NIE/NIF NUMBERS

If you are planning moving to Spain or buying Spanish villas, for example, first of all, you have to get the Spanish Identification number, NIE (número de identificación de extranjero) and the Fiscal Number NIF (número de identificación fiscal) to pay the taxes.

NIE –Foreign Identification Number

A NIE number should be obtained as soon as possible from the nearest Local Police Department / “Comisaría de Policía”.

Download your NIE form here.

This number is necessary for :

• Selling or buying Spanish villas
• Inheritance in Spain
• Apply for a business permit
• Apply for opening a bank account, mortgages and other type of loan.
• Pay Spanish taxes
• Apply for a driving license in Spain and validate driving licenses issued in EU and non-EU countries.

NIF - Fiscal Identification Number

If you would like to buy or sell a Spanish villa, this number is indispensable, it is also required to open a bank account, to pay taxes, to fill forms… and also to go into business. You need this number, for example, if you have decided to open a shop in Spain or if you are the heir to a Spanish property. You can apply for it to the Local Tax Administration (Delegación de Hacienda) or maybe your lawyer o gestor can arrange it for you.

- For Spanish citizen this number is the same as the National Identity Number “DNI”, followed by a letter.