About the document
- Who files:
- Foreign national whose permit is being renewed or whose TIE card is being issued or replaced
- Where to submit:
- Oficina de Extranjería or National Police station, in person by appointment
- Authority:
- Government Delegation or Sub-delegation; National Police
- Country:
- Spain
- Category:
- Foreigners: NIE, TIE, residence
- How to fill:
- Chat in any language → original form → PDF
- Price:
- form free · chat €5 per document
- Last updated:
What this document is
EX-13 (“Solicitud de autorización de regreso”) is the official application for a return authorization. It lets a foreign national leave Spain and come back when their permit is being renewed or their TIE card is not ready yet, so they have no valid document in hand.
Under art. 5 of RD 1155/2024 the authorization is valid for at most 90 days; within those 90 days you may leave and enter any number of times, but re-entry must be through a Spanish border crossing. The form is in Spanish, three pages: two to fill in and one of instructions. FoxDocs writes your data into the fields of the official PDF without changing its layout.
Who files it and where
- holders of a residence or stay (estancia) permit being renewed or extended — if the renewal was filed on time;
- holders of a valid TIE card that was stolen, lost or damaged — after requesting a duplicate;
- holders of an approved first permit whose TIE card is still being issued — when there are exceptional reasons to travel;
- in person only, at an Oficina de Extranjería or a National Police station, by appointment (cita previa);
- fee: form 790 code 012; per the National Police fee table as of 2026-10 — €10.72; check the amount on sede.policia.gob.es before paying;
- if there is no answer within the legal time limit, the application is deemed refused (silencio negativo).
What the form asks
- personal details: passport, NIE, surnames, given name, sex (H/M/X), date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy), place and country of birth, nationality, marital status, parents’ names;
- address in Spain, mobile phone and e-mail; legal representative, if any;
- representative filing the application (section 2), address for notifications (section 3) and consent to DEHú electronic notifications;
- section 4.1: the situation — renewal of a residence or stay permit, TIE duplicate, first card with exceptional reasons, or other;
- section 4.2: reason for the trip and how long you will stay outside Spain;
- place, date, signature and, at the bottom, the authority the application is addressed to.
What people usually bring
- form EX-13, original and copy (as the form’s instructions require);
- receipt for the 790-012 fee;
- proof of your situation: the receipt for your renewal or duplicate request, or the decision granting your first permit;
- your passport and, for urgent travel, documents showing the reason (e.g. a medical note about a relative) — confirm the exact list with your office.
How to fill it in with FoxDocs
- Tell the chat, in any language, what permit you have, what is happening with it, and where and for how long you are travelling.
- The assistant fills in the boxes in capitals, splits your date of birth and NIE into their cells and ticks the right situation.
- Download the PDF, check it, print it, sign by hand and take it to your appointment with a copy.
Source
Procedure: sede.policia.gob.es — Autorización de regreso; fees: sede.policia.gob.es — Tasas; form: Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (inclusion.gob.es). Checked 2026-10-09. This is not legal advice.