day 71five years

unit 11 · citizens & the law

five years

Write a formal application and follow the procedure: the documents, the appointment, the deadlines. Second bite: the formal text.

today’s words

estado civil · marital status
cita previa · (prior) appointment (at an office)
estar en el aire · to be up in the air
constar · to appear (in a document); to be on record
sellar · to stamp; to seal
alegar · to claim; to make a case, to appeal
anular · to cancel, to annul
acreditar · to prove, to certify
prolongar · to extend, to prolong
la certificación · certification; certificate
el/la intérprete · interpreter
tramitar · to process; to deal with (paperwork)
la cancelación · cancellation
la consigna · left luggage; instruction, slogan
expedir · to issue (a document)
el padrón · register of residents
el vencimiento · expiry; due date
denegar · to refuse, to turn down
empadronarse · to register as a resident
el/la solicitante · applicant
prorrogar · to extend (a deadline, a contract)
caducado · expired, out of date
el empadronamiento · registration (as a resident)
la cola · queue; tail
la extranjería · immigration (office, department)
la prórroga · extension (of a deadline)

sentences

Tras cinco años de residencia legal, pido la residencia de larga duración. · After five years of legal residence, I’m applying for long-term residence.
Pide cita previa por internet y verás qué rápido. · Book an appointment online and you’ll see how quick it is.
Para empadronarte, vas al ayuntamiento y te inscriben en el padrón. · To register as a resident, you go to the town hall and they put you on the register.
En el certificado consta mi estado civil: soltera. · My marital status appears on the certificate: single.
El funcionario sella la copia de mi solicitud. · The official stamps the copy of my application.