EX-26: application to change a residence or stay permit in Spain

EX-26 (“Modificaciones de autorizaciones”) is the official application to modify a current residence or stay permit in Spain: you move to a different type of permit instead of starting from scratch. The form is in Spanish and has three pages: two to fill in and one with instructions.

This edition of the form follows the Foreigners Regulation RD 1155/2024. EX forms are filed only in their official version: FoxDocs simply types your details into the fields of the official PDF without changing its layout.

• a foreign national holding a valid residence or stay permit in Spain who moves to another basis; every case is listed in section 5 of the form (articles 190–192 of the Regulation);
• from a residence permit with or without the right to work — to employment or self-employment; the form distinguishes whether you have lived in Spain as a resident for less or more than a year;
• from a seasonal work permit — to employment or self-employment;
• holders of a work permit — to change occupation, business sector or territorial scope, or to add self-employment to employment;
• from an EU citizen’s family member card or a Spanish national’s family member permit — to non-lucrative residence, employment, self-employment or residence exempt from a work permit;
• from a stay for studies or training — to employment, self-employment, residence exempt from a work permit, job search or starting a business under Law 14/2013, and family reunification for a student’s relatives;
• EX-26 cannot be used to switch from a family reunification permit (it has its own rules), a cross-border worker permit or certain permits on exceptional grounds — for example, for victims of gender-based or sexual violence or human trafficking (article 191.7 of the Regulation as amended by RD 316/2026);
• filed at the Oficina de Extranjería or electronically; check the procedure and fee for your case in the ministry’s information sheet (hoja informativa).

• section 1 — 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, phone, e-mail, legal representative and whether you have children of school age;
• section 2 — employer (if you move to employment): name, NIF/NIE, activity, CNAE code, registered address and company representative;
• section 3 — representative filing the application, and section 4 — address for notifications and consent to electronic notifications (DEHú);
• section 5 — one of 19 items: which permit you change from and to;
• place, date, signature and, at the bottom, the authority the application is addressed to (DIR3 code and province).

• form EX-26 — original and a copy (as the form’s instructions require), filled in in capital letters;
• your passport and proof of your current permit (TIE card or stay visa);
• documents for the new basis — for example an employment contract or job offer, a business plan, proof of means: it depends on the item chosen;
• the fee payment receipt, if a fee applies in your case;
• the exact list for your case is in the ministry’s hoja informativa or at the Oficina de Extranjería.

1. Tell the chat in any language what permit you have now, how long you have lived in Spain as a resident and what you want to switch to.
2. The assistant picks the item in section 5, fills in the boxes in capitals, splits the date and NIE into their boxes and, if needed, adds the employer’s details.
3. Download the PDF, check it, print it, sign by hand and file it together with a copy.

Official form EX-26, Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration: inclusion.gob.es — Modelos generales. Checked 2026-10-09. This is not legal advice.