Useful Resources
On this page, you will find information on the on duty pharmacy, local emergency numbers, a link to our local newspaper, details on applying for official documents, and useful directories for the Sotogrande area.
Emergency Contacts
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​Emergencies 112
National Police 091
Local Police 956682174
Guardia Civil 062 or 956794304
Fire Brigade 085
Health Emergencies 061
San Enrique Medical Center 24h: 902 50 50 61 or 956 61 51 99

Official Documents


Car Tax payment: Go to San Roque town hall with your NIE number.

Empadronamiento registration: 
www.sanroque.es/sites/default/files//files_documentacion/2013/06/instrucciones-para-el-empadronamiento.pdf

Foreign Residents Information Office (FRIO): The Borough Tourist Office, Palacio de los Gobernadores, Calle Rubín de Celis, s/n, 11360 SAN ROQUE Tel: +34 956 694 005 / +34 647 546 742 Email: foreign.residents@sanroque.es​ (Fluent english)

​NIE and Social Security set up:  Foreign Residents Information Office (FRIO), The Borough Tourist Office, Palacio de los Gobernadores, Calle Rubín de Celis, s/n. 11.360 SAN ROQUE,  +34 956 694 005 / +34 647 546 742 foreign.residents@sanroque.es
Register the birth of your child
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Hospital report: Before you leave the hospital, or  after giving birth at home, be sure to get a birth report from the midwife.
  • Civil Registration: Attend the local registry office within 30 days to register the birth of your baby
  • Birth Certificate: If you want to be able to apply for a passport in another country. 'LITERAL' is the full length birth certificate. ​

  • Passport Application: Contact your home country (where you child is eligible for a passport) to register the birth and apply for a passport.  
  • Apply for a health card for your child: If you work as employed or self-employed Autonomo, you are entitled to register your child as your dependant / beneficiario. Go to your local health centre to do this, or ask your Gestoria.  If you do not work in spain, then you need to apply under the ´bajos recursos´ scheme as all minors are entitled to free healthcare. All documents and form to complete to apply for healthcare under the ´bajos recursos´/ low income scheme can be found here:
    http://www.seg-social.es/wps/portal/wss/internet/InformacionUtil/44539/45195
    You will need your health card when you apply for your childs health card. 
  • Register your child as resident (You will first need the baby's passport, Spanish birth certificate or an official translation of non-spanish birth certificate, medical card, your residency card, a copy of your passport, 2 passport photos of the baby, photocopies of everything and a form EX18 (Not yet sure where this is, but likely at the civil registry or national police station). You then go to your local town hall to register. 
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Elderly Transportation Hire: 
www.facebook.com/Roadrunnerleisure
Sotogo provides a useful local directory and what's on guide for Sotogrande