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For EU, EEA and Swiss citizens living in Spain

Green NIE in Spain (EU Registration Certificate)

Tell us about your case and we handle the whole procedure, online. You always know how it's going, and you only have to go to the office one day.

  • €150 with the fee included
  • Track your application at any time
  • Pay nothing until you have your appointment
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What is the green NIE?

It's the EU registration certificate (form EX-18): the document showing you live in Spain if you're from the EU, the EEA or Switzerland. You apply in person in your province, and it carries your NIE, so you don't need the white one first.

Royal Decree 240/2007, article 7

  • For EU, EEA and Swiss citizens
  • Compulsory if you stay more than 3 months
  • Carries your NIE

Is it for you?

Also known as the EU registration certificate. Check whether it's for you.

You need it if

  • You're a citizen of the EU, the EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) or Switzerland.
  • You're going to live in Spain for more than three months. You have three months from arrival to apply.
  • You live in any province: the appointment is booked in yours.

It's not for you if

  • You're not from the EU, the EEA or Switzerland: you need a TIE, which we don't handle.
  • You're the family member of an EU citizen without EU nationality yourself: that's a different card (EX-19).
  • You only need the number to buy, inherit or sign something without moving here. That's what the white NIE is for.

The EU registration certificate, whatever your situation

In the form you pick your situation, and knowing what the office asks for in your case is our job.

  • You work for an employer

    You have a contract with a company in Spain.

  • You're self-employed

    You're registered as self-employed here.

  • You don't work here or you're retired

    You live on your pension or your savings.

  • You study in Spain

    You're enrolled at a school or university here.

  • You're joining an EU family member

    Your partner or an EU family member lives here. We review it before booking.

  • You've lived in Spain for five years

    You want the permanent residence certificate.

If your case doesn't fit any of these, tell us in the form and we'll review it before looking for an appointment. We won't book you one that's no use.

What you skip

You can apply for the green NIE yourself. The hard part is everything before you file it.

  • Refreshing the appointment website at all hours, for days, until a slot appears.

    We find and book your appointment in your province. You don't pay until we find it.

  • Guessing which EX-18 boxes apply to your situation.

    We fill in the EX-18 with your details.

  • Generating and paying the 790-012 fee on the Police website.

    We pay it, and it's included in the price.

  • Turning up not knowing whether a document is missing.

    We tell you exactly what to bring for your case.

  • Not knowing where your application stands.

    You can see it at any time on your own page.

How it works

Four steps, and you follow all of them on your own page. Only the last one is in person.

  1. 1

    You fill in the form

    Your details, your province and your situation, in two minutes. If your case needs a review, we do it first.

  2. 2

    We book your appointment

    We find a slot in your province and book it in your name. We email you, and that's when you pay.

  3. 3

    We prepare your file

    You give us the rest of your details in a short form. We fill in the EX-18, pay the fee and send you the list.

  4. 4

    You go to the appointment

    With your ID and the documents on the list. It's the only thing you do in person.

One fixed price

The same anywhere in Spain, with no quotes or extras.

Green NIE, start to finish

150 €

Fee included. You pay nothing until your appointment is booked.

  • Review of your case
  • We find and book your appointment
  • EX-18 form filled in
  • 790-012 fee paid
  • What to bring, for your case
  • Online tracking of your application
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Green NIE questions

From day one you have your own page showing the status of your application: whether we're reviewing your case, looking for your appointment, waiting for payment or preparing your documents. We also email you at every change.

No. We book the appointment with your passport or your national ID card, and the certificate assigns you an NIE. If you already have one, that works too.

It depends on your situation: if you work, are self-employed, live on a pension or study, the office asks for different things. We tell you exactly what to bring when we prepare your file, for your case.

Yes, to the appointment and only once, in the province where you live. The certificate can't be applied for online or by someone else. We do everything before that, online.

Yes. "Green NIE" is what people call the EU registration certificate (certificado de registro de ciudadano de la UE), the green paper that shows you live in Spain and carries your NIE. It isn't the TIE, which is the card for non-EU residents.

If you're joining an EU family member, applying for the permanent certificate on special grounds or your case is different, tell us in the form and we'll review it before looking for an appointment. If we can't handle it, we'll tell you and you pay nothing.

The whole procedure: we review your case, take care of the appointment, the EX-18 and the fee, tell you what to bring, and you follow every step on your own page. No extras, and you pay nothing until your appointment is booked.

Green NIE guides

The procedure

The green NIE: what the EU registration certificate is and how to get it

The green paper that proves you live in Spain: who has to apply, which documents you need for your situation and where almost everyone gets stuck.

5 min readRead the guide
Basics

NIE, TIE, registration certificate and NIF: which one you need

Four names for different things that everyone mixes up. What each document is, who it is for, and why applying for the wrong one costs you a whole appointment.

5 min readRead the guide
The procedure

Getting a NIE in Mallorca: where to apply in Palma and how to get an appointment

In Mallorca there is only one place for the NIE and the registration certificate, and it is not your local police station. Where it is, how to book and what to bring.

4 min readRead the guide

Your green NIE, all online

Tell us about your case in two minutes. You pay nothing until your appointment is booked.

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