Cita previa appointments by autonomous community
Choose an autonomous community to see provinces, offices, and procedures, and get instant alerts when new cita previa appointments appear.
What is cita previa extranjería?
Cita previa extranjería is the central appointment system that the Spanish government runs for immigration and police procedures. Every NIE, TIE, fingerprint, and residence renewal in the country flows through the same shared portal — but the supply of slots is split across 17 autonomous communities and the 50 provinces inside them.
Each province operates its own offices and releases slots on its own schedule. Two provinces in different communities — or even inside the same community — can have very different waiting times for the same procedure on the same day. Picking the right province is half the battle.
Why appointments are hard to find
Demand for cita previa appointments has consistently outstripped supply for years across the whole country. The official site does not let you queue or reserve a place: when a slot opens, whoever submits the form first takes it, and the rest of the queue is left to wait for the next release.
Manual refreshing rarely catches anything because slots disappear within seconds, and the release intervals are short and unpredictable. The smaller communities tend to have shorter queues than Madrid, Barcelona, or the Mediterranean coast — but that varies procedure by procedure and week by week.
Some procedures are handled exclusively by Oficinas de Extranjería (immigration offices) and others by Comisarías de Policía Nacional (police stations). Whichever pathway applies, bring your passport with photocopies, the appointment confirmation, the modelo 790 tax payment receipt where the procedure requires it, and any supporting paperwork referenced in the booking confirmation email.
How Cita Ping helps
Cita Ping monitors the official cita previa site continuously across every autonomous community and every province in Spain, and sends an instant alert the moment a slot opens for the procedure, province, and office combination you chose. You set the monitor up once and we keep checking on your behalf around the clock.
Alerts go out by email and Telegram. Telegram is faster — most people receive it within seconds — and email is a reliable backup. We recommend enabling both, especially during the first week when you are still calibrating which provinces have the best supply for your procedure.
What to do when you get an alert
When the alert lands, open the official cita previa link straight away and complete the booking yourself — Cita Ping never books on your behalf, only the official site can. Have your passport number, NIE, and contact details ready in advance so the form fills in seconds rather than minutes.
If the slot is gone before you finish, leave the monitor running. Another alert will arrive when the next slot surfaces, often within a few hours. Most people find a usable appointment within a few days of setting up a monitor for an actively-released procedure.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Cita Ping book appointments for me?
- No. Cita Ping only sends alerts when a slot becomes available — you complete the booking yourself on the official cita previa extranjería website. We are an independent service and do not interact with the booking system on your behalf.
- How fast are the alerts?
- Telegram alerts typically arrive within a few seconds of a slot appearing on the official site. Email is slightly slower because mail servers introduce small delays, but it is still fast enough for most procedures. We recommend enabling both channels.
- Why do appointments disappear so fast?
- Demand far exceeds supply, especially in larger provinces. The official system does not queue requests — whoever fills out the form first gets the slot. This is why instant alerts are essential: by the time you manually refresh the page, the slot is usually already taken.
- Is Cita Ping an official government service?
- No. Cita Ping is an independent third-party service. We are not affiliated with the Spanish government, the Ministry of Inclusion, the National Police, or any official immigration body. We help you find appointments faster, but the booking always happens on the official site.
- Can I monitor multiple offices or procedures at once?
- Yes. You can set up several monitors for different procedure and office combinations, which increases the chance of catching a slot. Each monitor runs independently and sends its own alerts.
How to find your office
- Choose your autonomous community
- Open your province
- Select the procedure you need
- Get instant alerts when appointments appear
This website provides appointment monitoring services only. We are not affiliated with the Spanish government, immigration authorities, or any official administrative body. All immigration procedures, requirements, and decisions are managed exclusively by official Spanish government agencies. For legal advice regarding your specific immigration situation, consult a qualified immigration lawyer or legal professional.