{"id":9720,"date":"2018-08-04T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinezcaballeroabogados.com\/how-to-request-a-police-record-in-spain\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:50:42","slug":"how-to-request-a-police-record-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinezcaballeroabogados.com\/en\/how-to-request-a-police-record-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to request a police record in Spain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9720\" class=\"elementor elementor-9720 elementor-163\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b364eab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b364eab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd4833e sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1bd4833e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416f9969 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"416f9969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>How to request and cancel police records in Spain (Complete Guide 2026)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"613\">The existence of a police record can be one of the main reasons for denial in immigration and Spanish nationality procedures. Many people believe that it is enough not to have a criminal record, but the truth is that police records are independent and can seriously affect your file. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"806\">In this guide we explain how to find out if you have a police record in Spain and how to cancel it correctly to avoid problems in your application for residency, roots or nationality.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What are police records? <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1058\">Police records are records that appear in police databases when a person has been identified, arrested or investigated in the framework of a police action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1117\">It is important to differentiate them from criminal records:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1405\">\n<li data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1238\">\n<p data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1238\"><strong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1145\">Criminal records<\/strong>: depend on the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ministry of Justice<\/span><\/span> and derive from a final judicial conviction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1405\">\n<p data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1405\"><strong data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1268\">Police records<\/strong>: these depend on the police forces and may exist even if the proceedings have been closed or have ended in acquittal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1538\">This is the reason why many applications for aliens or nationality are denied even though there is no criminal record.<\/p>\n<h4><b>  Which police forces may have your data?<br><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; text-align: start; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1667\">In Spain there are several police forces with their own databases:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-style: normal; text-align: start; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1849\">\n<li data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1710\">\n<p data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1710\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\">National Police<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1752\">\n<p data-start=\"1713\" data-end=\"1752\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\">Civil Guard<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1805\">\n<p data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1805\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\">Mossos d&#8217;Esquadra<\/span> (Catalonia)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1849\">\n<p data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"1849\">Autonomous police in other communities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-style: normal; text-align: start; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\" data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1993\">Each body manages its own files. Therefore, requesting information from only one of them does not guarantee that there are no records in another. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><strong>How to request a police record in Spain?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2246\">Unlike the criminal record certificate, there is no such thing as a &#8220;police record certificate&#8221;. What you must exercise is your <strong data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2230\">right of access to personal data<\/strong>, recognized in: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2331\">\n<li data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2289\">\n<p data-start=\"2250\" data-end=\"2289\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">General Data Protection Regulation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2331\">\n<p data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2331\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Organic Law 3\/2018<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2374\">Step 1: Request for right of access<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2459\">You must submit an application to each corresponding police force, indicating:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2577\">\n<li data-start=\"2461\" data-end=\"2478\">\n<p data-start=\"2463\" data-end=\"2478\">Full name<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2500\">\n<p data-start=\"2481\" data-end=\"2500\">DNI\/NIE or passport<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2528\">\n<p data-start=\"2503\" data-end=\"2528\">Notification address<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2529\" data-end=\"2577\">\n<p data-start=\"2531\" data-end=\"2577\">Express request for access to personal data<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2579\" data-end=\"2663\">Currently, this can be done telematically or in person, depending on the police force.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2686\">Response time<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2799\">The Administration generally has <strong data-start=\"2740\" data-end=\"2750\">one month<\/strong> to respond (extendable in complex cases).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2801\" data-end=\"2824\">The resolution shall state:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2918\">\n<li data-start=\"2826\" data-end=\"2860\">\n<p data-start=\"2828\" data-end=\"2860\">Whether or not police data are on record<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2861\" data-end=\"2888\">\n<p data-start=\"2863\" data-end=\"2888\">What type of data exists<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2918\">\n<p data-start=\"2891\" data-end=\"2918\">Date and reason for registration<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>How to cancel the police record?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"2972\" data-end=\"3080\">If you discover that there is a police record, you should exercise your <strong data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3079\">right of cancellation or deletion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3120\">Typical cancellation requirements<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3178\">It will depend on the specific case, but it is generally required:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3383\">\n<li data-start=\"3180\" data-end=\"3240\">\n<p data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3240\">The proceeding has been definitively closed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3241\" data-end=\"3279\">\n<p data-start=\"3243\" data-end=\"3279\">Or that there is a judgment of acquittal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3280\" data-end=\"3327\">\n<p data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3327\">Or that the sentence has been served and extinguished<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3328\" data-end=\"3383\">\n<p data-start=\"3330\" data-end=\"3383\">That there are no pending civil liabilities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 data-start=\"3385\" data-end=\"3411\">Required Documentation<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3441\">Normally it must be provided:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3443\" data-end=\"3574\">\n<li data-start=\"3443\" data-end=\"3468\">\n<p data-start=\"3445\" data-end=\"3468\">Final order to file<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3469\" data-end=\"3488\">\n<p data-start=\"3471\" data-end=\"3488\">Final judgment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3489\" data-end=\"3574\">\n<p data-start=\"3491\" data-end=\"3574\">Certificate of the Court certifying the extinction of criminal and civil liability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3576\" data-end=\"3664\">Once the request has been submitted, the police force will analyze whether the cancellation is appropriate.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How long does cancellation take?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"3704\" data-end=\"3811\">There is no uniform time frame. Although it is sometimes resolved within a few weeks, in practice it can take a long time: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3904\">\n<li data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"3834\">\n<p data-start=\"3815\" data-end=\"3834\">Between 1 and 3 months<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3835\" data-end=\"3904\">\n<p data-start=\"3837\" data-end=\"3904\">In some cases, more time if additional information is required.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3906\" data-end=\"4019\">It is important to follow up on the file, especially if you have an ongoing immigration proceeding.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"4026\" data-end=\"4140\"><strong>Why is it so important to expunge a police record before applying for citizenship or arraigo?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"4142\" data-end=\"4165\">In procedures such as:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4167\" data-end=\"4277\">\n<li data-start=\"4167\" data-end=\"4207\">\n<p data-start=\"4169\" data-end=\"4207\">Spanish nationality by residence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4208\" data-end=\"4226\">\n<p data-start=\"4210\" data-end=\"4226\">Social roots<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4227\" data-end=\"4246\">\n<p data-start=\"4229\" data-end=\"4246\">Labor roots<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4247\" data-end=\"4277\">\n<p data-start=\"4249\" data-end=\"4277\">Residency renewals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4279\" data-end=\"4335\">Management requests internal police reports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4337\" data-end=\"4501\">Even if you do not have a criminal record, the existence of a police record may be considered a negative indication of integration or civic behavior, causing:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4503\" data-end=\"4557\">\n<li data-start=\"4503\" data-end=\"4519\">\n<p data-start=\"4505\" data-end=\"4519\">Requirements<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4520\" data-end=\"4534\">\n<p data-start=\"4522\" data-end=\"4534\">Denials<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4535\" data-end=\"4557\">\n<p data-start=\"4537\" data-end=\"4557\">Significant delays<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4559\" data-end=\"4642\">That is why it is essential to review your situation before submitting any application.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"5010\" data-end=\"5089\"><strong>Have you been denied citizenship or residency because of a police record?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"5091\" data-end=\"5286\">At Mart\u00ednez &amp; Caballero Abogados we analyze your complete file, request access to all police bodies and process the cancellation correctly to avoid further denials.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5288\" data-end=\"5452\">If you have received an unfavorable ruling or want to make sure before filing your application, it is advisable to review your situation with a specialized attorney.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Mart\u00ednez Fern\u00e1ndez.<\/strong><br>Founding Partner of Mart\u00ednez Caballero Abogados.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-784c55b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"784c55b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-020a63d sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"020a63d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a46e75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a46e75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39eb925 sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"39eb925\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930ed74 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"930ed74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is the police record automatically expunged?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\"><p data-start=\"5543\" data-end=\"5636\">Not always. In many cases they remain active if cancellation is not expressly requested. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I have a police record without having been convicted?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1542\"><p data-start=\"5705\" data-end=\"5741\">Yes, this is a fairly common situation. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does a police record affect Spanish nationality?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1543\"><p data-start=\"5812\" data-end=\"5905\">Yes. They can be used as a basis for a negative assessment of civic behavior. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1544\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1544\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is a police record the same as a criminal record?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1544\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1544\"><p data-start=\"5974\" data-end=\"6040\">No. They are different registries managed by different agencies. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The existence of an unfavorable police report is one of the most recurring justifications that motivates refusals in matters of nationality and foreigners. 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