How much does Spanish nationality by residence cost? Fees, exams and a total for your route
Ministry of Justice, nationality by residence (application fee). Read on 22-10-2026.
The only fee the State sets for the application is the tasa, modelo 790 code 026: €104.05. With both exams the three fees add up to €327.05; if you need only the CCSE, €189.05. Apostilles, sworn translations and a lawyer come on top. We found no official price for them, so the estimator asks for your own quotes.
Fees we could read, with source and date
| Item | Amount | Source and read date |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee for nationality by residence (modelo 790, code 026) | €104.05 | Ministry of Justice: "El importe actual es de 104,05 eur". Read on 22-10-2026. Form: Modelo 790 (we did not read the amount printed on the form itself). |
| DELE A2 registration in Spain | €138.00 * | Instituto Cervantes, DELE 2026 price table (copy of 21 May 2026): Spain, level A2. The live exam site was in maintenance on 22-10-2026, so we could not re-read it. |
| CCSE registration | €85.00 * | Instituto Cervantes, CCSE FAQ (copy of 7 Aug 2026): €85 worldwide. Same note on the live site. |
* From dated copies of the Cervantes pages, not re-read live. Check the Cervantes site before you pay.
Which exams do you pay for?
The DELE A2 is not needed by nationals of 20 Spanish-speaking countries or by anyone who already holds a DELE of level A2 or above (Reglamento RD 1004/2015, art. 6.5); the CCSE is needed in both cases. The estimator has one line for each case. Full list: who is exempt (in Spanish) and the years and exams checker.
Documents: apostilles and sworn translations
The cost depends on the country that issued each document and on the translator, and we found no official price list for either. Each country page lists which documents your file needs and quotes the fees that the official sources print. Type the quotes you have been given below.
Total-cost estimator
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Yourself or with a lawyer
A lawyer or gestoría is a separate fee that you agree with them. We found no official schedule, so the estimator adds your quote as its own line and shows both totals.
What this page does not cover
Exam dates and exam fees: CCSE and DELE in 2026. Exam dates, the cost of retaking an exam, travel, certificates from your country of origin beyond the quotes you type, and any 2027 amount. The tasa can change with the State budget law: the Ministry says so on the page we quote. Rules and amounts: years and exams and the residence clock.
Every change to these figures and rules is logged, with the old value, the new value, the source and the day we read it: change log.
Explanation written with AI from the official source cited on this page.
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