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León · Autorización de regreso

Return authorisation offices in León

2 offices in León handle Autorización de regreso, in León and Ponferrada. 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 León

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.

  • Sede 1. Oficina de Extranjería en León

    León

    Address
    Avenida De Asturias, 4, 24008 León
    Phone
    987969000
    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, EU family member residence cards, expulsion and return proceedings, appeals, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), EU registration certificates, NIE numbers, information on procedures

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

Which of them to choose

León has 4 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 2 handle Autorización de regreso. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de León, in León, which lists 10 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
  • Letters of invitation
  • Nationality reports
  • Registration certificates (cédula de inscripción)
  • 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 León

    León

    Address
    C/ Villa Benavente, 6, 24003 - León
    Beyond the shared list
    Also asylum and international protection, non-lucrative residence, stay extensions, student permits
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitación · Certificados y asignacion de 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

    Find León on a map

  • Comisaría de Ponferrada

    Ponferrada

    Address
    C/ Río Oza, s/n, 24402 - Ponferrada (León)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas de invitacion · Certificados y asignación NIE · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Regimen comunitario · Títulos de viaje y cedulas de inscripción

    Find Ponferrada on a map

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

Offices in León 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 AstorgaAstorgaPl. de los Marqueses s/n, 24700 - Astorga (León)Handles: Cartas de invitacion · Certificados y asignación NIE · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad · Régimen comunitario
  • Comisaría de San Andrés de RabanedoSan Andrés del RabanedoGta. de Donantes de Sangre, 1, 24010 - San Andrés del Rabanedo (León)Handles: Cartas de invitacion · Expedición TIE · Informes de nacionalidad

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 León

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