CitaWatchFor expats in Spain · Valencia · Alicante · Castellón · Murcia · Madrid · Barcelona · Málaga
Stop refreshing the cita previa page.
Get an email (or SMS) the moment other people report free appointment slots for your NIE, TIE/huellas, EU registration certificate or DGT licence exchange in your province. Then book it yourself on the official site, for free.
- Alerts only: we never book, hold or sell appointments
- Never asks for your NIE or passport number
- £2.99 one-off for 30 days. No subscription, no auto-renewal
How we get the information (please read)
The official booking systems (the Extranjería/Policía cita previa and the DGT cita previa) ask for personal ID data and/or use captcha anti-bot protection before they show availability. We respect that, so we do not check government websites automatically. Instead, alerts are triggered when people who have just seen free slots report them here. A sighting goes out once it is confirmed by more than one person (or by a subscriber's personal link, or by us checking by hand).
That means alerts can be late or miss openings. Slots often go within minutes. We will never ask you to pay for an appointment, and neither should anyone else. Selling citas has led to police investigations in Spain.
How it works
- 1. ChoosePick your procedure and province and pay £2.99 once. Your alert lasts 30 days.
- 2. Get alertedWhen the community reports free slots, everyone with a matching alert gets an email at the same moment, plus SMS/WhatsApp if you chose it.
- 3. Book it yourselfThe alert links straight to the official booking site. You book it yourself for free. Saw slots? Tap your personal link to alert everyone else.
Latest community sightings
Reports from users. Not official data. Times are Spain mainland time.
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Free guides
NIE number
Your foreigner's identification number, booked through the Extranjería/Policía cita previa system.
Read the free guide →TIE card & fingerprints (huellas)
The physical residence card. You give your fingerprints in person at a police office.
Read the free guide →EU registration certificate
The 'certificado de registro de ciudadano de la UE' for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens living in Spain.
Read the free guide →DGT driving licence exchange
Swapping a foreign licence for a Spanish one. UK licences can now be exchanged online.
Read the free guide →Questions
Is this the official appointment system?
No. CitaWatch is an independent service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for the Spanish government, the Policía Nacional, the Ministerio or the DGT. We only send alerts: we never book, hold, reserve or sell appointments, and official citas are free. Book on the official sites: Extranjería/Policía cita previa and DGT cita previa.
Do you book or reserve appointments for me?
Never. We don't book, hold, reserve or resell appointments and we never ask for your NIE, passport or other ID numbers.
Do you check the government website automatically?
No. Those sites use captcha/anti-bot protection and ask for personal data, so automatic checking would mean getting round them. Our alerts come from community reports.
Is there anything official I should try first?
Yes. For the DGT, UK licences can now be exchanged online without a cita if you have Cl@ve or a digital certificate. For TIE/huellas, recent news reports say the police are rolling out automatic cita assignment in several provinces (see the TIE guide). You can also phone 060 for DGT citas.
What does £2.99 get me?
Alerts for one procedure in one province for 30 days, as many times as sightings are confirmed. It's a one-off payment and doesn't renew. See the Terms for refunds and your 14-day right of withdrawal.