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This post will talk about formalities like NIE, permits and visas in Spain. NIE – the magic number you cannot operate in Spain without. NIE, which stands for Numero de Identidad de Extranjero (Foreign Identity Number) is \u201ca unique, personal, and permanent tax identification number used by Spanish authorities to identify foreign nationals who have economic, professional, or social ties to Spain\u201d (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores). You would think that you will be asked for NIE while dealing, like in the definition, with Spanish authorities. That is a wrong perception, unless by \u201cSpanish authorities\u201d you understand: shopping clerk in MediaMarkt, bike repair guy or contact lenses delivery person. That\u2019s correct, these are the people who, in the past 10 months of living here, have asked me to show my NIE number. As I have mentioned in my blog post about the Apartment search<\/a>, you would need NIE for signing the contract for renting a property or buying the property, you would need to give it to your moving company<\/a>, you will need it while shopping for home appliances (fridge, washing machine), for signing your Internet and mobile phone contract or even for repairing your bike. I think the only place I haven\u2019t been asked for NIE yet is\u2026Mercadona. But who knows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jak za\u0142atwi\u0107 NIE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we paid our deposit for the rental apartment we were asked to provide the NIE number<\/a>. We didn\u2019t have one yet and for a few stressful days we were uncertain if the rental contract would be signed. Our very resourceful friend Olivera put us in touch with the consultant called Carlos who operates as a Gestor here. It is worth knowing what gestors do in Spain. As you are probably aware Spain is infamous for its bureaucracy. Gestor acts as a bureaucracy expert, he is a link between individuals and government authorities and provides administrative support in the areas like: tax and accounting, immigration and residency, vehicle and property. It is highly recommended to find a reliable gestor if you are thinking about relocating, as they can make your life and your move much smoother. Carlos booked me an appointment with a notary on the 9th of July and I signed the Power of Attorney for him, giving him the permission to apply for NIE for me. This all made sense for us as it was really difficult to book a NIE appointment on that specific day. I believe gestors have some contacts who help them with securing the appointments as it is an impossible task. The appointments are released on Friday morning for the whole week and once they are gone, they are gone. My business partner told me that she, her husband and their son have sat on three different devices for a few consecutive Fridays trying to get an appointment and they have never succeeded. On the 24th of July Carlos sent me an email with my NIE number attached.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Je\u015bli kto\u015b chce samodzielnie ubiega\u0107 si\u0119 o NIE, proces jest do\u015b\u0107 prosty (pod warunkiem, \u017ce uda\u0142o si\u0119 um\u00f3wi\u0107 na wizyt\u0119). Mo\u017cesz z\u0142o\u017cy\u0107 wniosek o NIE w swoim kraju ojczystym w ambasadzie Hiszpanii lub, aby z\u0142o\u017cy\u0107 wniosek w Hiszpanii, post\u0119puj zgodnie z poni\u017cszymi krokami: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Aby um\u00f3wi\u0107 si\u0119 na wizyt\u0119 przejd\u017a do: https:\/\/sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es\/pagina\/index\/directorio\/icpplus https:\/\/sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es\/pagina\/index\/directorio\/icpplus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Wybierz wojew\u00f3dztwo, w kt\u00f3rym chcesz zarezerwowa\u0107 wizyt\u0119, a nast\u0119pnie miasto<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Nast\u0119pnie z menu rozwijanego nale\u017cy wybra\u0107 opcj\u0119 rezerwacji wizyty w celu uzyskania NIE (Asignacion de N.I.E.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. B\u0119dziesz potrzebowa\u0107 numeru paszportu, swojego imienia i nazwiska, daty urodzenia i obywatelstwa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Po um\u00f3wieniu si\u0119 na wizyt\u0119 nale\u017cy przedstawi\u0107 nast\u0119puj\u0105ce dokumenty: <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n