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Invitation letter offices in Ciudad Real

4 offices in Ciudad Real handle Carta de invitación, in Ciudad Real, Alcázar de San Juan, Puertollano and Valdepeñas. 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 Ciudad Real

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 Ciudad Real 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 Ciudad Real

    Ciudad Real

    Address
    Carretera de Porzuna, 1 (Baja), 13071 Ciudad Real
    Phone
    926989060
    Opening hours
    Lunes a viernes de 9h a 14h
    Also decides
    Employed work and residence permits, self-employed work and residence permits, posted worker permits, residence and work for research, work authorisations for existing residents, exemptions from the work permit requirement, return authorisations, 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, EU family member residence cards, appeals, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), travel documents, EU registration certificates, NIE numbers

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

Which of them to choose

Ciudad Real has 4 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 4 handle Carta de invitación. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Ciudad Real, in Ciudad Real, which lists 10 services.

All 4 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 Ciudad Real

    Ciudad Real

    Address
    Rda. de Toledo n.º 27, 13003 - Ciudad Real
    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, stay extensions, student permits
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitacion · Certificados y asignacion NIE · 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

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  • Comisaría de Alcázar de San Juan

    Alcázar de San Juan

    Address
    Avda. Álvarez Guerra n.º 10, 13600 - Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real)
    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 Puertollano

    Puertollano

    Address
    C/ Cruces n.º 26, 13500 - Puertollano (Ciudad Real)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de invitacion · Informes de nacionalidad

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  • Comisaría de Valdepeñas

    Valdepeñas

    Address
    C/ Amapolas nº 12, 13300 - Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real)
    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 .

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 Ciudad Real

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