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Pontevedra · Autorización de regreso

Return authorisation offices in Pontevedra

4 offices in Pontevedra handle Autorización de regreso, in Pontevedra, Tui, Vilagarcía de Arousa and Salvaterra de Miño. 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 Pontevedra

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 Pontevedra

    Pontevedra

    Address
    Calle Michelena, 28, 36002 Pontevedra
    Phone
    902022222 (Información sobre tramitación (servicio 24 horas))
    Opening hours
    Lunes a Viernes de 9 a 14 horas.
    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, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción), exemptions from the work permit requirement, 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, appeals, return authorisations, short-stay extensions, repatriation of unaccompanied minors, travel documents, EU registration certificates, asylum and refuge, residence cards (TIE), NIE numbers

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

Which of them to choose

Pontevedra has 5 offices dealing with immigration matters, of which 4 handle Autorización de regreso. The widest range is at Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras de Pontevedra, in Pontevedra, which lists 10 services.

All 4 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
  • Stay extensions
  • Student permits

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 Pontevedra

    Pontevedra

    Address
    C/ Joaquín Costa n.º 17, 36001 - Pontevedra
    Beyond the shared list
    Also asylum and international protection, non-lucrative residence, registration certificates (cédula de inscripción)
    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

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  • Centro de Cooperación Policial y Aduanera de Tui

    Tui

    Address
    C/ Párroco Rodríguez Vázquez n.º 3, 36700 - Tui (Pontevedra)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas Estancia · Régimen comunitario

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  • Comisaría de Vilagarcía de Arousa

    Vilagarcía de Arousa

    Address
    Avda. de la Marina n.º 9, 36600 - Vilagarcía de Arousa (Pontevedra)
    Beyond the shared list
    Also registration certificates (cédula de inscripción)
    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 · Títulos de Viaje y Cédulas de Inscripción

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  • Unidad de Extranjería y Documentación de Salvaterra de Miño

    Salvaterra de Miño

    Address
    Avda. de Portugal n.º 2, 36450 - Salvaterra de Miño (Pontevedra)
    Beyond the shared list
    Nothing beyond the list above
    As the police word it, in Spanish

    Autorizaciones de Regreso · Cartas invitación · Certificados y asignación de NIE · Estudiantes · Expedición TIE · Informes de Nacionalidad · Prórrogas Estancia · Régimen comunitario

    Find Salvaterra de Miño on a map

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

Offices in Pontevedra 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 MarínMarínC/ Lameira n.º 27 bajo, 36900 - Marín (Pontevedra)Handles: Cartas de Invitación · 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 Pontevedra

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