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Castelló/Castellón · Carta de invitación

Invitation letter offices in Castellón

3 offices in Castellón handle Carta de invitación, in Castellón de la Plana and Vila-real. 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 Castellón

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 Castellón 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 2. Oficina de Extranjería en Castellón. Dependencia provincial de Trabajo e Inmigración.

    Castelló de la Plana

    Address
    Extranjería, 12071 Castelló de la Plana
    Phone
    964759340 · 964759365
    Opening hours
    Lunes a Viernes de 9 a 14:00 Para trámites de información es necesario pedir Cita Previa.
    Also decides
    Student stay permits, employed work and residence permits, residence and work for research, self-employed work and residence permits, posted worker permits

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

Which of them to choose

Castellón has 3 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 3 handle Carta de invitación. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Castellón, in Castellón de la Plana, which lists 12 services.

All 3 of them handle the same core set, so for these you can simply go to whichever is nearest:

  • Letters of invitation

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 Castellón

    Castellón de la Plana

    Address
    Pl. Teodoro Izquierdo n.º 6, 12004 - Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana (Castelló/Castellón)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, nationality reports, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, stateless person documents, stay extensions, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE y Residencia · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario · Residencias No Lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción · Documentos de Protección Internacional · Documentos de solicitud de apátrida · Documentos de viaje · Títulos de viaje · Certificados de Registro Ciudadano de la Unión

    Find Castellón de la Plana on a map

  • Comisaría Provincial de Castellón

    Castellón de la Plana

    Address
    C/ Río Sella n.º 5, 12005 - Castelló de la Plana/Castellón de la Plana (Castelló/Castellón)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, nationality reports, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations, stateless person documents, stay extensions, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE y Residencia · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario · Residencias No Lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción · Documentos de Protección Internacional · Documentos de solicitud de apátrida · Documentos de viaje · Títulos de viaje · Certificados de Registro Ciudadano de la Unión

    Find Castellón de la Plana on a map

  • Comisaría de Vila-Real

    Vila-real

    Address
    C/ Comunión nº. 1, 12540 - Vila-real (Castelló/Castellón)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also general enquiries
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Información General · Cartas de Invitación

    Find Vila-real on a map

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

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 Castellón

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