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Castelló/Castellón · Autorización de regreso

Return authorisation offices in Castellón

2 offices in Castellón handle Autorización de regreso, in Castellón de la Plana.

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The Immigration Office in Castellón

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 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 2 handle Autorización de regreso. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Castellón, in Castellón de la Plana, which lists 12 services.

All 2 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
  • Asylum and international protection
  • Letters of invitation
  • Nationality reports
  • Non-lucrative residence
  • Registration certificates (cédula de inscripción)
  • Return authorisations
  • Stateless person documents
  • Stay extensions
  • Student permits
  • Travel documents

Anything outside that list is where the offices differ, and each entry below says what its own office adds.

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
    Nothing beyond the list above
    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
    Nothing beyond the list above
    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

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

Offices in Castellón 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 Vila-RealVila-realC/ Comunión nº. 1, 12540 - Vila-real (Castelló/Castellón)Handles: Información General · Cartas de Invitación

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 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 Return authorisation guide — documents, fees and deadlines