Arrival

After getting your residence and work permit and your visa (if necessary) and once you arrive in Barcelona, you will have to sign the contract with the UPC. 

To do so you will need:

• A bank account
• A social security number: The UPC will apply for your Social Security Number on your behalf.

On the on boarding welcome you will explain how you are going to obtain this documents.

You are always welcome to contact the International Welcome Centre at mobilitat.pdi@upc.edu if you have any questions on these issues.

The Foreign National Identity Card is the document that identifies foreign persons in order to establish their legal situation in Spain. Foreign citizens have the right and duty to request it once they have obtained a residency or stay permit over 6 months. The application should be made within a period of one month of entering Spain or of the entry permit corresponding to the affiliation and registration of the foreign national in the Social Security Regime coming into force. This is a personal document that cannot be transferred, and which has the same validity as the residency or stay permit (the one students have).

The staff of the Welcome Centre will inform you about how to apply for this card.

Foreign National Identity Card holders are obliged to carry this document at all times and to present it when required by police agents or in order to undertake the corresponding procedures. Foreign National Identity Cards are processed  only within Spanish territory at the Police Station in the place where the cardholder is to reside

Needed documents: 

1. Permit of the previous resolution (it can be the email message notifying of such a thing)*
2. Receipt of the authorization’s solicitation or the electronic receipt of its presentation*.
3. Passport
4. Previous TIE card.*
5. 1 id-sized picture: new, no black and white, and with white background.
6. Original census registration in case of changing places from the original one that should be written on your TIE card [if you haven’t moved then you don’t need to present it]
7. Receipt of the 790 tax 012 codeform the Ministerio del Interior. 
8. Signed contract.
9. Appropriate forms depending on context: 

•    Residence Permit with the exemption of any work authorization: EX-17
•    Residence and work permit according to 14/2013: model.

* Needed documentation in case of a renewal. 

Once you have the aforementioned documentation you must hand it in in person to the Office of the National Police from Barcelona’s province. For that, you will need to acquire an appointment via this website: Cita Previa TIE. Remember that you can ask for an appointment in every other Office, regardless of the one closest to your census registration information.

Note: If the authorization indicated in the resolution expires in less than six months from the moment it has been notified you will not need to ask for the emission of the TIE itself.

You are always welcome to contact the International Welcome Centre at mobilitat.pdi@upc.edu if you have any questions on these issues.

Padró/Empadronament is a  city hall registration to inform the municipal registry that you currently reside in its municipality. It is a census record, which allows the city to generate a list of local inhabitants. It is mandatory to register for anyone who plans to live in Spain more than six months in a year.

To get an on-site appointment for the “Alta padró” in the city of Barcelona, you can call the 010 or take it online here.

In another municipality, go to its website and search for “alta padró”.

You are always welcome to contact the International Welcome Centre at mobilitat.pdi@upc.edu if you have any questions on these issues.

The public health system provides comprehensive access to those who have a contract in Spain. Once you have obtained your social security number, you have to go to the Primary Care Center (CAP) that’s located nearby your domicile to apply for the card that will allow you to be assisted: https://catsalut.gencat.cat/ca/coneix-catsalut/acces-sistema-salut/latsi/obtencio-tsi

Here you will know which CAP belongs to your neighbourhood: https://catsalut.gencat.cat/ca/centres-sanitaris/

For your family members' health coverage, you must include them as beneficiaries of your Social Security: https://pssc.seg-social.es/pssc-app

Also remember:

• Centros de Atención Primaria - CAP (Primary Care Centers). This is the first place you should go when you have a health problem. They offer health and social care. You must be a TSI cardholder in order to access to their services for free.

• Public Hospitals. You should go to a Hospital only in case of an emergency. If you face a common health problem you should go first to your nearest CAP. If the CAP health staff considers that it is necessary they will refer you to the Hospital. 

 Private hospitals and clinics. If you have acquired private health insurance, check the documentation to find out which health centers or hospitals you are assigned to,

PLEASE NOTE THAT in case of emergency, you should call the emergency phone number 061.

Learn more here.  

You are always welcome to contact the International Welcome Centre at mobilitat.pdi@upc.edu if you have any questions on these issues.

The digital certificate is an electronic certification that contains your identification data. It allows you to:

• Identify yourself securely on the Internet.
• Interact electronically with Public Administrations.
• Submit applications or pay taxes online.
• Use an electronic signature, which can be useful in many situations.

We strongly recommend obtaining it as soon as possible.

How to Get It?

For more information, you can visit:
FNMT Digital Certificate Website

You are always welcome to contact the International Welcome Centre at mobilitat.pdi@upc.edu if you have any questions on these issues.