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Local Spain
10-04-2025
- General
- Local Spain
Where to find your Spanish NIE number if you don't know it
For Members What happens if you've misplaced your residency or NIE document and you don't know your foreigner identity number off by heart? Here are all the places you can find this number if you need to use it for any given reason. NIE stands for Número de Identificación de Extranjero. It's a 'Foreigner Identification Number' for non-Spanish citizens. You will need one for many different processes when living in Spain. You'll even need one if you're a non-resident and your want to buy a property or a car here for example, even if you'll only stay here for less than three months a year. If you're a resident in Spain, you will use your NIE for many different purposes from registering with your town hall or your local doctor's surgery to signing rental contracts or even purchasing large items that need to be delivered like ovens for fridges. You possibly even know your number by heart. And if not, you can simply look in your wallet and find it written on your TIE or green residency certificate. But what about non-residents who have only used their NIE occasionally for purchasing a holiday home for example, what happens if you lose your NIE document and don't know what your NIE number is? Or what about those EU residents who have misplaced their green residency certificates with their NIE on? Is there an easy way to locate the number again? Yes, fortunately there are many different places that you can find your NIE, even if you lose the A4 sheet of paper or green certificate, or even your TIE card which includes the NIE number. For non-residents Property deeds If you're a homeowner you will have needed your NIE in order to purchase your property, therefore you will be able to find it on the property deeds. IBI bill You will also be able to find it on your IBI bill, which you receive once a year from your local council. It's a type of council tax that you pay annually. Invoices As mentioned above, you may have had to buy large items for your home, from furniture to a new kitchen hob. The companies you bought them from would have most likely requested your NIE when and if you have the invoices or facturas in Spanish, you should be able to find the NIE on there. Utility bills If you pay electricity, water or gas bills for your property, you will also find your NIE either on the paper or electronic bills you receive. Some companies also have online profiles for their customers, which should also detail your NIE. Police station As long as you can find your number somewhere, you should be fine, you may not need your A4 piece of paper anymore, but just in case you do, you will have to request a duplicate copy from your local police station, stating why you need a replacement. For residents If you're a resident and you've lost your NIE on your green certificate for example, it should be even easier to find as you will have it on many more documents and online services. As well as all the above places there are other places you can find it including: Padrón certificate This is the certificate you get when you register with your local town hall if you are a resident. It's like a type of census. You should get it within your first three months of moving to Spain or to a new property in a new area. This certificate will have your NIE on. Local clinic If you are registered with a doctor your local clinic will have a record of your NIE. Simply go there and hand in your health card and they will be able to tell you your NIE. If you have a way of logging on to the electronic health system in your region without your NIE (such as your fingerprint on the app), then you will also be able to find it there without going in person. Rental contract As well as having your NIE on property deeds, it will also be mentioned on your rental contract. Online If you have a digital certificate, which is a piece of software on your computer, which allows you to identify yourself officially online, then you can log on to the Mi área personal section of the Agencia Tributaria website. This will have lots of personal information if you are a tax resident. As your NIE is also the same as your NIF – your fiscal number, then you'll find it on there too.
Local Spain
31-03-2025
- General
- Local Spain
GUIDE: How to get a NIE in Spain
NIE stands for Número de Identificación de Extranjero. It's a 'Foreigner Identification Number' for non-Spanish citizens. You will need one to be able to do any financial transactions while living in Spain such as paying your bills, buying a property and opening a bank account. Even if you're a non-resident and buying a holiday home in Spain, you'll one, but it's important to remember that it does not authorise you to reside or work legally in Spain, only to make economic transactions. There are several ways you can get an NIE, depending on where you're from and the method you use to gain residency in Spain. If you're an EU citizen you'll be issued on one when you apply for your green residency certificate. If you're from a non-EU country you'll have to apply for one before you apply for your TIE - Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero (Foreigner Identity Card), which you'll get during the first three months of living in Spain. The NIE consists of a letter, followed by seven digits, and ends with another letter. It will appear on either your EU green residency certificate or your TIE, whichever one applies to you. It can be requested either when you're Spain or at the Consular Office in your country of residence, if you need one sooner. The first step is to book an appointment online so you can go in person and give the necessary documents to get your NIE. You can apply for your appointment here. Be aware that the system will often say appointments are unavailable but keep trying at different times and you will eventually get one. They are free, so there's little point paying for an agency to make an appointment for you, unless it's urgent. Select the province you live in and then choose your nearest police office and the reason for your appointment. If you only need the NIE, you'll click on - Asignación de NIE or Certificado de registro de ciudadano de UE if from the EU and also applying for the green card or Asignación de NIE no UE if from a third country. In order to apply you'll need to complete form EX-15 and take it with you to your appointment. For this you'll need to complete all your personal details such as name, date of birth, nationality and address. Section four is the most important part. In the first section check the box for NIE and then under certificado, whether you're applying for it as a resident or non-resident. You need to complete modelo EX15 to get your NIE. Source: Spanish government Next you need to state your motive for applying – economic interests, professional interests or social interests, select one and give the reason below, like you're moving to Spain for a job or you want to buy a property. The following question asks where you're applying such as a foreigner's office or local police station or consular office. Lastly you need to state your situation in Spain, if you're just staying temporarily – estancia or if you have been granted residency – residencia. Then sign and date it and take it with you to your appointment. Once you have done this, there are also several other documents you need to take to your appointment including: Your passport, with your visa in (if from outside the EU) and a photocopy. Modelo 790-012 form in order to pay your fee. Proof of why you need an NIE such as real-estate contract or a job contract for example. If you're from the EU and coming to Spain without a specific proof and you plan on looking for a job once you get here, you'll also need to prove you have the financial means to support yourself and that you have private medical insurance. Make sure it's a plan with no co-payments, otherwise it won't be accepted. Once you have completed all these steps and have presented all the necessary documents, you will be issued with your NIE.
