What is the CCSE test?
The test of constitutional and sociocultural knowledge of Spain (CCSE test) is a test developed by Instituto Cervantes that evaluates, through different tasks, the knowledge of the Spanish Constitution and the Spanish social and cultural reality. It is one of the requirements established in the laws for obtaining the Spanish Nationality for residents in Spain.
Through the agreement signed with Instituto Cervantes, FEDELE is a collaborating institution for the realization of the constitutional and sociocultural knowledge of Spain test (CCSE test) and has 89 Examination Centers in several Spanish cities.
Exam dates 2020
The registration period for 2020 is opened: September 9th, 2019
The test of constitutional and sociocultural knowledge of Spain CCSE is carried out in a double session the last Thursday of each month, at 6:00 p.m. and at 8:00 p.m. (local time of the examination center).
- It is essential to comply with each and every one of the following instructions to access the examination room and take the CCSE test for which the candidates have registered.
- Place: Candidates enrolled in the CCSE test must be present at the CCSE exam center where they have registered, and which appears on the registration slip.
- Day and time: Candidates enrolled in the CCSE test must be present at the examination center on the day they have registered and at the time they choose (minimum at 5:30 p.m. or at 7:30 p.m., depending on the registration), according to the local time zone of the examining center.
- Before the beginning of the test (6:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m.), candidates must be identified and receive instructions on how to administer the test by the administrative staff.
- Documentation that candidates must bring with them:
- Registration slip they have received by email.
- Original valid passport.
Exam sessions and dates 2019
The registration period for 2019 is opened: September 10th, 2018
The test of constitutional and sociocultural knowledge of Spain CCSE is carried out in a double session the last Thursday of each month, at 6:00 p.m. and at 8:00 p.m. (local time of the examination center).
Exam sessions and dates 2020
The registration period for 2020 is opened: September 9th, 2019
The test of constitutional and sociocultural knowledge of Spain CCSE is carried out in a double session the last Thursday of each month, at 6:00 p.m. and at 8:00 p.m. (local time of the examination center).
Change of exam date and / or examination center
- The candidate could change the examination date and / or examination center, as long as the registration period remains open for the session in which he was registered and that the session in which he wishes to register has its registration period opened and has free vacancy.
- The change request is available for the CCSE tests through the INSCRIPTIONS section of the user menu.
How to register?
- The inscriptions, and their corresponding payment, must be made online, after having registered, within the private user space: examenes.cervantes.es.
- You can pay your registration fee with any of the usual payment systems: both with credit and debit cards, through the Virtual TPV system of Santander Elavon Merchant Services, and through Paypal.
- The inscription by the candidate in the CCSE test, implies their acceptance of the terms and conditions of purchase established by the Instituto Cervantes and their commitment to provide the identification and accreditation documentation required during the process of obtaining the Spanish nationality
FAQs
To solve the most frequent asked questions, you can go through the following button to the Instituto Cervantes’ website.