From a residence permit it is code 2.5.2 (2.5.1 from studies, 2.5.3 for article 192). If there is an employer, they also pay the tasa 062: from a permit that already let you work, code 3.2.2, 81,54 euros (information sheet 55); from one that did not, the first-permit code 3.2.1 (sheets 55 bis and 57). More in the tasa 790 052 guide.

5. After approval.

   According to sheet 55, you have one month from the notice to register with Social Security. In the following month you apply in person for the TIE (foreigner identity card) with the EX-17.

Do you need a lawyer?

A lot is at stake: if the modification is refused or comes too late, you are left without a permit and cannot work legally. An immigration lawyer is worth it if you have no contract, have been asked for more documents, have already been refused, your case mixes several situations or the deadline has passed. To appeal, see what to do after a refused application. In a simple case you can do it yourself: the form is free and you submit it yourself.

Common problems

I do not know if this is a renewal or a modification

If you change the type of permit, for example from arraigo or the regularisation to a residence and work permit, it is a modification with the EX-26. If you keep the same type, it is a renewal or, for arraigo, a one-year prórroga (extension) that requires you to look for work and register with the public employment service. For the card itself, see the guide to renewing your TIE.

I do not have a work contract

With at least one year (191.3) you do not always need one. Other options include a contributory unemployment benefit, nine months registered with Social Security in a twelve-month period, or a family member with the means to bring you over. If you can prove none of these, your integration effort is assessed with a report from your regional government.

My card has already expired

With the 191.3 box, the new permit runs from the day after the old one expired. Outside the three-month margin of the regularisation, talk to a professional before you submit anything.

My contract is part-time

With less than one year, your total pay must reach the full-time minimum wage over a year. With at least one year, it is enough to continue the employment that gave you the permit; a new contract must meet that same rule.

Updated 4 November 2026