NIE, requirements for the application: EU CITIZENS OR NOT

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Our Law Firm, ILLESLEX, would like to explain the NIEs.

Foreign Non Residents in Spain, in contact with our country for their economic, professional or social matters, are obliged to apply for this number for identification purposes for any type of transaction.

This number must appear on all documents issued or processed, as well as the measures which are affixed in their identity card or passport.

The requirements for the application of NIE depend on whether the Non Resident is Community or non-Community:

Documents you need to present:

EU CITIZENS

1.Application will be made with EX15 model duplicate and completing all fields.
2.Copy of the passport, certified by a notary (if the notary is a foreigner, the certifying must be apostilled).
3.Authorization to the attorney signed.

NON-EU CITIZENS

1.Application will be made with EX15 model duplicate and completing all fields.
2.Complete copy of the passport, which must be certified by a notary (if the notary is a foreigner, the certifying must be apostilled).
3.Power of attorney.
4.Certificate from the Notary stating the reason for requesting the NIE (for instance due to a Public Deed which is going to be signed…).

Should you have any question or require further information, do not hesitate to contact us info@illeslex.com 971.728.008. Illeslex Abogados

Thanks for your attention,

 

[illeslex]

ILLESLEX ABOGADOS informs herewith, that from January 12th, 2015 the request of a Spanish fiscal number NIE for European citizens will be more complicated.

Together with the request, which is presented in the Chamber of Lawyers (ICAIB) has to be presented a notarial power in favour of the representing lawyer, authorizing the processing, receipt and activation of the NIE number. This implicates that the former document of representation is no longer valid. This power can be signed in Spain or abroad (in the second case it must be translated (signature in two languages) and it has to be stamped with the Apostil of the agreement of La Hague.

Apart from the mentioned power has to be presented the previous form (Nr. EX15) duly filled in twice (in order to get back one with the request number), as well as the accredited passport or identity card by a Notary (in case the accreditation is done abroad, it has also to be stamped with the Apostil) It is also possible to present the original of the passport in the Chamber of Lawyers, as it is authorized to accredit the copies.

We remember that powers and accreditations of copies of passports, which are emitted by a Spanish consulate don’t need to be stamped with the Apostil.

For requests, which are presented directly in the Immigration Authority and where the applicant appears in person, the power is not necessary. In this case has to be only presented the filled in form, the receipt of the payment of the tax and the original and copy of the passport or the Id-card.

Several sectors are trying actually to achieve a suppression of these conditions. Like always our office ILLESLEX LAWYERS keeps you informed about any news.

Regards,

 

[illeslex]

Dear Sirs,

On 26th January, we informed you about the need to submit a notarized power of attorney in favor of a Lawyer for the processing of NIE's of EU citizens.

We herewith inform you that from this week on, the previous system for EU citizens will remain (a power of attorney is not required anymore), further also citizens outside the EU do not have to submit the mentioned power of attorney.

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Please do not hesitate to contact us for any clarification.

With kindest regards,