Foreigner´s will be given this registration number after all standard immigration procedures have been approved and all necessary requirements have been fulfilled. This means that the foreigner has been issued an authorization to reside in our country.
The N.I.E is required of all foreigners during their authorized stay in Spain in order to handle administrative procedures . For example, it will allow him to purchase a house, open a bank account, as well as pay his taxes.
The application to request a N.I.E is issued by administration and it must be submitted along with either the original or copy of the foreigner´s passport, identity card and notification demonstrating social, economic or professional reasons justifying the request. The N.I.E. application may be submitted by an accredited representative with sufficient enforcement authority.
Translated by: Katherine Pascal
