Where and how
Registration is regional. In the Valencian Community it runs through the regional registry of de-facto unions: both partners must be unmarried (or divorced — documented), not registered in another partnership, and at least one of you registered as resident (padrón) in the region. The procedure: application, appointment, documentation and a joint declaration.
The catch for international couples: the paperwork
When one partner is foreign, the file grows: birth certificates and singleness/civil status certificates from the home country, apostilled and officially translated — each country with its own quirks and validity periods (many certificates are only valid 3–6 months). This is where most files stall, and where preparing everything correctly the first time saves months.
What it unlocks for residency
For couples where one partner is an EU citizen, registration opens the route to the family member of an EU citizen card for the non-EU partner — one of the strongest authorisations in the system. For non-EU couples, a registered (or duly documented) partnership counts for family reunification under the new Immigration Regulation. Civil marriage remains the alternative — sometimes the better one; we tell you honestly which fits your case.
What we do
We review your situation, build the exact document list for your specific countries, prepare the file and the appointment, and coordinate the follow-on residency step if that is your goal.
