CCSE exams for the Spanish Nationality

CCSE tests to obtain the Spanish Citizenship

Welcome to Top School’s CCSE tests. Top School in Spain has compiled, for all applicants, the most relevant information on the CCSE tests (Constitutional and Socio-Cultural Knowledge of Spain). Passing this exam has become a mandatory requirement for all people wishing to obtain the Spanish nationality.

But what is the CCSE? How do I do it? When and where are these tests held? From this moment, many questions arise. On this website, we have tried to summarize all the necessary information so that candidates can register and have their questions answered.

Dates of CCSE exams and registration periods

The CCSE exams are held the last Thursday of each month, except in the months of August and December, when there will be no call. In addition, candidates will have two different schedules, so that they can choose the one that best suit their needs, at 18:00 or at 20:00.

Below you can find detailed information on the dates and deadlines specified for CCSE tests:

Year 2017

2017 Calls	Test dates	Registration periods
January	26^th January	From 1^st September 2016 to 5^th January 2017
February	23^rd February	From 1^st September 2016 to 2^nd February 2017
March	30^th March	From 1^st September 2016 to 9^th March 2017
April	27^th April	From 1^st September 2016 to 6^th April 2017
May	25^th May	From 1^st September 2016 to 4^th May 2017
June	29^th June	From 1^st September 2016 to 8^th June 2017
July	27^th July	From 1^st September 2016 to 6^th July 2017
September	28^th September	From 1^st September 2016 to 7^th September 2017
October	26^th October	From 1^st September 2016 to 5^th October 2017
November	30^th November	From 1^st September 2016 to 9^th November 2017

How to register?

The registration for the CCSE exam can only be done through the website that the Cervantes Institute has enabled for this purpose:

https://examenes.cervantes.es/es/usuario/registro

In order to facilitate the registration process, you can consult the following document, where it is explained in detail and step by step, how to register for the CCSE test.

CCSE registration instructions

Price

The registration fee for CCSE test is 85 €. This price includes two opportunities for the candidate to take the test, in case he/she doesn’t get the PASS qualification in the first call. Payment can only be made by PayPal, or by debit or credit card through the Cervantes Institute CCSE website. If after exhausting the 2 examination calls, the candidate has not managed to pass the test yet, he/she will have to pay the registration fee again.

Materials for the CCSE tests

Once you have registered as a user on the CCSE test website, you will have access to the materials needed to prepare the CCSE test. In the MATERIALS tab, you will find everything you need to prepare for this test. You can find some of the most important documents in the following links:

CCSE sample test

The day of the test

The last Thursday of every month (except August and December), is the date set for the completion of the CCSE tests. The first call is at 18:00 and the second at 20:00 (depending on the schedule chosen by the applicants at the time of registering). Candidates are called half an hour before the start of the test, i.e. at 17:30 and 19:30 respectively, at which time the identification of present applicants will begin. It is therefore very important that candidates bring with them on the day of the test:

Identification document used to register on the CCSE test (valid passport or NIE).
Registration receipt in the CCSE test.

Top School in Spain will send an email to all candidates registered in its centre a week before the scheduled test date, reminding them the date of the call, the exact address where the test is held, the time at which all candidates are called and the documents they have to bring with them that day.

Examination centre location

The address where TOP SCHOOL holds the CCSE test is:

Avenida de Alicante nº 26, entresuelo, puerta 3
03203 Elche (Alicante)

Should you have any doubts on how to get to the test centre, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone 965 42 49 66 or by filling in our contact form.

Results of CCSE tests

The results of the tests CCSE will be published in about 20 days from the date of completion of the test.

Candidates must check the email address provided at the time of registration regularly, as it will be used by the Cervantes Institute to inform applicants on the publication of the results.

Upon receipt of this email, candidates must re-enter their personal area on the CCSE website https://examenes.cervantes.es/es/usuario/inicio-sesion, enter their email and password and check if they have obtained the qualification of PASS (APTO) or FAIL (NO APTO).

If he/she has earned the PASS qualification, the user can download a PDF document, which is the certification he/she will need to attach to their file to continue with the necessary procedures for the acquisition of the Spanish nationality.

Further information

For further information on the CCSE test for the Spanish Nationality or on how to register in an examination session with Top School in Spain, please, contact us by phone 965 42 49 66 or via our contact form by clicking on the following button:

Further information on the CCSE tests