Are you a British expat living in Spain but needing to go back to the UK for a job? Some jobs require you to have a CRB report (criminal record bureau) and if you have resided in Spain for some time you will need to apply for a Spanish one. Depending on where you live currently in Spain you may be able to get a report if you visit the Ministry of Justice but not every town has one. However, if you live near Malaga, Murcia city or Valencia you should be able to go to the Ministry of Justice and get one
straight away instead of sending the forms to Madrid, where they very often enter a black hole never to be seen again.
You can download the form (modelo 790) from the internet here and they are in English which is very helpful! Its best to fill it in online and then print them out (3 in total) and then you need to sign and date them.
You then need to go to a bank and pay the fee which is currently €3.47 but remember that this can change periodically so check the website. Once they have stamped the forms as proof of payment. The bank will keep one part, one is for you to keep and the third one is for you to take to the relevant department at the Ministry.
The other thing you must remember to do, is to get your passport verified by an official body, usually at the police station or even the town hall.
It took quite a while finding this out and I hope this information will have saved you lots of time.
11/07/09 – As an update, I have found out that getting the Spanish CRB report was very quick and easy at the Ministry of Justice in Murcia City. Apparently quite painless!!
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As we remember, unless you go your self they cannot check your ID docs to be sure that they actually refer to you.
Your Dad could try but he may not be succesful.
Hi
I am needing a spainsh CRB for my new job back in england but if i go through the embassy here it will take up to 6 weeks, my dad lives in malaga so if i send him relevent docs can he get it for me on my behalf or will i have to go over there? also do you know what i need in order to do this?
Thanks
Tracey, we think it is:
Ministerio de Justicia
Gerencia Territorial de Murcia
Calle Santa Catalina 4
30004 Murcia
Tel: 968 225300
We haven’t been there for a long time.
PLEASE COULD YOU PROVIDE ME WITH THE ADDRES OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE IN MURCIA CITY,
REGARDS,
TRACEY SENIOR