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Málaga · Autorización de regreso

Return authorisation offices in Málaga

8 offices in Málaga handle Autorización de regreso, in Málaga, Antequera, Estepona, Fuengirola, Marbella, Ronda, Torremolinos and Vélez-Málaga. 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 Málaga

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 Málaga 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 Málaga

    Málaga

    Address
    Calle Mauricio Moro Pareto, 13, 29006 Málaga
    Phone
    952980460 (Información General)
    Opening hours
    Lunes a viernes de 9h a 14h
    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, 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

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

Which of them to choose

Málaga has 8 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 8 handle Autorización de regreso. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Málaga, in Málaga, which lists 10 services.

All 8 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 Málaga

    Málaga

    Address
    Pl. Manuel Azaña n.º 3, 29006 - Málaga
    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

    Certificados y asignación de NIE · Cartas de Invitación · Prórrogas de estancia · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción · Expedición TIE · Régimen Comunitario · Autorizaciones de Regreso · Estudiantes · Residencias No lucrativas · Informes de nacionalidad · Solicitudes de Asilo y Refugio

    Find Málaga on a map

  • Comisaría de Antequera

    Antequera

    Address
    C/ Ciudad de Oaxaca, 29200 - Antequera (Málaga)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

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

    Find Antequera on a map

  • Comisaría de Estepona

    Estepona

    Address
    C/ Valle Inclán n.º 1, 29680 - Estepona (Málaga)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

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

    Find Estepona on a map

  • Comisaría de Fuengirola

    Fuengirola

    Address
    Avda. Conde San Isidro n.º 98, 29640 - Fuengirola (Málaga)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

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

    Find Fuengirola on a map

  • Comisaría de Marbella

    Marbella

    Address
    Avda. Arias de Velasco n.º 25, 29600 - Marbella (Málaga)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

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

    Find Marbella on a map

  • Comisaría de Ronda

    Ronda

    Address
    C/ Rio Tinto n.º 2, 29400 - Ronda (Málaga)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

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

    Find Ronda on a map

  • Comisaría de Torremolinos - Benalmádena

    Torremolinos

    Address
    C/ Skal n.º 12, 29620 - Torremolinos (Málaga)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

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

    Find Torremolinos on a map

  • Comisaría de Vélez Málaga

    Vélez-Málaga

    Address
    Calle Puerta del Mar, 4, 29740 - Vélez-Málaga (Málaga)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

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

    Find Vélez-Málaga on a map

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

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 Málaga

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