PRESENTATION OF THE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL, VALID DOCUMENTS:
1. Spanish Citizens:
DNI of the applicant, other adoptive parent, or permanent or pre-adoptive foster parent, as well as those of the children or minors aged 14 or over for whom the benefit is being requested.
2. Foreign Citizens:
Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland:
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EU Citizen Registration Certificate or Permanent Residence Certificate, together with valid passport or identity document (Articles 7.1 and 10.1
RD 240/2007, of 16 February).
Family members of a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland who are not nationals of one of the aforementioned countries:
Persons who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland who are residing in Spain:
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Foreigner identification card (TIE) for applicants, other parents and originators or temporary or permanent residence authorisation, where appropriate.
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Application for the residence card or authorisation request, for children born in Spain that are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland.
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Foreigner Identification Number (NIE) in all cases.
Residents abroad:
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Foreigner Identification Number (NIE) if they have one.
SUBMISSION OF THE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL, VALID DOCUMENTS AND AUTHENTICATED COPIES OR COPIES FOR AUTHENTIFICATION:
3. Certificate of registration on the electoral register for beneficiaries and originators (only in the cases provided for in
RD 523/2006, of 28 April).
4. Family record book or a short-form birth certificate of the birth entries of the children issued by the relevant Civil Register Office.
5. Proof of income. Where appropriate, the documentation proving the level of income specified in the application must be submitted.
If one of the following circumstances applies:
6. For cases of legal separation or divorce:
7. In the event of the separation of an unmarried couple or if the separation or divorce is in process:
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A copy processed by the court of the separation or divorce action or
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A copy of the police report on abandonment of the family home or
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A regulatory agreement sealed and issued by the Court or
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Proof of the court approval of the provisional measures in which the guardianship and custody is agreed.
8. For common-law couples that are not cohabiting:
- A legal document granting guardianship and custody of common children to one of the parents, or both parents in a joint arrangement.
9. In the case of guardianship, custody, conservatorship or fostering of minors or disabled adults:
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The legal ruling resulting in the formalisation of the guardianship/tutorship or
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Document issued by the Public Institution that is responsible for the protection minors or disabled persons, which authorises the fostering of the minor or disabled person or
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An edict ordering the guardianship and custody.
10. For cases of disabled children or children whose disability is in the process of being recognised:
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"Certificate of Disability", issued by the
IMSERSO or competent body of the Autonomous Community or proof of having applied for it.
11. For cases in which:
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The applicants have children that live in another Member State of the EU, EEA or Switzerland: form E-401 "Family Composition Certificate for Granting Family Benefits", filled in by the competent body in the country of residence of the children.
There is an agreement with a country: a family composition certificate issued by the competent body in the country of residence of the children.
For cases of Moroccan applicants whose children live in Morocco, a certificate from the Moroccan National Social Security Bank stating whether the spouse receives family benefits for the children listed in the application, as well as the spouse's job and that of any children over 16 years of age, indicating, if applicable, their income. (form E/M-14).12. In the case of large families, "large family status".
This documentation may be presented at any of the Social Security's Service and Information Centres.