25 Aug 2007 10:31 AM:
Applied for NIE in Manchester in May, they said it would take about 3 months.
NIE certificates arrived today, 3 months almost to the day. Not bad huh!
Loughdeab352,
My suggestion would be to get the NIE before moving to Spain, that way you can get on with doing financial things, like buying a car, getting a mortgage, etc. Without the NIE nothing of a financial nature can be done. The residencia can be applied for once you are there, I believe you have a set number of weeks in which to do this.
Good luck
Noel
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NIE Certificate
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