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Procedure · NIE Barcelona

Applying for a NIE in Barcelona with form EX-15

To apply for a NIE in Barcelona, you hand in form EX-15, filled in and signed, at a cita previa, with your passport, a document proving the reason for the number and the Modelo 790 código 012, paid. Most trouble at the counter starts on the form itself: a box left blank, a reason too vague, a missing signature.

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§1The pieces of the file

  • Form EX-15, completed in capitals and signed, plus a spare copy
  • Your passport (EU citizens may bring their national ID card instead) and a photocopy of it
  • A document that shows why you need the number: a job offer, a reservation contract for a flat, a university admission, a letter from a notary
  • The Modelo 790 código 012, filled in for a NIE assignment and paid
  • Your cita previa confirmation and its reference number

§2The form, block by block

The first block is about you. Write your names exactly as they appear in your passport, second surname included, then your date and place of birth, nationality and the details the form asks for. The address can be your home abroad if you have nothing in Barcelona yet.

The second block is the request itself. Tick the assignment of a NIE (asignación de NIE) and state the reason: economic, professional or social. “Moving to Spain” is not a reason the office can check. The reason you write has to match the document you bring.

§3Paying the fee

The fee is paid with the Modelo 790, código 012, which you generate on the Policía Nacional website. Tick the line for the assignment of a NIE, print the form and pay it at a bank that accepts it, or online if your bank offers it. The stamped or validated copy goes into your file: without it, the appointment ends there.

§4Not in Spain yet?

Non-residents can also request the NIE from a Spanish consulate in the country where they live, with the same EX-15. It spares buyers and heirs a trip, but each consulate sets its own appointments and its own pace, so ask yours before you count on it.

A third route is a NIE online with Gestoraz, a remote service for people who would rather not wait for a consulate or a Barcelona slot.

The police counters in Barcelona

Offices of the Policía Nacional, not ours: you go there for the appointment itself.

  1. Counter A · EU citizens · TIE issueSant Martí de Provençals, Sant Martí

    Oficina de Régimen Comunitario (Policía Nacional, Rambla Guipúzcoa)

    EU registration certificates, NIE numbers for EU citizens who are not resident, autorizaciones de regreso. The same address hosts the Oficina de Régimen General, which issues TIE cards to non-EU citizens.

    Address
    Rambla Guipúzcoa 74, 08020 Barcelona
    Hours
    Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00, with cita previa
    Official phone
    932 951 071

    Every procedure here is by cita previa. Non-EU citizens who are not resident get their NIE at Passeig de Sant Joan 189. No official page names a metro station or a bus stop for number 74: use the map.

    Map of this addressListed on policia.esAccess: guia.barcelona.cat

  2. Counter B · Non-EU, not resident

    Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras (Passeig de Sant Joan)

    NIE numbers for non-EU citizens who are not resident, residence certificates for non-EU citizens.

    Address
    Passeig de Sant Joan 189, 08037 Barcelona
    Hours
    Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00
    Official phone
    935 209 523
    Metro
    metroL4 Joanic
    Bus
    bus15 · 20 · 39 · 45 · 47 · 55 · 114 · 116

    Lines listed on a how-to-get-there sheet of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

    Map of this addressListed on policia.esAccess: upc.edu

  3. Counter C · TIE collectionEixample, corner of Enric Granados

    Brigada Provincial de Extranjería y Fronteras (Carrer de Mallorca)

    Collection of TIE cards for non-EU citizens.

    Address
    Carrer de Mallorca 213, at Enric Granados, 08008 Barcelona
    Hours
    Mon–Fri 9:00–14:00
    Official phone
    934 514 804

    Map of this addressListed on policia.es

Questions on this entry

Can I fill in the EX-15 in English?
The form is Spanish and should be completed in Spanish, in capital letters. Keep your names exactly as printed in your passport, accents and hyphens included.
Do I need a copy of everything?
Bring each original with a photocopy. The officer compares them and keeps what the file needs.
What counts as a reason?
A concrete purpose backed by a document: a job offer or contract, a purchase or a reservation agreement, an admission letter, an inheritance. The office decides whether the reason is enough.

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  1. 1 We read your message and reply by email with the procedure that fits.
  2. 2 You get the list of papers for your case, and the office in Barcelona it belongs to.
  3. 3 If you want us to, we prepare the forms with you and look for the cita previa.

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