City
Relocation & immigration — Madrid
Community of Madrid
The capital concentrates head offices, national immigration and tax authorities and the widest job market in the country. Madrid suits professionals and founders who want to be close to where decisions are made.
Being the seat of national authorities, Madrid is often fastest for certain permits and company procedures — our partners are on the ground here.
Services in this city
Residency & Legal StayMadrid is where the national immigration authorities actually sitLearn more →Company Formation & BankingMadrid is the default place to incorporate in Spain, and for once the default is defensible: the Registro Mercantil de Madrid is the largest in the country, the notarial and banking infrastructure is deepest, and there is no regional immigration layer and no separate tax administration to accommodateLearn more →Taxes & AccountingMadrid's tax appeal is regional rather than nationalLearn more →Turnkey RelocationMadrid is the simplest full relocation on this list for one structural reason: there is no co-official languageLearn more →Property Buyer’s AgentMadrid is a resident's market rather than a holiday one, and the purchases are correspondingly ordinary: flats in established buildings, bought to live in or to let long-termLearn more →Residency After the Golden VisaWith the investment visa gone since 3 April 2025, Madrid's replacement routes are the employment ones — and Madrid is where they work bestLearn more →Translation & ApostilleMadrid is where the legalisation chain physically endsLearn more →Temporary Protection (Ukrainians)The Madrid CREADE is in Pozuelo de Alarcón, on the western edge of the city, and it is the largest of the fourLearn more →
Local context: Madrid
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Madrid, plus the specialised Unidad de Grandes Empresas for large-employer and highly-qualified files |
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| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Madrid |
| Local context | Being where the national bodies sit means escalations, appeals and unusual cases are resolved without going through a regional layer |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the central Oficina de Extranjería |
| Central authorities | The Ministerio de Inclusión, the Oficina de Asilo y Refugio and the central registries are all seated here |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria (state) + Comunidad de Madrid for regional taxes |
| Language | Spanish only — no co-official language, so no regional translation step |
Sources: Cita previa — Sede electrónica · Portal de Inmigración · Agencia Tributaria
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