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A Coruña · Autorización de regreso

Return authorisation offices in A Coruña

3 offices in A Coruña handle Autorización de regreso, in A Coruña, Ribeira and Santiago de Compostela. 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 A Coruña

Autorización de regreso 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 A Coruña 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 A Coruña

    Coruña, A

    Address
    Calle Real, 53 (Bajo), 15071 Coruña, A
    Also decides
    Employed work and residence permits, self-employed work and residence permits, non-lucrative residence, family reunification, arraigo, 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

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

Which of them to choose

A Coruña has 4 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 3 handle Autorización de regreso. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de A Coruña, in A Coruña, which lists 10 services.

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

  • EU registration certificates
  • NIE numbers and certificates
  • Letters of invitation
  • Nationality reports
  • Return authorisations

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 A Coruña

    A Coruña

    Address
    Avda. do Porto da Coruña n.º 5-7, 15006 - Coruña, A
    Beyond the shared list
    Also asylum and international protection, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), stay extensions, student permits
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición de TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario · Residencias No Lucrativas · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio · Títulos de viaje y Cédulas de inscripción

    Find A Coruña on a map

  • Comisaría de Santa Uxía de Ribeira

    Ribeira

    Address
    Avda. Miguel Rodríguez Bautista n.º 24, 15960 - Ribeira (Coruña, A)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expedición de TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Régimen Comunitario

    Find Ribeira on a map

  • Comisaría de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela

    Address
    C/ Rodrigo de Padrón s/n, 15705 - Santiago de Compostela (Coruña, A)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also stay extensions
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expedición de TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario

    Find Santiago de Compostela on a map

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

Offices in A Coruña that do not handle this

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

  • Comisaría de Ferrol - NarónFerrolAvda. de Vigo n.º 165, 15403 - Ferrol (Coruña, A)Handles: Cartas de Invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Expedición de TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas de estancia · Régimen Comunitario

What to take with you

Official fee
€10.72
Form 790-012
Proof of payment of fee 790/012
  • Application formThe official return authorisation form, completed and signed.
  • Passport or travel documentIn force, original and copy.
  • Proof that renewal was applied for within the deadlineFor the renewal case: the submission receipt showing the date you lodged it.
  • Proof of the duplicate applicationFor the lost or stolen card case: evidence that you have applied for a duplicate, and where relevant the police report of the theft or loss.

The conditions, deadlines and what happens if you miss them

Other procedures handled in A Coruña

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 Return authorisation guide — documents, fees and deadlines