NIE Number News and Updates

New NIE Number Application Fees for 2010

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:25:07 +0000

After a slight rise in the police station fees for arranging a NIE Number starting in January, 1st 2010, a month later the Ministerio del Interior have decided to lower them also slightly.

The NIE Number application fee is now of €16.00, and if you need to renew it (in the event of e.g. a lost nie number), it is €6.82.

The new figures for all the services are the following:

Service	Fee
Stay Extension	€16.32
Studies	€10.20
Initial Residence	€15.00
Renewal of Residence	€18.00
Permanet Residence	€20.40
Union Registry	€10.00
Return Permit	€10.00
NIE Number Application First Time	€16.00
NIE Number Renewal	€6.82
Invitation Letter	€6.12
Legalisation of Additional Invitation Letters	€1.02
Issuing of Invitation Letter	€96.90
Certificates	€6.82

Please note that the NIE Number Direct fees for arranging your NIE Number, are inclusive of this fee.

New NIE Number Application Form

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:29:45 +0000

The Spanish Ministerio del Interior have updated the form used to apply for a NIE Number. The new NIE Number application form is essentially very similar to the one used previously, but it includes an additional field in which you have to grant permission to the authorities to access the Sistema de Verificación de Datos de Identidad y Residencia (SVDRI).

The SVDRI is a system which can be used by the authorities to check whether a person is a resident or non resident, and access other personal information which has been previously put into the system, such as an empadronamiento address, therefore reducing the need for printed certificates. We are still not sure how this affects the NIE applications, as traditionally no printed certificates have been requested by the authorities.

Application Form

Those who don’t mind going through the hassle and waste of precious time and money which involves applying in person, can use the following form.

NIE Number Application Form (PDF ~500Kb)

British Citizens to Legalize Passport Cover on NIE Number Application

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:03:38 +0000

A few days ago we were informed at the police station that an internal letter has been distributed which states that, from now on, when applying for a NIE number, British citizens must provide a legalized copy of the passport cover along with the page in which the personal details are shown. We were rather curious on why such a requirement was being imposed, as a passport cover provides, at first sight, little or no information.

After doing some research we have discovered the reason: the authorities want to know whether the applicant is a citizen of Jersey, Guernsey or Isle of Man. Apparently, these Crown dependencies issue a passport which is very similar to the one issued at the United Kingdom, except for the fact the words “European Union” are not present on the cover.

Later, we’ve learnt that instead of the cover, the authorities prefer to have a copy of the first page, which together with the information shown on the cover, it also provides the passport number.

As mentioned on the FAQ, the NIE application requirements for EU and non-EU citizens are different. The latter are required to provide some proof on the reasons why they are requesting the NIE number (a private purchase contract, a rental contract, etc).