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Las Palmas · Carta de invitación

Invitation letter offices in Las Palmas

6 offices in Las Palmas handle Carta de invitación, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Arrecife, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Puerto del Rosario and Telde. 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 Las Palmas

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 Las Palmas 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

    - Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las

    Address
    Plaza de la Concordia, 5, 35003 - Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las
    Phone
    928999260 · 928991017 · 928991025 · 928991014 · 928991031
    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, repatriation of unaccompanied minors, EU family member residence cards, expulsion and return proceedings, appeals, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), travel documents, EU registration certificates, asylum and refuge, residence cards (TIE), NIE numbers

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

Which of them to choose

Las Palmas has 8 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 6 handle Carta de invitación. The widest range is at Comisaría de Puerto del Rosario, in Puerto del Rosario, which lists 7 services.

All 6 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 Las Palmas

    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

    Address
    C/ Luis Doreste Silva, 68, 35004 - Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las (Palmas, Las)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, return authorisations, stay extensions, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Informes de nacionalidas · Prorrogas de estancia · Siolicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de viaje y Cèdulas de Inscripción

    Find Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on a map

  • Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Las Palmas

    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

    Address
    C/ Luis Doreste Silva, 68, 35004 - Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las (Palmas, Las)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, return authorisations, stay extensions, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Informes de nacionalidas · Prorrogas de estancia · Siolicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de viaje y Cèdulas de Inscripción

    Find Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on a map

  • Comisaría de Arrecife

    Arrecife

    Address
    C/ Mastelero s/n, esquina con Vía Medular, 35500 - Arrecife (Palmas, Las)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, nationality reports, stay extensions
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de invitación · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen comunitario

    Find Arrecife on a map

  • Comisaría de Maspalomas

    San Bartolomé de Tirajana

    Address
    Avda. de Moya, 4, 35100 - San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Palmas, Las)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also NIE numbers and certificates, nationality reports, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expedición de TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Títulos de viaje y Cèdulas de Inscripción

    Find San Bartolomé de Tirajana on a map

  • Comisaría de Puerto del Rosario

    Puerto del Rosario

    Address
    C/ Herbania, 28, 35600 - Puerto del Rosario (Palmas, Las)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, issuing residence cards (TIE), nationality reports, stay extensions
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expediciòn TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen comunitario · Tarjetas de Asilo y Cédulas de Inscripción

    Find Puerto del Rosario on a map

  • Comisaría de Telde

    Telde

    Address
    C/ Escultor Eduardo Chillida Juantegui, s/n, 35200 - Telde (Palmas, Las)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also nationality reports
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de Invitación · Informes de nacionalidad

    Find Telde on a map

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

Offices in Las Palmas 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.

  • Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Las PalmasLas Palmas de Gran CanariaPl. de la Feria n.º 24, 35071 - Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las (Palmas, Las)Handles: Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Régimen comunitario · Residencias No lucrativas
  • Comisaría de Santa Lucía de TirajanaSanta Lucía de TirajanaC/ Escorial esquina Dr. Negrín s/n, 35110 - Santa Lucía de Tirajana (Palmas, Las)Handles: Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expedición TIE · Régimen comunitario

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 Las Palmas

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