New NIE Number

 Recently I have had cause to renew my UK driving license and because I am living in Spain, have to replace it with a Spanish one. Trafico have said I need a “green’ NIE document even though I have a NIE on white paper.

A friend suggested I do the process through a ‘gestoria’ who said that from April 1st this year, all expats are required to obtain a new NIE document on ‘green’ paper and until I get this I cannot renew my driving license.

I have had to supply the old NIE number, passport details, copy of medical card, my UK pension details, the UK reciprocal medical agreement, bank statement, and a document proving we are living where we say we are living from the local council.

Does anyone else know of this and would like to comment?

 Hi Belgravia

Here are 2 links to peruse which should clarify matters.

http://www.inlandcosta.com/information/residents-certificate.php

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=765626

Regards

Thank you for your help, John and NIgel. Thank you Nigel for the links, useful information but the download link doesn't work anymore, it seems. And John, I have been told the number will be a new one. I cannot use my old number. Anyway, many thanks for the information, gratefully received.

Belgravia,

If you have not cancelled your NIE then it remains valid, but as I said if they are talking about 'the green cert'  it mean you must register on UE citizens register at the National Police.  The ‘white cert’ will not be enough, albeit, that the EU Reg will have the same number.

As you said you are living in Spain then you should have registered when you had been here  no longer than 3months, as you have been resident since then.  

  It is not a new requirement,  but the proceedure changed  this year, making it more complicated.