Residence Renewal in Valencia

The basics

Renewing does not mean starting over. Most temporary permits are renewed from inside Spain, and the Immigration Regulation (Royal Decree 1155/2024, for example articles 64, 80 and 86) sets the timing: your application goes in during the two months before the expiry date. If that date has already passed, it is still admitted within the following three months, but the office may open a penalty procedure.

For anyone living in the province, the file is decided by the Oficina de Extranjería of the Subdelegación del Gobierno in Valencia, and a good share of renewals can be submitted online without a visit. Approval is followed by the police step for the new TIE; for addresses in Valencia city that means the Comisaría de Patraix, Calle Gremis 6. Five years of legal residence can open the door to long-term residence instead of another temporary renewal.

Who it is for

• Non-lucrative residents in the province whose card is close to its end date.
• Remote workers and employees whose authorisation runs out soon.
• Former students changing to another type of permit.
• People with five years here who may qualify for long-term residence.

Paperwork checklist

• Your passport and the TIE you hold now.
• The official renewal form that matches your permit.
• Up-to-date proof that the conditions are still met: income, health cover, a job or your studies.
• The paid fee form.
• A certificate of your padrón registration.

What has to be proved depends on the permit. We confirm the list for your situation before anything is submitted.

Step by step with us

1. Your dates. We read your expiry date and work out when the filing window opens and closes.
2. What to prove. We list the evidence your permit type requires and check what you already have.
3. Submission. Your renewal goes in, online whenever the procedure allows it.
4. While you wait. We track the file and answer any request the office sends.
5. The card. After approval we book the police appointments in the province for your new TIE.

Waiting times in Valencia

In practice, answers tend to arrive between one and three months after filing. As long as you applied within the window, your current authorisation stays valid until the decision.

By law the foreigners’ office must decide within three months of your filing date. Silence counts as approval: with no reply in that period your renewal is considered granted (Royal Decree 1155/2024, art. 64.8 for non-lucrative permits, 80.9 for employees and 87.2 for the self-employed). From that point you have one month to ask the police for the new card.

Work out your renewal dates

Choose the authorisation you hold, then type in the day your current card runs out. You will see the first date your application can go in, whether today falls before, inside or after that window, and the 2026 fees for the renewal and the new card.

Fee for our help

From 300 € + VAT, with the appointments for the new TIE included. Moving to long-term residence after five years is also from 300 € + VAT. State fees come on top.

Official fees in 2026: renewing a temporary residence authorisation costs 16.40 € (form 790, code 052) and the new card 19.30 € (code 012). For long-term residence it is 21.87 € for the authorisation (code 052) plus 21.87 € for the card (code 012).

Frequently asked questions