Tasa 079 (modelo 790): ingreso para homologaciones, convalidaciones y equivalencias de títulos y estudios extranjeros. Para estudios NO universitarios

Since 1 January 2003, a fee is charged for the recognition and validation of foreign qualifications and studies, in accordance with Article 28 of Law 53/2002 of 30 December on Tax, Administrative and Social Measures, as amended by the eighth final provision of Law 15/2014 of 16 September on rationalisation of the public sector and other administrative reform measures. The fee is payable when applications are made to have foreign qualifications and studies in non-university education recognised or validated. Proof of the fee payment is needed to process the file. If payment is not proven or payment is insufficient, the applicant must rectify payment in accordance with Article 68 of Law 39/2015 of 1 October 2015 on the Common Administrative Procedure. Failure to do this will mean that the application will be treated as withdrawn, following a decision issued in accordance with Article 21.

There is no fee for applications for the recognition of a graduate diploma of Compulsory Secondary Education from Spain.

Payment in Spain:

• Payment will be made using Form 790 for NON-UNIVERSITY studies (Education and Vocational Education).
• This form is submitted to any Bank, Savings Bank or Credit Union that collaborates as a tax collection entity. The amount must be paid in cash.
• Page 3 will be kept by the bank.
• Pages 1 and 2, duly stamped or with an authorised signature of the bank certifying payment, are submitted together with the application for recognition or equivalence at the recognised places for submission (Registry offices indicated in Article 16(4) of Law 39/2015 of 1 October on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations). When the filing is recorded, the duplicate copy is given to the applicant to keep as a receipt.

Payment from abroad:

The fee is paid by means of a transfer to the Ministry of Education and Vocational Education as the recipient, for NON-UNIVERSITY studies, to the restricted ‘Public Treasury’ account. The Ministry of Education and Vocational Education. Restricted account for paying fees: ES27 9000 0001 2002 5310 8018 at the Bank of Spain, with an address at Calle Alcalá 48, 28014 Madrid (Spain).

IBAN: ES27 9000 0001 2002 5310 8018

BIC: ESPBESMMXXX

IBAN of the restricted account: ES27 9000 0001 2002 5310 8018 (twenty digits of the account number preceded by ES27). This code may be required for transfers from banks abroad, together with the BIC Code (formerly known as the Swift Code): ESPBESMMXXX.

The fee for each case is the amount to be paid into the restricted account. Any banking charges requested by the entity making the transfer must be paid separately by the person making the payment. If transfer or other banking charges are charged, they always fall to the person making the transfer and cannot be deducted from the amount of the fee being paid to the restricted account.

Important:

If you access the internet via a proxy server, please click on the update button in your browser when you access the display page of Form 790.

EACH APPLICATION CONSISTS OF 3 COPIES, AND IS UNIQUE AND IDENTIFIED WITH A SPECIFIC NUMBER. THEREFORE, IF YOU WISH TO OBTAIN ANOTHER APPLICATION, PLEASE DOWNLOAD IT AGAIN (NEVER MAKE PHOTOCOPIES).

• Download Form 790 (Education and Vocational Education)

For applications for recognition, validation or equivalence, payment of the fee does not dispense with the need to complete and submit the official application form for recognition, validation or equivalence, accompanied by the required documentation.

Applications for recognition, validation or equivalence must be submitted together with Form 790 (duly stamped or with an authorised signature certifying payment), in the way described above, or by attaching adequate proof of the payment or transfer to the restricted account indicated above.

Applications and submissions may be submitted to any of the administrations mentioned in Article 16(4) of Law 39/2015 of 1 October on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. Consulting the registration offices

Return of overpayments

Queries on the procedure can be made by any of the means listed on the Administrative Information page 

Regulations

• Law 15/2014 of 16 September on rationalisation of the public sector and other administrative reform measures.
• Law 58/2003 of 17 December General Tax Law.
• Law 53/2002 of 30 December on Tax, Administrative and Social Measures.
• Law 39/2015 of 1 October on the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations.
• Royal Decree 1065/2007 of 27 July approving the General Regulation on the measures and procedures for tax management and inspection and for implementing the common rules on tax application procedures.
• Royal Decree 520/2005 of 13 May approving the General Regulation implementing the General Tax Law 58/2003 of 17 December 2003 on administrative review.

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