Description: within the framework of the control and updating operations of the municipal registers stipulated in article 78 of the regulation of population and territorial demarcation of local entities, approved by Royal Decree 1690/1986, 11 July, it is necessary to carry out regular checks on the residence in the municipality of foreign citizens who do not have the obligation to renew their registration every two years, when there are indications that they may have stopped residing or their registration has not changed in the last five years. In your case, you are in the following situation:

• You are not registered in the Central Registry of Foreign Citizens (RCE) (compulsory for residencies of over three months) and your last residence registration has not changed in the last two years.
• You have an expired foreign citizen identity card (foreign citizens with a long-term residence permit or with a residence card of a family member who is an EU citizen) and their registration has not changed in the last five years.
• You have a certificate of registration in the RCE as an EU citizen issued over five years ago and your residence registration has not changed in the last five years.

The grounds for this measure lie in the fact that, unlike Spaniards, who must register in the Consular Register when they move abroad, with the subsequent automatic removal from the respective Municipal Register, foreign citizens usually do not provide notification that they are leaving Spain, nor can they register with Spanish Consulates, nor is there an interconnection system with the population registers of other countries (if they exist), so they would continue to be registered indefinitely even if they no longer reside in the municipality.

Documentation required: completed application for verification of registration in the register and photocopy of the valid passport or foreign citizen identity card.

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CONFIRMATION OF ELECTORAL REGISTRATION APPLICATION