Foreigners who want to stay on Spanish territory must obtain a personal number, which is unique and exclusive: the Foreign Citizens Identification Number (NIE).
The NIE is granted by the General Directorate of the Police at the request of the interested party. This number must feature on all documents issued as well as the stamps in his passport or analogous document.
For the NIE, to be assigned, the interested party must present the documents described below at the Foreigners Office or at the General Office for Foreign Nationals and Documentation of the Police in the place where he is resident, as well as having to prove that he is not in Spain in an illegal manner:
● Application for the NIE: The form can be downloaded from the page of the Ministry of the Interior: http://www.mir.es/SGACAVT/modelos/extranjeria/modelos_extranje/ex_14.pdf
● Original passport and a photo of the passport, duly legalised and, if applicable, apostilled and with a sworn translation if the language of the document is not Spanish.
For the case of those interested in obtaining the NIE who cannot come personally to the competent authorities in Spain as they are in their country of origin, there is also the possibility of obtaining it at the Spanish diplomatic mission or the consular section located in the country of residence abroad, where the documents in proof of the reason of the examination have to be produced. It can also be obtained through Power of Attorney.
The period for obtaining the NIE is between 30 and 60 days as a maximum.
If you need our asistance on the obtaining of this document, you can contact us at web@costaluzlawyers.es
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