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Healthcare in Spain for Ukrainians with temporary protection
Temporary protection gives access to healthcare, but the health card and practical primary-care registration are handled by the health service of your autonomous community.
Short answer
Temporary protection gives access to healthcare, but the health card and practical primary-care registration are handled by the health service of your autonomous community. Where to go: Servicio de Salud / Centro de Salud for your registered address.
Where to go
Servicio de Salud / Centro de Salud for your registered address
What to prepare
- · Temporary-protection certificate/document or TIE if already issued
- · NIE if already assigned
- · Passport or another identity document
- · Padrón / empadronamiento for your actual address
- · For a child, the child’s document and parent/legal-representative details
What to do step by step
- 1
Open the official primary-care-centre catalogue
- 2
Find the centre by autonomous community, province and locality
- 3
Confirm the health-card and family-doctor/paediatrician route
Important
Healthcare entitlement and the actual Centro de Salud/family doctor are different things; the competent centre depends on your address and Zona Básica de Salud.
Official sources
Checked: 2026-10-01