Sending from the UK and abroad
Send a registered letter to Spain with proof of what it said
Recorded delivery to Spain shows that an envelope arrived. A Spanish burofax also shows what it said.
You can send recorded delivery to Spain from the UK, and it gives you a record that the envelope arrived. It doesn’t record what was inside. A Spanish burofax with certified content (certificación de contenido) and proof of delivery (acuse de recibo) proves both. You can send one online from abroad for €49.90, up to 3 pages, and we send it within 24 working hours.
Tracked post, a Spanish registered letter and a burofax
| Method | Proves delivery | Proves what it said | Cost and how |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked and signed-for post from the UK (e.g. Royal Mail International Tracked & Signed) | Yes, with a signature | No | From a UK post office or online; see Royal Mail’s price finder |
| Carta certificada with aviso de recibo (Spanish registered letter with a return receipt) | Yes | No | €8.64 at a Correos office in Spain (Correos 2026 tariffs) |
| Burofax sent yourself on correos.es | Yes | Yes | €32.01 for one page with acuse and certified copy; needs a Mi Oficina account and your own PDF |
| Correos burofax through us | Yes | Yes | €49.90 for up to 3 pages; we lay out the PDF from your text, no Correos account |
| Certified notification through us (Notificados, a trusted third party, not a Correos burofax) | Yes | Yes | €29.90 for up to 3 pages |
In Spain, the burofax is what people send when they may need to show later what they said and when: to a landlord, a tenant, a company or a client. Cheaper non-Correos certified services exist too, including the Notificados option above.
Timing, delivery and if nobody is home
- We send it within 24 working hours of payment, counting Spanish working days, whatever your time zone.
- Correos delivers the same day if it accepts the burofax before 13:00 and the area has afternoon delivery; otherwise the next working day. Weekends and public holidays don’t count (Correos).
- Correos makes two delivery attempts, leaves a notice, and keeps the letter at the post office for up to 30 days (Correos). The proof of delivery records whether it was delivered, refused or not collected.
- Recipients must be in Spain. Your own address can be in any country.
The language of the letter
We send your text exactly as you write it and don’t translate it. The recipient and, if it comes to it, a Spanish court need to read it, so Spanish is the usual choice, on its own or first with your English version below. With ChatGPT you can describe the situation in English and get the Spanish text plus an English version to check.
A plain layout for a formal letter to Spain
If none of our situation templates fits, this skeleton gives a Spanish reader what they expect: who writes, about what, what you ask for, by when, and how to reach you abroad.
Asunto: [subject in a few words, e.g. «Comunicación sobre el contrato de …»]
Estimado/a [recipient’s name]:
Me dirijo a usted en relación con [the contract, invoice or matter, with its date or number].
[the facts, in date order, one paragraph each]
Por ello, le [«comunico» (I inform you) or «requiero» (I demand)] [exactly what you ask for] en el plazo de [number] días naturales desde la recepción de este escrito.
Resido en [country]. Puede contactar conmigo en [email] o en [postal address abroad].
Atentamente,
[full name, ID or passport number]
English gloss of this letter
Subject: [subject]
Dear [name],
I am writing to you about [the contract, invoice or matter].
[The facts, in date order.]
I therefore [inform you / demand] [what you ask for] within [number] calendar days of receiving this letter.
I live in [country]. You can contact me at [email] or [address abroad].
Yours sincerely, [name, ID or passport number]
Send this letter (paste your text once you’ve adapted it).
What to have ready
- The recipient’s full name or company name and their address in Spain, with postcode.
- Your current address, even if it’s abroad: it appears as the sender.
- Any documents to attach, as PDF. They count as pages.
- A card to pay and an email address for the receipt and tracking.
The templates and legal references on this page are general information, not an assessment of your case. We are a sending service, not a law firm, and we don’t check whether a letter is enough for what you want to achieve. You decide what to write and what to ask for. A legal professional can assess your case.