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Large family certificate (título de familia numerosa)

Título de familia numerosa

Madrid versionOnly applies in Community of Madrid

In other cities: Barcelona · Valencia

Where to ask

At the Sub-Directorate General for Families and Birth Promotion ([email protected]) or on 012, where you can also check the status of your file.

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También puedes conocer el estado de tu expediente llamando al teléfono 012.

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What it is

The large family certificate (título de familia numerosa) is an official document proving large-family status and category, valid throughout Spain; in the Community of Madrid it can be requested at any time, free of charge. Among others, families with three or more children can apply and, in some cases, families with two children (for example, if one has a 33 % disability). There are two categories, special and general, depending on the number of children or income. It is filed online with a recognised electronic signature system, or in person with the form at a registry office (by appointment). You must provide, among other things, the family book or equivalent documents from your country of origin, padrón registration for everyone who will appear on the certificate (issued within the previous three months) and, for non-EU nationals, the legal residence document. The maximum decision period is three months and silence means approval. The physical certificate has been replaced by a digital card in the Familias Numerosas app, and any change in the family must be reported.

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El título de familia numerosa es un título oficial que acredita la condición y categoría de familia numerosa y tiene validez en todo el territorio nacional.

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Where it applies
Community of Madrid

Official information

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Go to the official website: Apply for the large family certificate (Community of Madrid)

When

When the family has 3 or more children (of the same couple or different ones), or 2 children in some cases: for example, if one has a 33 % disability or the parents have certain disabilities.

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3 hijos o más de la misma pareja casada, pareja de hecho, o de diferentes parejas.

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Steps

  1. Step 1: Check the category

    Special category: five or more children, or four if at least three come from a multiple birth, adoption or foster placement, or if annual income per member does not exceed 75 % of the IPREM. General category: all others. Each child with a disability or unable to work counts as two.

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    Cada hijo con discapacidad o con incapacidad para trabajar computará como dos para determinar la categoría en que se clasifica la unidad familiar de la que forma parte.

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  2. Step 2: Prepare the documents

    Non-EU families provide their country's equivalent of the family book, if any, the residence permit and the padrón certificate for everyone to be included, issued in the last three months (not needed for children under six months).

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    Certificado o volante de empadronamiento de los miembros que vayan a figurar en el título de familia numerosa, expedido como máximo, dentro de los tres meses inmediatos anteriores a la fecha de solicitud.

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  3. Step 3: Submit the application

    Online with an electronic signature system recognised by the Community of Madrid (from your Digital Account); or, if you are not required to use electronic means, fill in the form online, download it and hand it in signed at a registry office, with an appointment (012).

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    Puedes realizar este trámite de forma presencial si no eres una persona obligada a relacionarte electrónicamente con la Administración.

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    Go to the official website: Apply for the large family certificate (Community of Madrid)

  4. Step 4: Decision

    If anything is missing, you are asked to correct it within 10 working days; otherwise you are deemed to have withdrawn. The maximum time to decide is 3 months, and without a reply the application is deemed granted.

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    Si no lo haces, entenderemos que desistes de la solicitud.

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  5. Step 5: Use the digital card

    There is no longer a paper certificate: a digital card is used in the Familias Numerosas app, with an electronic signature. Individual and collective certificates are obtained instantly through the Immediate Response Service.

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    El título en soporte físico ha sido sustituido por una tarjeta digital en la aplicación de Familias Numerosas.

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Documents

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🖨 Printable bilingual document card (you can show it at the counter)

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Fees

No fee is required.

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No requiere el pago de tasas

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