Residency & Legal Stay in Málaga
Costa del Sol, Andalusia
Málaga's Oficina de Extranjería serves the whole Costa del Sol, Marbella and Fuengirola included, which makes it one of the busier provincial offices in the south. The caseload it sees is unusually mixed: technology employees arriving on employer-sponsored routes on one side, long-standing international residents renewing permits on the other.
For applicants, the practical consequence is that the office is well used to non-Spanish files, but appointment slots are shared across a wide and populous coastline. Andalusia adds no regional immigration layer — work authorisations remain state-level — so the file itself is straightforward; the scheduling is what needs managing.
Local context: Málaga
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Málaga, which also serves Marbella, Fuengirola and the rest of the Costa del Sol |
|---|---|
| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Málaga |
| Local context | A fast-growing technology hub alongside a long-established international community, so company formation and remote-work permits are both routine here |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the central Oficina de Extranjería |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria (state) + Agencia Tributaria de Andalucía for regional taxes |
| Language | Spanish only — no co-official language |
Sources: Cita previa — Sede electrónica · Portal de Inmigración · Agencia Tributaria
What we handle: Residency & Legal Stay
NIE, TIE, residence permits, renewals and family reunification.
- NIE (foreigner ID number) application
- TIE residence card and biometric appointments
- Residence permits: work, non-lucrative, student, family
- Renewals and status changes
Questions about this service
Does Andalusia have its own immigration procedures like Catalonia?
No. Catalonia is the only autonomous community that grants initial work authorisations itself. In Andalusia every immigration step — work authorisation, residence, TIE, renewals — goes through the state Oficina de Extranjería, which makes the process simpler to sequence.
I have a job offer from a Málaga tech company. What do I need from them?
The employer's side of the file usually carries more weight than yours: the contract, proof the company is up to date with tax and social security, and documentation of the role and salary. Getting that right before you submit avoids the most common cause of a request for further information.
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