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Applies to: National status service for supported cases; UGE and other systems may use separate channels.

Before you start

  • Your filing receipt, NIE or application number.
  • The personal details required by the status tool.
  • Access to your notified electronic mailbox or representative.

The steps

  1. Find the file reference

    Take it from the submission receipt. If an adviser filed for you, ask for the actual receipt and confirm who receives notices.

  2. Use the official checker

    Open the government’s Información sobre el estado del expediente de extranjería service. Enter details exactly as requested.

  3. Read the result carefully

    En trámite means processing. A favourable status is useful, but obtain the resolution and read its conditions before treating the next step as complete.

  4. Check formal notices separately

    Review the electronic system or postal channel specified for your case. A request for missing documents can have a deadline even when you have not read an email alert.

  5. Respond through the correct filing route

    If evidence is requested, use the expediente reference and the submission method named in the notice. Save a receipt of the response.

  6. Escalate with the evidence

    For delays or errors, contact the competent office with the file number and receipt. Do not submit a duplicate initial application merely to try to move the queue.

Important details

No result yet

A missing result does not by itself mean refusal or loss of the application. Check the reference, supported procedure and filing channel.

Silence is route-specific

Do not infer approval from elapsed time alone. Ask for the applicable rule and any certificate required before acting on administrative silence.

See the bigger picture

Pair these practical steps with the Spain-wide essentials.

Start with your right to stay.