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NIE number

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:25pm
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Lily12

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Just wondered if anyone on here could share there experience applying for the NIE, did you apply from the UK via the consulate? Or from Spain via the police station?

PedroB

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:34pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:34pm

Lily12 wrote on Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:25pm:

Just wondered if anyone on here could share there experience applying for the NIE, did you apply from the UK via the consulate? Or from Spain via the police station?

We got ours from the embassy in Edinburgh. It was straight forward. Booked and appointment online, took the completed forms with us, our passports and payment. We were only in about 10 minutes. We received our NIE’s by email about a week later. 

John123456

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:37pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:37pm

Are you in the UK and what is the purpose for a NIE? This will assist Forum members steer you in the right direction.

Lily12

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:47pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:47pm

John123456 wrote on Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:37pm:

Are you in the UK and what is the purpose for a NIE? This will assist Forum members steer you in the right direction.

We are in the UK but planning to relocate and need the NIE to open bank accounts and hopefully purchase a house 

Lily12

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:09pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:09pm

PedroB wrote on Wed Jun 29, 2022 6:34pm:

We got ours from the embassy in Edinburgh. It was straight forward. Booked and appointment online, took the completed forms with us, our passports and payment. We were only in about 10 minutes. We received our NIE’s by email about a week later. 

Thanks for your response.Did you complete the forms in Spanish or English?

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PedroB

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:23pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:23pm

Lily12 wrote on Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:09pm:

Thanks for your response.Did you complete the forms in Spanish or English?

The forms are in Spanish but you fill in the answers in English. They have a version online in English so you can understand the questions. 

John123456

Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:46pm

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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 8:46pm

This link will explain and guide you through the process:

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/NIE.aspx

Portet

Posted: Fri Jul 1, 2022 8:47pm

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Posted: Fri Jul 1, 2022 8:47pm

Lawyer did it as part of house purchase

Enyaj

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:14am

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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:14am

Can anyone tell me who can help with exchanging our driving licenses to Spanish ones please. Moraira area thanks

DEP003

Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:00pm

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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:00pm

Re: changing driving licences.  Go to a Hestor.  They will do everything.  We use SCM in Moraira just up from Saxo.

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