{"id":128065,"date":"2023-02-04T14:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T11:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alegria-realestate.com\/?p=128065"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:12:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:12:40","slug":"nie-number-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alegria-realestate.com\/en\/articles\/nie-number-in-spain","title":{"rendered":"Everything about NIE number in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you dream to live in sunny Spain as a resident or start any kind of social\/legal\/tax activities here, you will need be identified by local authorities as a foreigner. This requires obtaining of personal NIE number in Spain and this article will make you understand better what the NIE in Spain is, how you can get the NIE number in Spain and explains in details all application options in the Spanish Kingdom and from other countries.<\/p>\n

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  1. What is the NIE number in Spain?<\/li>\n
  2. What do you need NIE for?<\/li>\n
  3. What does types of NIE in Spain exist?<\/li>\n
  4. Which is the documentation you need to get NIE in Spain?<\/li>\n
  5. What is the application procedure?<\/li>\n
  6. How long does it take to obtain NIE in Spain?<\/li>\n
  7. When should you change your NIE number?<\/li>\n
  8. NIE in Torrevieja: useful contacts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What is the NIE number in Spain?<\/h2>\n

    NIE in Spain<\/strong> (N\u00famero de Identificaci\u00f3n de Extranjero) is descripted as \u00abthe Foreigner\u2019s Identification Number\u00bb. This is a distinctive identification number assigned to foreign citizens in the Spanish Kingdom.<\/p>\n

    Usually EU-citizens need get a NIE number after 3 months of their staying in Spain. Non-EU citizens need to apply for NIE in order to obtain the Spanish residency. The NIE number must provide you whenever and wherever, if you are engaged in financial, tax, legal or social affairs and processes in the Spanish Kingdom.<\/p>\n

    Note:<\/strong> The presence of NIE does not entitle to reside in the Spanish Kingdom legally<\/p>\n

    The actual NIE certificate is a standard A4 white sheet with your personal data: name and surname, date and place of birth and the number code. The foreigner’s identification number begins and ends with a capital letter and seven digits between them (like this: A-754321-B). It is important to know that NIE is purely personal number, which is once assigned and not transferable.<\/p>\n

    What do you need NIE for?<\/h2>\n

    \"Everything<\/p>\n

    If you want to live more than 3 months in the Spanish Kingdom, you must then ask for a residence in order to your work, study or family relations. Unless you are going to be less than 90 days in the Spanish Kingdom, the NIE certificate is amply sufficient.
    \nWhich are the most common procedures for getting the foreigners identification number?<\/p>\n

    You will required NIE in Spain to:<\/p>\n