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THE most frequently asked question is :WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NIE Number & A CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY/RESIDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE?
Simply - a NIE number is available to anyone with financial interests in Spain, whether they are resident or not - it is required, for example, to purchase or inherit property. You can have a NIE number without ever having been to Spain because they are available through Spanish consulates (if you have a good reason to have one). NIE certificates issued since early 2012 have a 3 month expiry date. The NIE number is for life, but if you need the certificate beyond that date you have to renew it. NB. As of 2016 'temporary' NIE certs are no longer issued. Use form EX15
A RESIDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE is what EU citizens need if they intend to live here or have lived here for 90 days or longer. It's a record that you have registered as resident, as required by the Spanish authorities. Use form EX18
Link for all the forms you'll need to register / apply for residency
OFFICIAL Spanish Govt. GUIDE FOR BRITISH CITIZENS regarding registering leading up to & after BREXIT https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/brexit...O4mYT5awDYeU-ZiAjdRd-r4euVj5IY-3Dy4Xj6BOLExRU
The above in ENGLISH https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/brexit/Documents/Inst conjunta Brexit _documento residencia_EN.pdf
info about how long a resident card/certificate is valid Expedición y vigencia del certificado de registro y de la tarjeta de residencia - Ministerio del Interior
find out where to take the forms here Extranjería en las Delegaciones del Gobierno :: Secretaría de Estado de Administraciones Públicas ::
more extranjerías Pgina oficial de la DGP-Comisara General de Extranjera y Fronteras
Residency Certificates, NIE numbers & Padrón
a thread from March 2012 discussing a 3 month time limit on NIEs Nie
discussion thread May 2012 regarding new requirements for EU citizens & residency
how the healthcare reforms affect EU citizens in Spain...
and the relevant law BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2012-5403
thanks to PeskyWesky for the following
PDFs about the Padrón & voting rights for foreigners - I produced these for our local authority (xabiachica)
Also Moving to Spain - registering as resident etc
THE most frequently asked question is :WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NIE Number & A CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY/RESIDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE?
Simply - a NIE number is available to anyone with financial interests in Spain, whether they are resident or not - it is required, for example, to purchase or inherit property. You can have a NIE number without ever having been to Spain because they are available through Spanish consulates (if you have a good reason to have one). NIE certificates issued since early 2012 have a 3 month expiry date. The NIE number is for life, but if you need the certificate beyond that date you have to renew it. NB. As of 2016 'temporary' NIE certs are no longer issued. Use form EX15
A RESIDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE is what EU citizens need if they intend to live here or have lived here for 90 days or longer. It's a record that you have registered as resident, as required by the Spanish authorities. Use form EX18
Link for all the forms you'll need to register / apply for residency
PORTAL DE INMIGRACIÓN. Modelos generales
PORTAL DE INMIGRACIÓN - Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones: Página sobre modelos generales de solicitud del Portal de Inmigración
extranjeros.inclusion.gob.es
OFFICIAL Spanish Govt. GUIDE FOR BRITISH CITIZENS regarding registering leading up to & after BREXIT https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/brexit...O4mYT5awDYeU-ZiAjdRd-r4euVj5IY-3Dy4Xj6BOLExRU
The above in ENGLISH https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/brexit/Documents/Inst conjunta Brexit _documento residencia_EN.pdf
info about how long a resident card/certificate is valid Expedición y vigencia del certificado de registro y de la tarjeta de residencia - Ministerio del Interior
find out where to take the forms here Extranjería en las Delegaciones del Gobierno :: Secretaría de Estado de Administraciones Públicas ::
more extranjerías Pgina oficial de la DGP-Comisara General de Extranjera y Fronteras
Residency Certificates, NIE numbers & Padrón
a thread from March 2012 discussing a 3 month time limit on NIEs Nie
discussion thread May 2012 regarding new requirements for EU citizens & residency
how the healthcare reforms affect EU citizens in Spain...
and the relevant law BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2012-5403
thanks to PeskyWesky for the following
discussion thread here Residency requirements spain 2013
PDFs about the Padrón & voting rights for foreigners - I produced these for our local authority (xabiachica)
Also Moving to Spain - registering as resident etc