How to apply for your Spanish NIE Number

How to apply for your Spanish NIE number in your home country before you get to Spain, what documents you need, download of documents, how to make an appointment all explained below.

WHAT IS A NIE NUMBER?

The NIE number is your Identification Number: You will need this if you want to buy property, open a Bank account at most banks, run a business etc. when in Spain.

You will also need it if you are a non-resident, foreigner buying property.

If you are wanting to reside long term I would suggest along with your long term visa application you apply for your NIE number. Get a jump on it before you arrive in Spain, to do this you will need the NIE Document Forms and payment forms. (See links Below)

We successfully applied for ours before starting our visa process.

DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO APPLY FOR YOUR SPANISH NIE NUMBER:

A copy of the biographical page of your passport where your information is displayed.
Your Original Passport for verification.
The EX-15 Form.

EX-15 Form:

Download the form

Drop A Site: EX-15 (NIE number) form

TO DO LIST:

Complete the form in Spanish on the Original PDF Spanish Form
- Use Capital Letters
- Complete 1-4 (No 2 only needs to be filled in if someone else will be a representative on your behalf)
- Print the form
Make an appointment at the Spanish Consulate closest to you via email or telephone. ( We are based in Cape Town, South Africa so we emailed them – cog.cabo@maec.es )
You need to pay the fee in cash on the day of your appointment, have the correct amount with you.
You, as the applicant, or a representative , needs to present yourself at the Consulate General Office.

The FEE Form (012 790 fee form) We took this with but didn’t need it as they gave us a receipt. This is basically just a receipt form. You might need it though so take it with, better safe than sorry.

Drop A Site: NIE Fee Form