About the document
- Who files:
- Parents of a minor child (both or one)
- Where to submit:
- Registro Civil — in person
- Authority:
- Comunidad de Madrid — Registro Civil
- Country:
- Spain
- Category:
- Ministry of Justice certificates
- How to fill:
- Chat in any language → original form → PDF
- Price:
- form free · chat €5 per document
- Last updated:
What this document is
Births in Spain are entered in the Registro Civil on declaration: the hospital reports the birth within 72 hours, and if the child was born elsewhere or no report was sent, parents have 10 days (Ley 20/2011 del Registro Civil, arts. 46–47).
Once that period has passed, the birth can only be registered by a decision in a registry case (expediente registral, art. 47.3). This form is the parents’ application to the Juez-Encargado del Registro Civil to open the case, with the public prosecutor (Ministerio Fiscal) involved, and authorise the registration of a minor’s birth.
Who files it and where
- the child’s parents — both, or one if the other will not appear in the record;
- the child is a minor; the form is not for adults;
- it is addressed to the Juez-Encargado del Registro Civil and filed in person;
- check on the Comunidad de Madrid website or with the registry which Registro Civil to go to and whether an appointment (cita previa) is needed.
What the form asks
- father and mother: name and surnames, their parents’ names, place and date of birth, marital status now and on the day of birth, DNI (foreigners — NIE or passport), nationality, municipality and address, postcode, phone;
- whether the parents are married to each other (the wrong answer is struck out), place and date of the marriage;
- the child: name and surnames, place and date of birth;
- the Registro Civil, place and date; signatures by hand.
What to bring
- the parents’ identity documents;
- evidence of the birth — for example a medical certificate of delivery, if you have one; the form says supporting documents are attached;
- the parents’ marriage certificate, if they are married;
- foreign documents are usually legalised or apostilled and translated; check the exact list with the Registro Civil.
How to fill it in with FoxDocs
- Tell the chat about the child and the parents in any language; keep the passports at hand.
- The assistant writes the data in capitals, splits dates into boxes, prints the marital status in Spanish and strikes out the wrong “SI/NO”.
- Download the PDF, check it, print, sign and take it to the Registro Civil with the documents.
Source
Comunidad de Madrid: application form (PDF). Ley 20/2011 del Registro Civil, arts. 46–47 (BOE). Checked 2026-10-09. This is not legal advice.