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Invitation letter offices in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

4 offices in Santa Cruz de Tenerife handle Carta de invitación, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz de la Palma. 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    - Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Address
    Calle La Marina, 20, 38001 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    Phone
    922999377 · 922999386
    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, EU registration certificates, residence cards (TIE), NIE numbers, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), travel documents, asylum and refuge

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

Which of them to choose

Santa Cruz de Tenerife has 5 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 4 handle Carta de invitación. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which lists 11 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
  • Stay extensions

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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    Address
    C/ Ramón Pérez de Ayala, 6, 38007 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, asylum and international protection, issuing residence cards (TIE), non-lucrative residence, return authorisations, student permits, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Estudiantes · Expediciòn TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen comunitario · Residencias No lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Tarjetas de Asilo y Cédulas de Inscripción · Títulos de Viaje

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  • Comisaría de La Laguna

    San Cristóbal de La Laguna

    Address
    C/ Nava y Grimón, 66, 38201 - San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción)
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen comunitario · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción

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  • Comisaría de Puerto de la Cruz - Los Realejos

    Puerto de la Cruz

    Address
    Avda. José del Campo Llarena, 3, 38400 - Puerto de la Cruz (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also EU registration certificates, NIE numbers and certificates, travel documents
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancias · Régimen comunitario · Títulos de viaje y Cédulas de Inscripión

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  • Comisaría de Santa de Cruz de la Palma

    Santa Cruz de la Palma

    Address
    C/ Pérez Galdós, 16, 38700 - Santa Cruz de la Palma (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), return authorisations
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Cédulas de Inscripción · Informes de nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia

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

Offices in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 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 Sur de Tenerife - AdejeAdejeSector Cero, Parcela C.N.P., Las Terrazas, 38660 - Adeje (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

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 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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