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Get a NIE (Número de Identidad de Extranjero) in Spain
Document Checklist
Pasaporte completo en vigor
Valid passport with photocopies of every page
Required: Original plus a full set of photocopies
Bring the original to the appointment; the intake desk keeps copies on file.
Modelo EX-15 — Solicitud de Número de Identidad de Extranjero (NIE) y Certificados
NIE application form (EX-15)
Where to get: Download the current version from the Sede Electrónica del Cuerpo Nacional de Policía
Required: Original, signed
Use the version published by the Sede Electrónica on the day you apply — older copies floating around the internet may be out of date.
Justificante del abono de la tasa modelo 790, código 012
Proof of fee payment
Where to get: Generate the modelo 790 código 012 form via the Sede Electrónica del Cuerpo Nacional de Policía; pay at any collaborating bank or by online banking; bring the stamped receipt
Required: Original receipt
Confirm you are paying código 012 (Reconocimientos, autorizaciones y concursos). The wrong código is the most common reason a fee fails to credit.
Acreditación de los motivos
Justification of your reasons for applying
Required: Documents that evidence the economic, professional, or social reason you state on the EX-15
Examples seen in practice include a signed property purchase contract, a notarised escritura de compra, an employment offer, a freelance services agreement, or proof of a Spanish inheritance. The Policía Nacional does not publish a closed list — the evidence is whatever credibly proves the reason you wrote on the form.
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