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Invitation letter offices in Cádiz

8 offices in Cádiz handle Carta de invitación, in Cádiz, Algeciras, El Puerto de Santa María, Jerez de la Frontera, La Línea de la Concepción, Rota, San Fernando and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Not every police station in the province does — going to one that does not costs you the appointment, and the appointment is the part that takes weeks.

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The Immigration Office in Cádiz

Carta de invitación is an authorisation, so it is decided at an Oficina de Extranjería under the Government Delegation — not at a police station. They are separate networks with separate appointment systems, and going to the wrong one is the most common wasted journey in Spanish immigration.

The ministry's page for Cádiz does not name this procedure among the services it itemises for these offices. They are the province's Immigration Offices, which is where authorisations of this kind are decided, but ring ahead before travelling rather than relying on that.

  • Sede 1. Oficina de Extranjería en Cádiz

    Cádiz

    Address
    Calle Acacias, 2, 11007 Cádiz
    Opening hours
    Lunes a viernes de 9h a 14h
    Also decides
    Employed work and residence permits, self-employed work and residence permits, residence and work for research, work authorisations for existing residents, exemptions from the work permit requirement, short-stay extensions, non-lucrative residence, family reunification, arraigo, other exceptional-circumstances permits, long-term residence, EU long-term residence, student stay permits, changing from one permit type to another, residence permits for minors, reports on temporary travel by minors, adoption visas, repatriation of unaccompanied minors, EU family member residence cards, expulsion and return proceedings, appeals, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), information on procedures

Source: Ministerio de Política Territorial — Extranjería en las Delegaciones del Gobierno. Checked .

Which of them to choose

Cádiz has 9 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 8 handle Carta de invitación. The widest range is at Comisaría de Jerez de la Frontera, in Jerez de la Frontera, which lists 11 services.

All 8 of them handle the same core set, so for these you can simply go to whichever is nearest:

  • Letters of invitation
  • Nationality reports

Anything outside that list is where the offices differ, and each entry below says what its own office adds.

Towns with an office

The offices, and what each one handles

  • Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Cádiz

    Cádiz

    Address
    Avda. de Andalucía n.º 28, 11006 - Cádiz
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Certificado Registro Comunitarios · Certificados NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Residencias No lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de Viaje

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  • Comisaría de Algeciras

    Algeciras

    Address
    Avda. del Cuerpo Nacional de Policía s/n (antigua Avda. Embarcadero s/n), 11205 - Algeciras (Cádiz)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, stay extensions, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Certificado Registro Comunitarios · Certificados NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Residencias No lucrativas · Títulos de Viaje

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  • Comisaría de El Puerto de Santa María - Puerto Real (2)

    El Puerto de Santa María

    Address
    C/ Carpintero de Ribera s/n, 11510 - Puerto de Santa María, El (Cádiz)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, stay extensions, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Certificado Registro Comunitarios · Certificados NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Residencias No lucrativas · Títulos de Viaje

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  • Comisaría de Jerez de la Frontera

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Address
    Pl. del Arroyo n.º 46-47, 11403 - Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), residence and non-residence certificates, return authorisations, stay extensions, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Certificado Registro Comunitarios · Certificados NIE · Certificados No residentes · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Residencias No lucrativas · Títulos de Viaje

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  • Comisaría de La Línea de la Concepción

    La Línea de la Concepción

    Address
    Avda. Menéndez Pelayo n.º 2, 11300 - Línea de la Concepción, La (Cádiz)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Certificado Registro Comunitarios · Certificados NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Residencias No lucrativas · Títulos de Viaje

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  • Comisaría de Rota

    Rota

    Address
    Avda. Príncipes de España n.º 113, 11520 - Rota (Cádiz)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, stay extensions, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Certificado Registro Comunitarios · Certificados NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Residencias No lucrativas · Títulos de Viaje

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  • Comisaría de San Fernando

    San Fernando

    Address
    Avda. de la Constitución s/n, 11100 - San Fernando (Cádiz)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de invitación · Informes de nacionalidad

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  • Comisaría de Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Address
    P.º del Jardín Botánico, n.º 1, 11540 - Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de invitación · Informes de nacionalidad

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Source: Dirección General de la Policía — Unidades de Extranjería — Dependencias policiales. Checked .

Offices in Cádiz that do not handle this

These exist and deal with immigration matters, but Carta de invitación is not among the services they list. They are here so you can rule them out rather than guess.

  • Comisaría Provincial de CádizCádizC/ Santa María Soledad, 6 Edificio Torre Tavira II - (Pirulí Telefónica), 11008 - CádizHandles: Informes de nacionalidad · Residencias No lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de Viaje · Apátridas · Solicitud de Protección Internacional · Menores No Acompañados

What to take with you

Official fee
€81.59 in total
Form 790-012
Proof of payment of both fees
  • Your own identificationSpanish nationals: national identity document or passport. Everyone else: passport, foreigner identity card, or NIE. Plus your full home address.
  • Proof that the accommodation is available to youPublic deed or title of ownership, a rental contract, or an equivalent document under current civil law. If you are hosting them at a second property rather than your main home, the proof has to cover that property.
  • The visitor's detailsFull name, place and date of birth, nationality, exact place of residence, and passport number — for each person if the invitation covers more than one.
  • The dates of the stayThe approximate first and last day of the visit.

The conditions, deadlines and what happens if you miss them

Other procedures handled in Cádiz

Before you travel to one of these

Almost all of these offices work by appointment only, booked through the electronic office of the public administration. Turning up without one generally means being turned away, however short the queue looks. Office assignments also change, so if what is here does not match what you are told on the phone, believe the phone and tell us.

The full Invitation letter guide — documents, fees and deadlines