diff --git a/app/models/verification/management/document.rb b/app/models/verification/management/document.rb
index 6c9a8897f..fb23528b8 100644
--- a/app/models/verification/management/document.rb
+++ b/app/models/verification/management/document.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,21 @@ class Verification::Management::Document
   end
 
   def in_census?
-    CensusApi.new.call(document_type, document_number).valid?
+    response = CensusApi.new.call(document_type, document_number)
+    response.valid? && valid_age?(response)
+  end
+
+  def valid_age?(response)
+    if under_sixteen?(response)
+      errors.add(:age, true)
+      return false
+    else
+      return true
+    end
+  end
+
+  def under_sixteen?(response)
+    16.years.ago.year < response.date_of_birth.to_date.year
   end
 
   def verified?
@@ -28,7 +42,4 @@ class Verification::Management::Document
     user.update(verified_at: Time.now) if user?
   end
 
-end
-
-
-
+end
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diff --git a/app/views/management/document_verifications/invalid_document.html.erb b/app/views/management/document_verifications/invalid_document.html.erb
index ee7120c9b..3652e1db7 100644
--- a/app/views/management/document_verifications/invalid_document.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/management/document_verifications/invalid_document.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <div class="alert-box alert radius">
-  <%= t("management.document_verifications.not_in_census") %>
+  <% if @document_verification.errors[:age].any? %>
+    <%= t("management.document_verifications.under_age") %>
+  <% else %>
+    <%= t("management.document_verifications.not_in_census") %>
+  <% end %>
 </div>
 
 <%= render 'management/user_permissions',
diff --git a/config/locales/management.en.yml b/config/locales/management.en.yml
index 34a30a832..51e869dae 100644
--- a/config/locales/management.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/management.en.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ en:
       already_verified: "This user account is already verified."
       in_census_has_following_permissions: "This user can participate in the website with the following permissions:"
       not_in_census: "This document is not registered in Madrid."
+      under_age: "You must be over 16 to verify your account."
       not_in_census_info: "Citizens not in the Census can participate in the website with the following permissions:"
       has_no_account_html: "In order to create an account, go to %{link} and click in <b>'Register'</b> in the upper-left part of the screen."
       verify: "Verify"
diff --git a/config/locales/management.es.yml b/config/locales/management.es.yml
index d56fb625d..f3aa2fbeb 100644
--- a/config/locales/management.es.yml
+++ b/config/locales/management.es.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ es:
       already_verified: "Esta cuenta de usuario ya está verificada."
       in_census_has_following_permissions: "Este usuario puede participar en el Portal de Gobierno Abierto del Ayuntamiento de Madrid con las siguientes posibilidades:"
       not_in_census: "Este documento no está registrado en el Padrón Municipal de Madrid."
+      under_age: "Debes ser mayor de 16 años para verificar tu cuenta."
       not_in_census_info: "Las personas no empadronadas en Madrid pueden participar en el Portal de Gobierno Abierto del Ayuntamiento de Madrid con las siguientes posibilidades:"
       has_no_account_html: "Para crear un usuario entre en %{link} y haga clic en la opción <b>'Registrarse'</b> en la parte superior derecha de la pantalla."
       verify: "Verificar usuario"
diff --git a/spec/features/management/document_verifications_spec.rb b/spec/features/management/document_verifications_spec.rb
index 4a437a661..674349815 100644
--- a/spec/features/management/document_verifications_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/management/document_verifications_spec.rb
@@ -62,4 +62,14 @@ feature 'DocumentVerifications' do
     expect(page).to have_content "Document number: 12345H"
   end
 
+  scenario 'User age is checked' do
+    expect_any_instance_of(Verification::Management::Document).to receive(:under_sixteen?).and_return(true)
+
+    visit management_document_verifications_path
+    fill_in 'document_verification_document_number', with: '1234'
+    click_button 'Check'
+
+    expect(page).to have_content "You must be over 16 to verify your account."
+  end
+
 end
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