Definition
In Spanish means, Numero de Identificación de Extranjero, the Identification number of the foreign.
This number is necessary to obtain if you are thinking to live in Spain or doing any bank transaction.
Types of NIE
The white document.
Printed in a white A4 paper.
For all non-residents interested to buy a property in Spain or to open a bank account, this document is obligatory to request it in the police station. Unfortunately, the Spanish public institutions do not provide online facilities for this inquiry and the administration office in the police station suffer long queues every morning due to this type of application from the foreign.
Do not forget to copy the whole passport.
Furthermore, if you are not in Spain, you can request it easily from Spanish embassy.
The green one
Printed in very small size, similar to a driving license and with no photo included.
This one is obligatory to hold for those who are living in Spain with a purpose to start a job.
To obtain it, it is necessary to go to the police station holding a tax model 790 that impose to you to pay a 10,85 euros fees for the Estate together to the social security report confirming you are a self-employed or a working contract. Plus the application form.
The tax model number 790, code 12 could be easily obtained from the official site and printed. The payment should be done in any bank ATM ( LA CAIXA BANK, BBVA OR SANTANDER BANK) here you have the link to print the tax model 790.
The green card is only for the citizens who belong to the Schengen treaty countries.
The ID Card
This NIE is provided for those who belonged to countries out of European community (Russia, Ucrania, Asians, Africans, Americans) the process is different because, they need to manage it through a solicitor and provide a list of documentation to inform about their economic situations, medical analysis done in their countries, penal reports, rental lease in Spain or property deeds if they are owner of property in Spain. This process could take around 3 to 5 months to get the residence permit obtaining the NIE number in a card ( similar to any national ID).
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