Change of address on the Padrón (your ayuntamiento)

What you need to have at hand

1. Cl@ve, certificado digital or DNIe to enter your ayuntamiento’s sede.
2. DNI/NIE/passport of everyone being registered (clear, readable files).
3. Contrato de alquiler, escritura or IBI of the property. If you’re not the owner, autorización del titular + their DNI.
4. Hoja padronal from the ayuntamiento (online or PDF) with the new address.
5. For minors: libro de familia or birth certificate and authorisation from both parents (or custody sentencia).

Documentation

• Identity: DNI/NIE/passport of each person. If it’s a tarjeta, upload front and back.
• Property: current contrato de alquiler, escritura or the latest IBI. If there’s no contract, the autorización del titular + their DNI usually works.
• Hoja padronal: municipal form for alta/cambio de domicilio completed and signed.
• Minors: libro de familia/birth certificate + consent of both parents or custody resolución.
• Representation: if someone else does it, bring autorización and the representative’s DNI.
• Unregistering from another municipality: tick the baja automática on the form; you don’t need to go to the other ayuntamiento.

Step by step

1. Go to the Sede Electrónica of your ayuntamiento and look for Padrón > Alta por cambio de domicilio.
2. Identify yourself with Cl@ve, certificado or DNIe.
3. Fill the Hoja padronal with the new address (vía, número, portal, piso, CP) and add everyone being registered.
4. If you come from another municipality, tick the autorización de baja automática for the previous municipality.
5. Attach the DNI/NIE and the document proving occupation (contrato/escritura/IBI). If you’re not the owner, add autorización del titular + DNI.
6. If there are minors, attach libro de familia and consents; if custody applies, upload the sentencia.
7. Check nothing is missing and sign and register the application. Save the justificante.
8. If they request something or want to verify the address, reply or arrange the visit.
9. When it’s done, download the volante de empadronamiento. If they ask for a certificado, request it (some ayuntamientos charge a tasa for certificados).
10. With the padrón updated, change your address at DGT, AEAT, Seguridad Social/sanidad and at your bank.

Time-saving tricks

• Scan to PDF and group by person: identity in one file and property in another. Many sedes limit to 5–10 MB per file.
• If your street doesn’t appear in the drop-down, type the exact address and attach a bill showing the full address.
• Volante vs certificado: ask for the volante (free and fast). The certificado usually takes longer and can have a fee.
• Flatshare without contract? Autorización del titular + DNI usually does it. If the owner doesn’t cooperate, ask about an informe social.
• If the sede shows weird errors, try Chrome or Firefox and disable ad/blockers.

Common mistakes that will mess up the trámite

1. Blurry photos of DNI or contract: they’ll reject it.
2. Not ticking the baja from the previous municipality: later they’ll ask for extra paperwork.
3. Forgetting the other parent’s consent when registering minors.
4. Incomplete address (no portal/piso/CP): it triggers requerimientos.
5. Authorization from the owner without their DNI attached: they won’t accept it.
6. Uploading files too big or in weird formats: use PDF/JPG and compress them.
7. Requesting a certificado when a volante is enough: you’ll pay and wait more for no reason.