Residence for family members of Spanish citizens in Mallorca

Who qualifies as family of a Spanish citizen

Relationship	Notes
Spouse	Not separated
Registered or stable partner	Proof of registration or of a stable relationship
Children	Up to 26, or older if dependent
Parents and other dependants	Proof of dependence
Parent of a Spanish minor	Specific category
Carer of a dependent Spaniard	Specific category

Documents for the application

From the Spanish citizen: ID or passport and, for spouses or partners, a declaration of not living with another spouse or partner. From the family member: full passport, proof of the relationship, and when applying from Spain, criminal records for the last five years and a medical certificate, among others. All foreign documents must be apostilled or legalised and translated by a sworn translator.

Applying from Mallorca

The new rules allow applying from Spain, including for people in an irregular situation, with provisional permission to work while the application is processed. We file it at the immigration office in Palma and follow it until the card is issued.

Renewal, divorce and nationality

Residence as family of a Spanish citizen opens the way to long-term residence and, for spouses, a shorter route to Spanish nationality. Unmarried couples can consider a registered partnership.

Example: residence for family of Spanish citizens

Based on situations we commonly see; not a specific client. A Peruvian man had lived in Palma for two years with his Spanish partner, without papers. Under the 2025 rules we proved their stable relationship and applied from Mallorca; he obtained provisional permission to work and then his residence card.

Our collaborators for residence for family of Spanish citizens

For every service we work with trusted collaborators when a matter needs them: notaries, architects and surveyors, tax advisers at Castell.tax, sworn translators, banks and mortgage brokers, property managers and specialist lawyers in other parts of Spain. You keep one lawyer as your single point of contact, and we coordinate everyone else.

Castell.law is the English and German-speaking practice of Castell Abogados, a law firm in Palma de Mallorca. This page is general information, not advice on a specific case: laws and procedures change, so check your situation with us before acting.