Request the Título de ESO (issuance and duplicates)

What you need to have ready

1. DNI/NIE valid.
2. Certificación académica de ESO or historial if your centre doesn't process it directly.
3. Proof of payment of the fee (if your CCAA charges it) or exemption/discount document (familia numerosa, disability, etc.).
4. Details of your centre (name and code) and the province where you qualified.
5. Cl@ve or digital certificate to do it online.

Documentation

1. Formulario de solicitud de expedición del Título de Graduado en ESO (online at your CCAA or paper from the institute's secretariat).
2. DNI/NIE and, if someone else is doing it, a signed authorisation with copies of both DNIs.
3. Proof of fee payment (Modelo 046, 030 or the one your CCAA uses) or familia numerosa/disability title to avoid paying.
4. Certificación académica if the Delegación handles it for you or if your centre no longer exists.
5. For duplicates due to loss/damage: declaración de extravío or the old title. For data changes: certificación literal del Registro Civil and the new DNI.

Step by step

1. Confirm you have the title. Ask the institute's secretariat for the certificación académica or confirmation that they've generated the propuesta de título.
2. Pay the fee (if your CCAA requires it): go to the portal tributario of the autonomous community and select Tasa por expedición de títulos no universitarios. Generate the Modelo 046/030, pay by card and save the justificante/NRC.
3. Request the título: on the sede electrónica de Educación of your CCAA with Cl@ve, fill the Solicitud de Título de ESO and attach DNI and fee/exemption. If your centre handles it on paper, take it there and they will process it for you.
4. Resguardo: download or collect the resguardo de solicitud (with CSV or sello). It lets you enrol in FP, join bolsas and apply for oposiciones while the physical card is issued.
5. Collection: when it's ready they'll notify you (email/phone). Book a cita if needed and pick up the título at your institute or the Delegación/Servicio Provincial with your DNI.
6. Duplicates/rectifications: if you lost it or changed details, submit the solicitud de duplicado, attach the required docs (extravío, damaged title, Registro Civil docs) and pay the duplicate fee if applicable.

Time-saving tricks

1. Pay the fee online: you get an instant justificante and NRC; no bank trips.
2. Check your data (accents, surname order) on the resguardo. An error here delays the printed card.
3. Ask for the resguardo with CSV: most places accept it and can verify it instantly.
4. Exemptions: familia numerosa especial (100%) and general (50%) usually apply; disability ≥33% too. Don't throw money away.
5. Change of province: if you live elsewhere request collection at a different Delegación; avoids pointless trips.

Typical mistakes that can derail your application

1. Paying the wrong fee (certificados instead of títulos). You'll have to pay again and fight for a refund.
2. Not claiming the exemption when you qualify. Reclaiming is slow.
3. Turning up without a cita at the Delegación: long queues and a trip wasted.
4. Wrongly written data (names with accents, surname order). The título is printed wrong and needs reprinting (more weeks).
5. Losing the resguardo. Make copies and store the PDF in the cloud.
6. Not attaching documents for duplicates (extravío or Registro Civil). They'll reject it until it's complete.